Tests & Fees

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To find the right test, start by choosing a service or species to find available tests. Once you choose a test, you will see information about specimen requirements, fees, turnaround time, shipping, forms, and best practices.

**Any specimens sent to the VDL for testing that do not meet the test specifications (species or specimen type) outlined in our test descriptions will have a disclaimer applied to test results.  Please contact the lab for more information.**

Note: A $10 accession fee will be applied to all submissions. A ten-percent out-of-state surcharge may be applied to submissions where animals and owners are from outside the state of Minnesota. Fees are subject to change without notice.

Senecavirus A (SVA) IFA titer-four dilutions

Service: Serology
Species: Porcine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Senecavirus A (SVA) Real-Time PCR

Service: Molecular Diagnostics/PCR
Species: Porcine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Senecavirus A (SVA) Virus Isolation

Service: Virology
Species: Porcine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Shotgun Metagenomics Sequencing

Service: Molecular Development
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Spinal Cord Removal

Service: Necropsy
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Standard Plate Count & Coliform Count (Calf Milk Panel)

Service: Udder Health
Species: Bovine, Caprine, Ovine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Standard/Total Plate Count (SPC/TPC)

Service: Udder Health
Species: Bovine, Caprine, Ovine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Staphylococcus aureus Culture Only

Service: Udder Health
Species: Bovine, Caprine, Ovine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Streptococcus agalactiae Culture Only

Service: Udder Health
Species: Bovine, Caprine, Ovine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Streptococcus suis Serotyping

Service: Bacteriology
Species: Porcine
Location: Forwarded to Reference Lab

Strychnine

Service: Nutrition/Toxicology
Location: Forwarded to Reference Lab

Swine Hepatitis E Virus Real-Time PCR

Service: Molecular Diagnostics/PCR
Species: Porcine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Swine Influenza Virus (IAV-S) Virus Isolation

Service: Virology
Species: Porcine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Toluidine Blue (mast cells)

Service: Pathology
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Towel Culture

Service: Udder Health
Species: Bovine, Caprine, Ovine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Toxoplasma gondii ELISA

Service: Serology
Species: Porcine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Transmissible gastroenteritis Antibody ELISA (Biovet)

Service: Serology
Species: Porcine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV) SN

Service: Serology
Species: Porcine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Trichinella spiralis larvae

Service: Parasitology
Species: Porcine
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Trichrome (collagen, muscle)

Service: Pathology
Location: St. Paul (VDL)

Turkey Astrovirus/Rotavirus PCR

Service: Molecular Diagnostics/PCR
Species: Avian
Location: Willmar (MPTL)

Turkey Panel 1: NDV ELISA, HE ELISA, BA ELISA, ORT ELISA

Service: Serology
Species: Avian
Location: Willmar (MPTL)