Diagnostic Testing

National Veterinary Services Laboratories - Ames, Iow

Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* Testing 

Procedure Specimens Preservative User Fee Days (Days) Lab Comments 

African horse sickness** (Orbivirus) 

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 Call 2 DVL Two ml minimum. 

Contact laboratory 7551. 

PCR Whole blood, Ice pack $56.00 Call 2 DVL Only for FAD inves

spleen, lung, before shipment (5lymph node 

VI Whole blood, Ice pack $52.00 Call 20 DVL Only for FAD inves

spleen, lung, before shipment (5lymph node 

Aino**, Akabane**, or Schmallenberg** (Orthobunyaviruses) 

VN Serum Ice pack $14.00 M, F 4 DVL Two ml minimum. 

shipment (515) 33per strain. Orthobucongenital malformavailable for Schm

Anaplasmosis 

CELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 W 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Anaplasmosis 

CF Serum 

Shipping 

Preservative 

Ice pack 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

$18.00 

On Test 

Days 

Th 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

4 

Testing 

Lab 

DBRL/SERO 

Comments 

Two ml minimum. 

Anthrax 

IDENT Culture ISOLATION Blood ISOLATION Various 

None 

Clotted 

None 

$101.00 

$101.00 $101.00 

M -F 

M -F 

M - F 

7 7 

7 

DBPL/BI DBPL/BI DBPL/BI 

Bacillus anthracis, 

arrangements (515

Contact laboratory 

7565 

Contact laboratory 

7565 

Aquaculture-related bacterial diseases 

ISOLATION Various Ice Pack $40.00 Call 10 DBPL/BI Contact laboratory 

7565 

Aquaculture-related viral diseases 

Various Various Various $112.00 Call Varies DVL Contact laboratory 

(515) 337-7551 

Aquaculture-wet lab studies 

Various Aquatic species None $112.00 Call Call DVL Modular system th

species and experenvironment. Condetails and pricing 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* Testing 

Procedure Specimens Preservative User Fee Days (Days) Lab Comments 

Avian adenovirus group I 

VI Tissue, swab Dry ice $52.00 M - F 18-30 DVL Quail Bronchitis, c

Avian adenovirus group III 

HI Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 3 DVL Adenovirus 127, E

Duck Adenovirus1 whole blood) recom

PCR Tissue, swab Dry ice $56.00 M - F 3 DVL Spleen or kidney t

PCR validation in p

Avian influenza (aka fowl plague, LPAI, HPAI; subtypes H5 and H7 are reportable**) 

AGID Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 4 DVL Two ml minimum; 

waterfowl 

HI Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 3 DVL One ml of sera (no

recommended; saof total body weighsmall birds. Sixteefee is per H subtyp

IVPI Virus Dry ice $2,632.00 W 12 DVL Contact laboratory 

7551 

RRT-PCR Swab Dry ice $56.00 M - DVL Single assay will b

F 3 

assay is performed the same extracted will be charged 1/4 collection guidance 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* Testing 

Procedure Specimens Preservative User Fee Days (Days) Lab Comments 

Avian influenza (aka fowl plague, LPAI, HPAI; subtypes H5 and H7 are reportable**) 

VI Tissue, swab Dry ice $52.00 M - F 18-30 DVL Dry swabs are not 

laboratory for furth7551. Refer to samAV-0020 online. 

Avian metapneumovirus 

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 3 DVL One ml minimum. 

subtype B (Hunga(US-Colorado strapneumovirus). One 3 units billed per s

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 4 DVL One ml minimum. 

subtype B (Hunga(US-Colorado strapneumovirus). One units billed per sam

RT-PCR Swab Dry ice $56.00 M - F 3-5 DVL PCR will be run for 

per assay, 2 units sample, as additioon the same samp

Avian paramyxovirus serotype-1 (virulent viruses cause Newcastle disease**) 

HI Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 3 DVL One ml of sera (no

recommended; saof total body weighregarding small bir

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Avian paramyxovirus serotype-1 (virulent viruses cause Newcastle disease**) 

ICPI Virus Dry ice $896.00 W 12 DVL Contact laboratory 

7551 

RRT-PCR Swab Dry ice $56.00 M -F 3 DVL Single assay will b

assay is performed the same extracted will be charged 1/4 collection guidance 

VI Hatching eggs Ice pack $52.00 M - F 18-30 DVL Do not freeze 

VI Tissue, swab Dry ice $52.00 M - F 18-30 DVL Dry swabs are not 

laboratory for furth7551. Refer to saAV-0020 online. 

