General Exam of Feces - Porcine

Service type
Necropsy
Species
Porcine
Fee
$78.00 per animal plus $10.00 accession fee
Days tested
M-F
Turnaround time
7-14 business days
Specimen Requirements

2 tablespoons/30ml of fecal material. This will allow for an adequate sample volume to properly conduct each test. If submitting fecal swabs (not recommended), please submit at least three swabs per animal.

Shipping container
Sterile, hard sided containers or tubes
Coolant
Frozen gel packs
Location Term
St. Paul (VDL)
Submission Form(s)
Best Practice
Description

Includes the following tests: Age 0-10 days: Aerobic culture, Anaerobic culture, Salmonella culture, or ELISA Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus/Porcine Deltacoronavirus PCR/Transmissible gastroenteritis PCR Porcine Rotavirus PCR. Age 10 days - 7 weeks: Aerobic culture, Salmonella culture, Fecal Float, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus/Porcine Deltacoronavirus PCR/Transmissible gastroenteritis PCR, Porcine Rotavirus PCR. Age 8 weeks +: Brachyspira culture, Lawsonia intracellularis PCR, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus/Porcine Deltacoronavirus PCR/Transmissible gastroenteritis PCR, Salmonella culture

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