- Available in house testing:
- Fecal floatation
- Complete Blood Count
- Fibrinogen
- Blood chemistry analysis:
- Liver values
- Calcium and Phosphorous
- Electrolytes
- Drop off in house testing will be charged an emergency fee if received after 5 PM.
- Please call ASAP when requesting a necropsy be performed by one of our veterinary staff – sooner is better for identifying cause of death and sample submission.
- Keep in mind ambient temperature, visibility, and weather.
- Post mortem samples are generally submitted to U of M VDL, UW – Madison VDL, SDSU VDL, or ISU VDL
- Preliminary results are typically reported in 1-2 weeks, depending on specific testing performed.
- External laboratories commonly used by NURVC:
- Antech
- CBC & blood chemistry panels
- University of Minnesota Milk Quality Laboratory
- Bulk tank culture
- Composite cow & quarter samples
- Bedding cultures
- Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and Sage Labs
- Small Ruminant Biosecurity Screening Test
- Newport Laboratories
- Autogenous vaccination production
- Michigan State University
- Mineral analysis
- If you have questions about specific testing you would like performed, please call to consult with one of our veterinarians.
- Antech
- When submitting tests to an external lab, please call to verify proper procedure for sample collection.
- Samples must be received by the clinic before 3 PM M-Th to ensure same day shipping.
- Friday sample shipping is discouraged. Please call to arrange testing.
- Not all testing is performed Monday through Friday by our external laboratories. If testing is pre-planned, it may be beneficial to collect samples and ship on specific days.