Avian paramyxovirus serotypes 2-9 

HI Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 3 DVL One ml of sera (no

recommended; saof total body weighsmall birds. Speci

VI Tissue, swab Dry ice $52.00 M - F 18-30 DVL Dry swabs are not 

laboratory for furth7551. Refer to samAV-0020 online. 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Avian reovirus 

IFA Serum 

Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* 

Preservative User Fee Days (Days) 

Ice pack $16.00 M - F 4 

Testing 

Lab 

DVL 

Comments 

One ml minimum. 

synovitis, viral arth

Bacterial antibiotic sensitivity 

AST Culture None $28.00 M - F 2-3 DBPL/BI Antibiotic sensitivit

Mycobacterium sp

Bacterial identification 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

MALDI Culture None $8.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI MALDI Biotyper w

identification, follow(IDENT) if necessawould like only MAsequencing perfor

Bacterial isolation 

ISOLATION Various Various $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

Bluetongue (Orbivirus) 

AGID Serum CELISA Serum 

Ice pack $18.00 M - Th 3 

Ice pack $18.00 M, W 3 

DVL DVL 

Two ml minimum; antibodies to Epizo

Two ml minimum 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Bluetongue (Orbivirus) 

PCR Blood, spleen Ice pack $56.00 M, W 5 DVL 

VI Blood, spleen Ice pack $52.00 M,W,Th,F 22 DVL VI Semen Dry ice $52.00 M,W,Th,F 22 DVL 

Four ml minimum. 

collected in EDTAPCR assays condusample will be cha

Four ml minimum. 

collected in EDTA Ship refrigerated o

Submit a minimum 

keep frozen; test 0equivalent. 

Botulism 

ISOLATION Various Various $101.00 M - F 7 DBPL/BI Clostridium botulin

arrangements (515

TOXIN TYPING Various Various $131.00 M - F 21 DBPL/BI Clostridium botulin

kept cold, contact (515) 337-7565 

Bovine enterovirus 

VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 25 DVL BEV 

Bovine herpesvirus 1 

VI Semen Dry ice, LN2 $52.00 M -F 21 DVL Must be kept froze

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure 

Bovine herpesvirus 1 

VI VN 

Specimens 

Tissue, blood Serum 

Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* 

Preservative User Fee Days (Days) 

Ice pack $52.00 M - F 15 

Ice pack $14.00 F 5 

Testing 

Lab 

DVL DVL 

Comments 

Two ml minimum 

Bovine herpesvirus 2 

VI VN 

Tissue Serum 

Ice pack $52.00 M -F 15 Ice pack $14.00 Th 5 

DVL DVL Two ml minimum 

Bovine herpesvirus 4 

IFA VI 

Serum Tissue 

Ice pack $16.00 M - F 5-7 Ice pack $52.00 M -F 15 

DVL DVL 

Two ml minimum. 

cytomegalovirus. 

Bovine leukosis 

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 M, W 3 DVL Two ml minimum 

Bovine papular stomatitis 

IFA VI 

Serum Tissue 

Ice pack $16.00 M - F 5-7 Ice pack $52.00 M -F 15 

DVL DVL 

Two ml minimum 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Bovine parvovirus 

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 3 DVL Two ml minimum 

VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 15 DVL 

Bovine respiratory syncytial virus 

VI Tissue, swab Ice pack $52.00 M - F 15 DVL Special transport m

Contact laboratory 

VN Serum Ice pack $14.00 Th 7 DVL Two ml minimum 

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy 

ELISA Fresh brain 

stem 

Fresh chilled $0.00 M - F 2 DBPL/PATH Fresh chilled samp

BSE. Submit BSE when no fresh samUse Only. 

HISTO Brain stem Formalinfixed $0.00 M - F 10 DBPL/PATH Brain stem essent

submit formalin-fixfresh tissue is not if possible. 

