Mycoplasma Culture Only (Individual Cow Milk or Bulk Milk)
Minimum of 2 ml milk each sample in a tube 1/4 to 3/4 full. Bulk milk, quarter or composite cow samples accepted. Freeze samples immediately after collecting. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen during shipping. See Best Practice: Milk Samples (link) for detailed instructions on sample collection.
This test is used to screen samples for the presence of Mycoplasma species, a contagious and incurable mastitis pathogen.
If requested, the lab will pool individual samples (specify 5 or 10 per pool) for Mycoplasma screening. A pooling fee of $2.08 will be applied to each pool. When samples are pooled, the original samples will be kept refrigerated until the pooled result is available. Individual samples from a positive pool are automatically tested and charged the individual fee of $5.72 per sample in the pool.
Results reported: Detected / Not detected / Inconclusive due to bacterial overgrowth. Positive results may be submitted for confirmation as Mycoplasma bovis upon request (Mycoplasma bovis Real-Time PCR available from the Molecular Diagnostics lab section). Call the Lab for Udder Health for more information.