Food Animal Diarrhea for Tissue Samples

• Histopathology of fixed tissue
• Cryptosporidial smears (bovine younger than 2 weeks)
• Fecal flotation (bovine older than 3 weeks)
• Aerobic bacterial culture for E. coli (small intestine) and Salmonella spp. (large intestine or liver). Limit 2 susceptibilities per case
• Anaerobic culture: Clostridium perfringens (small intestine)
• PCR:

Adult Cattle: BVD, BCV, Johne’s, Salmonella
Small Ruminants: Salmonella, BCV, Johne’s
Nursing Pigs: TGE, PEDV, Delta Coronavirus (PDCov), Rotavirus
Growing Pigs: TGE, PEDV, PDCov, Lawsonia intracellularis, Brachyspira spp., Salmonella spp.

Charge is for testing of one animal. Up to three from the same group may be tested on the same case, each additional animal will be 50% off. Additional testing not listed will be an extra charge.

• Fixed tissue: specimens of forestomachs, abomasum, large and small intestine
• Intestinal content/feces
• Fresh tissue: small and large intestines, liver.

• Leak-proof containers for fresh tissue, feces/intestinal contents.
• See “How to Submit a Sample” for packaging fixed tissue.
• Salmonella spp. suspect samples should be labeled “High Risk” on the submission form and primary container. Label the outside of the shipping container “Special Handling”.