IHC Brain stem Formalinfixed $0.00 M - F 10 DBPL/PATH Brain stem essent

submit formalin-fixfresh tissue is not if possible. 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Bovine viral diarrhea 

VI Various Ice pack $52.00 M - F 25 DVL Tissue, swab, bloo

FREEZE WHOLE 

VN Serum Ice pack $14.00 Th 5 DVL Two ml minimum. 

per type. 

Brucella abortus 

8% CARD Serum Ice pack $4.50 M - F 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum 

BAPA Serum Ice pack $8.00 M - F 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum BRT Milk Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2 DBPL/MB Two ml minimum CF COLD Serum Ice pack $18.00 M 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum CF WARM Serum Ice pack $18.00 Th 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum FPA Serum Ice pack $28.00 W, F 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum HIRT Milk Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2 DBPL/MB Five ml minimum iELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 W 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum PLATE, SPT Serum Ice pack $7.75 W 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum TUBE, STT Serum Ice pack $7.75 W 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Brucella canis 

ME TUBE Serum 

Shipping FY 2024 

Preservative User Fee 

Ice pack $7.75 

Est. Time 

On Test for Results* Testing 

Days (Days) Lab Comments 

M, W 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum 

Brucella melitensis 

3% CARD Serum Ice pack $4.50 M - F 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum 

Brucella ovis 

CF Serum ELISA Serum 

Ice pack $18.00 Ice pack $18.00 

Th 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum 

Th 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum 

Brucellosis 

IDENT Culture ISOLATION Various PCR Culture 

None $58.00 

Dry ice $40.00 

None $58.00 

M - DBPL/MB F 7 M - F 10 DBPL/MB Tissue, milk, seme

M - DBPL/MB F 2 

Cache Valley (Orthobunyavirus) 

VN Serum Ice pack $14.00 M, F 5 DVL Two ml minimum 

Calicivirus 

VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M - DVL San Miguel sea lio

F 25 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Calicivirus 

VN Serum 

Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* 

Preservative User Fee Days (Days) 

Ice pack $14.00 Th 5 

Testing 

Lab 

DVL 

Comments 

Nine serotypes, us

Campylobacteriosis 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Contact laboratory 

337-7565 

ISOLATION Tissue Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

Caprine arthritis encephalitis 

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 M, W 3 DVL Two ml minimum 

Chicken anemia virus 

PCR Tissue Dry ice $56.00 M -F 5 DVL Additional process

collection is neede

Chlamydia spp. 

CF Serum PCR Various 

Ice pack $18.00 T, Th 4 Ice pack $56.00 M - F 3-5 

DVL DVL 

Used for detection 

antibody and requindicated by receivrecommended for species. 

Specify abortus or 

assay will be selecsampled. Tissue, s

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Chronic wasting disease 

HISTO Brain & lymph Formalinfixed $28.00 M - F 10 DBPL/PATH Brain stem is esse

When possible, reshould also be subor paraffin-embedd

IHC Brain & lymph Formalinfixed $40.00 M - F 10 DBPL/PATH Formalin-fixed tiss

tissue blocks. Whlymph node and ob

Clostridium chauvoei 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Blackleg 

ISOLATION Tissue Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

Clostridium perfringens 

IDENT Culture Ice pack $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Identification only, 

ISOLATION Tissue Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Enterotoxemia 

Contagious ecthyma (parapoxvirus) 

CF Serum Ice pack $18.00 T, Th 3 DVL Two ml minimum. 

dermatitis, scabby investigation cases for morphologic vir

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Contagious equine metritis 

CF Serum Ice pack $18.00 M, Th 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

Contact laboratory 

ISO & ID Swab, culture Ice pack $101.00 M - F 7 DBPL/BI Taylorella equigen

received refrigeratand in Amies trans

Coronavirus 

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 5-7 DVL Bovine only 

VI Tissue, feces Ice pack $52.00 M - F 15 DVL Bovine or porcine VN Serum Ice pack $14.00 M - F 4 DVL Two ml minimum. 

between TGE and 

Corynebacterium 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

ISOLATION Tissue Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

Coryza, infectious 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

ISOLATION Tissue, swab Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Haemophilus para

