Milk Culture (Individual & Bulk Milk Samples)
Analysis of milk from both bulk tanks & individual cows for the presence of mastitis causing organisms. Antibiotic sensitivities are also carried out on the detected organisms. Sample Requirement Turnaround Time Price Laboratory Species Milk sample 2-4 days €25.00 Micro Bovine Related test(s) Antibiotic sensitivity Related article(s) None
Gram Stain
Gram stain is used to assess bacterial morphology and Gram-status which aids in the identification of bacteria. Sample Requirement Turnaround Time Price Laboratory Species — 1 day €15.00 Microbiology All Related test(s) Campylobacter culture, Clostridia screen, Clostridia difficile toxin, Clostridia perfringens enterotoxin, Faecal culture, Faecal worm egg count, Fluke egg screen, Giardia, Gut flora screen, […]
Fluid Analysis
This test is used to identify bacteria in fluid samples which may be the cause of infection. Aerobic, anaerobic culture, antibiotic sensitivity* & cytology is carried out on the sample (*where appropriate). Sample Requirement Turnaround Time Price Laboratory Species Fluid 3 days €42.00 Microbiology All Related test(s) None Related article(s) None
Ear Swab
This test is used to identify bacteria and fungi in samples from an animal’s ear which may be a cause of infection. An aerobic culture, enrichment culture, antibiotic sensitivity* & fungal culture is carried out (*where appropriate). Sample Requirement Turnaround Time Price Laboratory Species Swab in Amies transport medium 3 days €45.00 Micro All Related […]
Blood Culture
Aerobic & anaerobic culture & antibiotic sensitivity* to determine if there is an infection in the bloodstream (*where appropriate). Sample Requirement Turnaround Time Price Laboratory Species Blood culture medium 7 days €44.00 Microbiology All Related test(s) Antibiotic sensitivity Related article(s) None
Autogenous Wart Vaccine & Histological Analysis
The wart sample is analysed by histology initially, and if suitable, an autogenous vaccine is made up in the Microbiology laboratory for the affected animal Sample Requirement Turnaround Time Price Laboratory Species 5-10 grams of tissue required without preservative 2-3 weeks €150.00 Microbiology Equine, bovine Related test(s) None Related article(s) None
Antibiotic Sensitivity
Antibiotic sensitivity, in addition to the standard panel, can be provided upon request. Sample Requirement Turnaround Time Price Laboratory Species — — — Microbiology All Related test(s) Abscess swab, Blood culture, Cervical swab, Ear swab, Endometrial swab, Eye swab, Fluid analysis, Milk culture, Nasal swab, Oral swab, Plates for identification, Skin scraping, Urine full analysis, […]
Abscess / Wound Discharge Swab
This test is used to identify bacteria in a sample which may be the cause of infection. Aerobic culture, anaerobic culture*, enrichment culture* & antibiotic sensitivity* is carried out on the sample (*where appropriate). Sample Requirement Turnaround Time Price Laboratory Species Swab in Amies transport medium 3 days €44.00 Micro All Related test(s) Culture, Wound […]