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Shipping 

Procedure Specimens Preservative 

Coryza, turkey 

IDENT Culture None 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

$58.00 

On Test 

Days 

M - F 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

2-7 

Testing 

Lab 

DBPL/BI 

Comments 

Bordetella avium 

ISOLATION Tissue, swab Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

Cysticercosis 

IDENT Tissue Formalin $0.00 M -F 2 DBRL/CASS 

Dourine 

CF Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

Duck viral enteritis 

PCR Tissue Ice pack $56.00 M - F 3-5 DVL Liver preferred, or 

(515) 337-7551 

Electron microscopy for morphologic virus identification 

EM Various Dry ice $56.00 M - F 2-5 DVL Virus isolates, inte

Contact laboratory Lesions suggestive to FADDL. 

Encephalomyocarditis 

VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 15 DVL Heart, lung, liver, o

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* 

Procedure Specimens Preservative User Fee Days (Days) 

Encephalomyocarditis 

VN Various Ice pack $14.00 Tu 3 

Testing 

Lab 

DVL 

Comments 

Two ml minimum. 

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (Orbivirus) 

AGID Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - Th 3 PCR Blood, spleen Ice pack $56.00 M - F 2 

VI Blood, spleen Ice pack $52.00 W,Th,F 22 VI Semen Dry ice $52.00 W,Th,F 22 

DVL DVL DVL DVL 

Two ml minimum; antibodies to Bluet

Four ml minimum. 

collected in EDTAPCR assays condusample will be cha

Two ml minimum. 

per serotype. IbaraFAD investigations where specified. 

Submit a minimum 

keep frozen; test 0equivalent. 

Equine adenovirus 

VN $0.00 DVL This testing is no l

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Equine encephalomyelitis 

IgM ELISA Serum* and 

whole blood 

Ice pack $18.00 W 2 DVL Two ml minimum. 

for neurologic horsplease specify EEfor the ELISA test. test improvement. 

PCR Brain Ice pack $56.00 M, W 5 DVL Include serum for 

ship refrigerated oAdditional PCR assample are chargeinquiries contact la515-337-7551. 

PRNT Serum Ice pack $19.00 Tu 4 DVL Two ml minimum. 

antibodies to EEE/units. For neurologrecommended. Thtesting of nonequid 

VI Brain Ice pack $52.00 W,Th,F 16 DVL Fresh tissue shoul

overnight. Whole refrigerated. Optimtissue. PCR is recois suspected. 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure 

Equine herpesvirus 1 and 4 

PCR 

Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* 

Specimens Preservative User Fee Days (Days) 

Tissue, nasal Ice pack $56.00 Varies 3 swab, whole blood 

Testing 

Lab 

DVL 

Comments 

PCR for EHV-1 (in

ORF30 A2254/ORwhole blood refrigeassays within DVL charged at 1⁄4 hour 

Equine herpesvirus 1 or 4 

VI VN 

Tissue, nasal Ice pack $52.00 W, Th 16 

swab, whole blood Serum Ice pack $14.00 M 5 

DVL DVL 

Ship whole blood rTwo ml minimum. 

between herpesvir

Equine herpesvirus 2 

VI Swabs, whole Ice pack $52.00 W, Th 16 

blood 

DVL aka Cytomegalovir

refrigerated. 

Equine herpesvirus 3 

VI Lesions, swabs Ice pack $52.00 W, Th 16 DVL aka Coital exanthe

Equine infectious anemia 

AGID Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 3 DVL Two ml minimum. 

subject to user fee

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Equine infectious anemia 

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 T, Th 3 DVL Two ml minimum. 

not specified. Con(515) 337-7551. 

Equine influenza 

HI Serum Ice pack $16.00 W 3 DVL User fee is per ant

for each HI. 

PCR Tissue, nasal 

swab 

Ice pack $56.00 Varies 2 DVL Deep nasal swab i

BHI) is recommen

VI Tissue, nasal 

swab 

Ice pack $52.00 M,W-F 22 DVL Deep nasal swab i

BHI) is recommen

Equine viral arteritis 

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 T 2 DVL Two ml minimum 

VI Semen Dry ice $52.00 M -F 15-20 DVL Five ml minimum 

VI Tissue, swab, 

whole blood 

Ice pack $52.00 M - F 16 DVL Ship whole blood r

VN Serum Ice pack $14.00 F 7 DVL Two ml minimum. 

Vaccinated are tesUnvaccinated/unreand 1:8 only. QCF at additional user f

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Erysipelas 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Erysipelothrix rhus

ISOLATION Tissue Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

Fetal bovine serum safety test 

FBSS Serum Dry ice $1,160.00 Th 35-50 DVL Bioassay conducte

dependent upon aState or Federal veSamples received the following weekThurs. is a holiday

Fowl cholera 

DNA FP Culture None $64.00 M - F 30-60 DBPL/BI 

GDPT Culture None $20.00 M -F 7 DBPL/BI Somatic antigen tyIDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI ISOLATION Tissue Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Pasteurella multoc

Fowl pox 

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 4 DVL One ml minimum. 

VI Tissue Dry ice $52.00 M -F 30 DVL 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Glanders 

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

IDENT Culture None $101.00 M -F 21 DBPL/BI (Burkholderia mall

arrangements (515

ISOLATION Various Ice pack $101.00 M - F 7 DBPL/BI (Burkholderia mall

arrangements (515

Heartwater** 

PCR Blood-EDTA Ice pack $56.00 M - F 4 DVL Six ml minimum, m

of collection date. investigations and other countries. Imto 14 days. 

PCR Tissue Ice pack $56.00 M -F 4 DVL 

Histopathology 

HISTO Fixed tissue Formalinfixed $28.00 M - F 5 DBPL/PATH Cost per slide 

Import testing for avian-origin material 

CI Various Dry ice $4,180.00 M - F 35 DVL Twenty birds inocu

tested for antibody Newcastle diseasedpi 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Infectious laryngotracheitis (aka Gallid herpesvirus 1) 

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 4 DVL One ml minimum 

PCR Tissue, swab Ice pack $56.00 M - F 3-5 DVL VI Tissue Dry ice $52.00 M -F 30 DVL 

Johne's disease 

AGID Serum Ice pack $18.00 Call 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

arrangements (515

CF Serum Ice pack $18.00 Tu 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

paratuberculosis. 

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 Th 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum FECAL PCR Feces Ice pack $33.00 M -F 14 DBPL/MB Two gram minimum IS1311 Culture, tissue None $101.00 M - F 5 DBPL/MB IS1311 Sheep and 

strain differentiatio

ISO & ID Tissue, feces, 

culture 

Ice pack $79.00 M - W 56 DBPL/MB Bactec 460, Trek E

Leptospirosis 

FAT Tissue, urine Ice pack $20.00 M - F 2-3 DBPL/BI Samples should be 

day they are collec

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Leptospirosis 

ISOLATION Kidney, liver, 

urine fresh not frozen 

Ice pack $56.00 M - F 30-90 DBPL/BI Option available to 

purposes. Contacsubmitting sample 

MAT Serum Ice pack $26.00 W 2-7 DBPL/BI Samples must be 

Wednesday for tesmore than 5 serov

PCR Tissue, urine, 

blood 

Ice pack $28.00 M-F 2-3 DBPL/BI Samples should be 

day they are collecsamples will result detection (LLD) 

Listeriosis 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Listeria spp. 

ISOLATION Tissue Ice pack $40.00 M - F 7-42 DBPL/BI 

Malignant catarrhal fever 

IPT Serum Ice pack $17.00 W 5-7 DVL Two ml minimum. 

the paperwork subAll antibody positivby the VN, resultinand VN) 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Malignant catarrhal fever 

PCR Blood-EDTA Ice pack $56.00 M - F 7-14 DVL Three ml minimum

days of collection dalcelaphine herpesherpesvirus 2 

PCR Tissue Ice pack $56.00 M - F 7-14 DVL Differentiates betw

1 and ovine herpe

VN Serum Ice pack $14.00 Th 7 DVL Two ml minimum. 

the paperwork subtest. All antibody ptested by the VN, r(IPT and VN) 

Marek's disease 

$0.00 DVL This testing is no l

Melioidosis 

IDENT Culture None $101.00 M -F 21 DBPL/BI (Burkholderia pseu

for arrangements (

ISOLATION Various Ice pack $101.00 M - F 7 DBPL/BI (Burkholderia pseu

for arrangements (

Mycobacterium 

AFS Fluid, culture Various $28.00 M -F 2 DBPL/MB Direct acid fast sta

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Mycobacterium 

AST Culture None $114.00 Call 28 DBPL/MB Mycobacterium tub

sensitivity test perfcomplex only, contschedule (515)337

DNA PROBE Culture Various $89.00 M -F 2 DBPL/MB DNA probe 

DPP-Cervid Serum Ice pack $12.00 M - F 5 DBRL/SERO DPP test for white

reindeer, fallow, siContact laboratory submitting sample 

DPP-Elephant Serum Ice pack $12.00 M - F 5 DBRL/SERO DPP test for eleph

test availability prio337-7563. 

GAMMA INF Heparinized blood None $74.00 T, W, Th 4 DBRL/SERO Sample submissio

of time through VS received at NVSL collection. Contact VS.DB.NVSL.DBRby phone at (515) 

HISTO Block containing 

lesion 

Formalinfixed $28.00 M - F 1 DBPL/PATH Formalin-fixed tiss

tissue block. Cost 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M -F 56 DBPL/MB Identification of ac

biochemical analysanalysis 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Mycobacterium 

ISOLATION Tissue, swabs, 

washes 

Various $40.00 M - F 60 DBPL/MB Contact laboratory 

Shipping preserva

PCR Fixed tissue 

containing lesion 

Formalinfixed $112.00 M - F 10 DBPL/PATH Formalin-fixed tiss

not be decalcified. less than 10 days. present to perform 

TRUNKW Fluid Ice pack $40.00 M -F 60 DBPL/MB Elephant trunk was

control of tuberculoAvailable at www.e

Mycoplasma 

HI Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 5 DBPL/BI Two ml minimum. 

M. meleagridis, anspecies 

PLATE Serum Ice pack $7.75 M - F 3 DBPL/BI Two ml minimum. 

M. meleagridis, anspecies 

Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI ORT 

ISOLATION Various Various $40.00 M - F 3-14 DBPL/BI ORT 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Ovine progressive pneumonia 

ELISA Serum 

Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* Testing 

Preservative User Fee Days (Days) Lab Comments 

Ice pack $18.00 W 3 DVL Two ml minimum (

Parainfluenza-3 

VI Tissue, swab VN Serum 

Ice pack $52.00 M - F 15 DVL Nasal swab. Ship

Ice pack $14.00 Th 7 DVL 

Parasites, blood 

MX Whole blood EDTA $31.00 M - F 3 DBRL/PARA Examination of Gie

Anaplasma, BabesSend whole blood chilled, but not froz

Parasites, external 

IDENT Parasite Alcohol $0.00 M - F 3 DBRL/PARA Preserve in ethano

species: ticks, fly fleas. 

Paratyphoid 

TUBE Serum Ice pack $7.75 Tu, Th 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

equidae. 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure 

Piroplasmosis, bovine 

PCR 

Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* Testing 

Specimens Preservative User Fee Days (Days) Lab Comments 

Whole blood Ice pack $56.00 W 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

bigemina, contact 337-7563. 

Piroplasmosis, equine 

CELISA CF IFA WBLOT 

Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

(Theileria) equi, us

Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

(Theileria) equi, us

Serum Ice pack $16.00 Th 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

(Theileria) equi, us

Serum Ice pack $33.00 M - F 4 DBRL/SERO Two ml minimum. 

laboratory for appr

Porcine delta coronavirus 

VI Feces, tissue, Ice pack $52.00 M - F 35 DVL 

rectal swabs 

Porcine epidemic diarrhea 

VI Feces, tissue, Ice pack $52.00 M - F 35 DVL 

rectal swabs 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* 

Procedure Specimens Preservative User Fee Days (Days) 

Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus 

HI Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 2 VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 15 

Testing 

Lab 

DVL DVL 

Comments 

Two ml minimum 

Lung or brain 

Porcine parvovirus 

HI Various Ice pack $16.00 Th 2 VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 25 

DVL DVL 

Serum or fetal fluid

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome 

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 3 DVL PRRS 

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 3 DVL US vs. European d

charges per serumis not applicable to negotiated. Conta

VI Tissue, serum Ice pack $52.00 M - Th 16 DVL Two user fee char

& SAM cell cultureresults is not appliline negotiated. TeFridays or the day laboratory (515) 33

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Porcine rubulavirus** 

HI Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 2 DVL a/k/a Blue eye par

minimum. porcine 

VI Tissue, swab Ice pack $52.00 M - F 21 DVL a/k/a Blue eye par

Porcine sapelovirus 

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 5-7 DVL Formerly Porcine e

VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 25 DVL Formerly Porcine e

Porcine teschovirus 

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 5-7 DVL Seven groups, use

PEV 1-7) 

VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 25 DVL SMEDI (Stillbirth, m

death & infertility), polioencephalomydisease (PTV1) cobefore shipment 

Pox 

EM Tissue Ice pack $56.00 M -F 5 DVL ID virus in lesion 

VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 21 DVL 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Pseudocowpox 

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 3 DVL Two ml minimum 

VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 21 DVL 

Pseudorabies 

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 2 DVL Two ml minimum. 

gB. Aujeszky's diparalysis, mad itch

VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 15 DVL VN Serum Ice pack $14.00 F 3 DVL Two ml minimum 

Psittacine herpesvirus 

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 4 DVL One ml minimum 

Q-fever 

CF Serum Ice pack $18.00 Tu, Th 4 DVL Two ml minimum (

ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 M, W 3 DVL Two ml minimum (

Reovirus 

IFA Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - F 5-7 DVL 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Reovirus 

VI Tissue Ice pack $52.00 M -F 15 DVL Porcine only 

Rotavirus 

EM IFA VI 

Feces Serum Tissue, feces 

Ice pack Ice pack Ice pack 

$56.00 $16.00 $52.00 

M -F 

M - F 

M - F 

5 

3 

21 

DVL DVL DVL 

Identification 

Bovine and porcin

Salmonella (all subspecies) 

ISOLATION Various Various $40.00 M - F 7 DBPL/BI 

SEROTYP Culture None $40.00 M -F 14 DBPL/BI 

Salmonella Enteritidis 

SEROTYP Culture None $28.00 M - F 2-3 DBPL/BI Accelerated Salmo

Salmonella Pullorum-Typhoid 

AGGL Serum Ice pack $7.75 M - Th 3 DBPL/BI 

Salmonella Typhimurium 

AGGL Serum Ice pack $7.75 M - Th 3 DBPL/BI 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Est. Time 

Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Schmallenberg** (Orthobunyavirus) 

PCR Fetal / newborn Ice pack $56.00 Call 3 DVL Only for FAD inves

brain, placenta, before shipment (5

Orthobunyavirus th

umbilical tissue 

malformations. 

Scrapie 

HISTO Brain stem Formalinfixed $0.00 M - F 5 DBPL/PATH Formalin-fixed tiss

block. Submit enti

IHC Brain & lymph Formalinfixed $0.00 M - F 10 DBPL/PATH Formalin-fixed tiss

block. Brain stem submissions. Whelymph node, tonsilbe submitted. 

PrP-Codon Whole blood, 

tissue, FTA card 

None $33.00 Varies 10 DBPL/MB Srapie susceptibili

136, 141, 154. All automatically. See single codon testinlaboratory for deta

Sequencing identification/characterization 

SEQUENCING Various Various Varies Varies Varies ALL Whole and partial 

analysis are availasample and analyslaboratory for samscheduling. BacteVirology (515) 337

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure 

Serum screen 

CHEM 

Est. Time 

Shipping FY 2024 On Test for Results* Testing 

Specimens Preservative User Fee Days (Days) Lab Comments 

Serum, blood Ice pack $0.00 M -F Varies DBRL/CASS Contact laboratory 

Streptococcus 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Including strangles 

ISOLATION Tissue, swab Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Including strangles 

Swine influenza 

HI HI/NI rRT-PCR rRT-PCR VI 

Serum Ice pack $16.00 M - W 3 DVL Multiple serotypes

Viral isolates Dry ice $16.00 M - F 5 DVL Subtyping SIV isol

charges per sampviral titer, virus isoinstead of HI charg

Viral isolate, Various $56.00 M - F 5 DVL H1/H3 and N1/N2 swab, lung tissue frozen samples, sh

Viral isolate, Various $56.00 M - F 5 DVL Influenza A matrix swab, lung tissue samples, ship on dTissue Ice pack $52.00 M - DVL F 21 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Transmissible gastroenteritis 

VI Feces, tissue, 

rectal swabs 

Ice pack $52.00 M - F 21 DVL Testing will be long

VN Serum Ice pack $14.00 M - F 5 DVL Two ml minimum 

Tuberculosis (See also Mycobacterium) 

DPP-Cervid Serum Ice pack $12.00 M - F 5 DBRL/SERO DPP test for white

reindeer, fallow, siContact laboratory submitting sample 

DPP-Elephant Serum Ice pack $12.00 M - F 5 DBRL/SERO DPP test for eleph

test availability prio337-7563. 

GAMMA INF Heparinized blood None $74.00 T, W, Th 4 DBRL/SERO Sample submissio

of time through VS received at NVSL collection. Contact VS.DB.NVSL.DBRby phone at (515) 

Tularemia 

IDENT Culture None $101.00 M -F 7 DBPL/BI Contact laboratory 

7565 

ISOLATION Tissue Ice pack $101.00 M -F 7 DBPL/BI Contact laboratory 

7565 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Tularemia 

PLATE Serum Ice pack $7.75 M 4 DBRL/SERO Francisella tularen

Contact laboratory 

Vesicular stomatitis 

CELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 2 DVL Two ml minimum. 

types, two user fee samples will be tescharge. 

CF Serum Ice pack $18.00 M - F 2 DVL Two ml minimum. 

types, two user fee 

PCR Tissue, vesicular 

fluid, lesion swab 

Ice pack $56.00 M - F 7 DVL RUMINANT AND 

TO FADDL; EQUIDVL. Notify State veterinarian. 

VI Tissue, vesicular 

fluid, lesion swab 

Ice pack $52.00 M - F 8 DVL RUMINANT AND 

TO FADDL; EQUIDVL. Notify State veterinarian. 

VN Serum Ice pack $14.00 T, F 3-5 DVL Two ml minimum. 

Jersey and Indiana per serum. The sta1:32 unless otherwpositive at ≥32 will additional charge. 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Vibriosis 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

ISOLATION Culture None $40.00 M -F 7 DBPL/BI Vibrio spp. 

Viral abortion 

VI Various Ice pack $52.00 M - F 14-28 DVL Serum or fetal fluid

tissue. Bovine and 

West nile virus 

IgM ELISA Serum Ice pack $18.00 W 3 DVL Two ml minimum; 

recommended for 

PCR Brain Dry ice $56.00 T, Th 5 DVL May ship sample r

pack. Additional Psame sample are c

PRNT Serum Ice pack $19.00 F 5 DVL Two ml minimum. 

recommended. Thtesting of non-equ1:10 and 1:100 diluat 515-337-7551 fo

Yersinia spp. 

IDENT Culture None $58.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI Yersiniosis, not pla

plague (515) 337-7

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024 
Procedure Specimens 

Shipping 

Preservative 

FY 2024 

User Fee 

On Test 

Days 

Est. Time 

for Results* 

(Days) 

Testing 

Lab Comments 

Yersinia spp. 

ISOLATION Various Ice pack $40.00 M - F 2-7 DBPL/BI 

* TEST START DATE MAY BE DEPENDENT ON DAY OF WEEK AND TIME OF DAY SAMPLES ARRIVE AT TESTING LABORATO

IF RESULTS ARE REQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC DATE PLEASE CONTACT NVSL PRIOR TO SHIPPING. 

** THIS IS AN EXOTIC DISEASE. SUSPECT CASES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL VETERINARIAN BEFORE SAMP

THE FINAL TEST REPORT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN ALL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 

Print Date: 

3/20/2024