EQUINE TESTS A-Z archive2 | Donnington Grove Lab

EQUINE TESTS A-Z

The tests we regularly perform are listed below. If a test you require is not listed here,please contact us.

Title	Assay Type	COMMENTS	Turnaround time	Sample Type	Code
ACTH		ACTH Abnormal ACTH levels are associated with diseases such as Cushing's Disease (called PPID in horses). Note that ACTH is unstable and should be spun-down and the plasma separated as soon as possible. Store refrigerated, or ideally frozen, if not measuring the ACTH immediately.	same day	E
ALP	Clinical Chemistry		same day	S/HP	LBIO
ALT		Serum ALT levels rise after liver damage. The ALT test is often part of an initial screening for liver disease.	same day	S
AMH	Reproductive		7 days	S	LAMHEQ
Alb/HB occult blood (Succeed)			Same day	Faeces
Albumin	Clinical Chemistry		same day	S/HP	LBIO
Ammonia			same day	HP
Antibiotic sensitivity testing	Bacteriology				LBACTS
Bacteriological culture (areobic and anaerobic)	Bacteriology				LBACT
Bile Acids			same day	S/HP
Bilirubin			same day	Serum
Biochemistry - equine			same day	Serum
Blood culture			3-4 days	Various
CBC/Differential	Haematology		same day	E	LFHAEM
CEM culture - clitoral			7 days	Clitoral Swab
CEM qPCR Panel - mare	qPCR Profiles	Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Taylorella equigenitalis	1 day	swabs	LCEMP
CEM qPCR Panel - stallion	qPCR Profiles	Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Taylorella equigenitalis	1 day	swabs	LCEMPS
CSF Analysis	Fluid Analysis	Includes cytology and TP, albumin, globulin	same day	CSF	LCSF
Calcium (ionised)	Clinical Chemistry		same day	S/HP	LBIOCALI
Calcium (total)			same day	S/HP
Cardiac Troponin I		Cardiac Troponin I is a highly specific and sensitive marker of myocardial damage in dogs, cats and horses. It is not measurable in healthy animals but its level increases following myocardial cellular damage e.g. congestive hear failure, myocarditis or infarction.	same day	S/HP
Clinical Chemistry	Profiles	TP, Alb, Glob, AST, CK, GGT, ALP, Urea, Crea, TBil	same day	E + S/HP	LFBIO
Clitoral CEM culture	Bacteriology				LCEM
Clostridium difficile toxins A/B (Lateral Flow test)	Parasitology		same day	faeces	LCLOSD
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (Lateral Flow test)	Parasitology		same day	faeces	LCLOSE
Clotting (PT + aPTT)			same day	C
Conditioned Serum	Haematology		1 day	blood	LCST
Copper	Clinical Chemistry		7 days	S/HP	LCOP
Cortisol			same day	S/HP
Creatinine			same day
Cytology	Cytology		same day	various	LCYTE
Cytology + Culture - Tracheal Wash/BAL	Cytology		2 days	TW/BAL	LTWC
Cytology - Digital Pathology Service	Cytology		same day	various	LCYIME
Cytology - Tracheal Wash/BAL	Cytology		same day	TW/BAL	LTW
EHV-1 and -4 CF Test	Serology		7 days	S	LHE14SI
EHV-1 and -4 qPCR	qPCR Profiles		1 day	NPS	LHE14P
EIA Coggin’s		This test is an alternative to the EIA ELISA. It is sometimes a required test for export. This test is not run-in-house but is a referred test.	5 days	S
EIA ELISA			1 day	S
EVA ELISA			1-2 days	S
EVA SNT	Serology		7 days	S	EVASNT
Electrolytes	Profiles	Na+, K+, Cl-, iCa2+	same day	S/HP	LFELECT
Electrolytes - Full Panel	Profiles	Na+, K+, Cl-,Ca2+, Mg2+, PO4, iCa2+	same day	S/HP	LFELECT+
Endometrial (smear + aerobic)			2 days	ENS, CES
Endometrial or cervical smear	Cytology		same day	ENS/CES	LRECS
Endometrial or cervical culture	Bacteriology		2 days		LRES
Equine Influenza Virus qPCR	qPCR	Detects both H3N8 and H7N7 subtypes	1 day	NPS	LPCRT
Faecal panel – Adult	Parasitology	C. difficile toxins A/B, C. perfringens toxins A and B2, Salmonella, WEC	2 days	faeces	LPFPA
Faecal panel – Foal	Parasitology	C. difficile toxins A/B, C. perfringens toxin, Giardia, Crypto, Rotavirus, Salmonella, WEC	2 days	faeces	LPFP
Fibrinogen			same day	EP/HP
Fitness Profile	Profiles	CBC/Diff, TP, Alb, Glob, Fib, AST, CK, GGT, TBil, ESR	same day	E + S/HP	HFPC
Fitness Profile + SAA	Profiles	CBC/Diff, TP, Alb, Glob, Fib, AST, CK, GGT, TBil, ESR, SAA	same day	E + S/HP	HFPSA
Fluid Analysis (WBC, TP)			same day	Various
Fluid Analysis + Culture			2 days	Various
Fluid Analysis + Differential			same day	Various
Fluid Analysis	Fluid Analysis	WBC and differential, TP	same day	various	LFF
Foal IgG (Quantitative)			same day	S
Fractional electrolyte Clearance			same day	Urine + S
Fungal Culture	Dermatology		6 days	skin	LFC
GGT			same day	S/HP
GLDH			Same day	S/HP
Giardia/Cryptosporidium (LF test)	Parasitology		same day	faeces	LGICR
Glucose			same day	FlO
Glucose Absorption Test	Clinical Chemistry		same day	FlO	LFGLU
Haematocrit			same day	E
Haematology + Total Protein	Profiles	CBC, TP	same day	E + S/HP	LHAEMTP
Haematology - equine			same day	E
Haemogram + smear			Same day	E
IgG (out-of-hours; quantitative)	Clinical Chemistry		same day	S/HP	LIGG
IgG (quantitative)	Clinical Chemistry		same day	S/HP	LIGGBIO
Inflammatory Profile	Profiles	CBC/Dif + smear, TP, Alb, Glob, Fib, SAA	same day	E + S/HP	LHFP
Insulin			same day	S/HP
Insulin + Glucose Test	Endocrine		same day	S/HP + FIO	LINSG
Kidney - Full Profile	Profiles	CBC/Diff + smear, TP, Alb, Glob, Fib, SAA, Urea, Crea, Electrolytes - Full Panel	same day	E + S/HP	LFKID
Kidney Profile	Profiles	CBC/Diff + smear, TP, Alb, Glob, Fib, SAA, Urea, Crea	same day	E + S/HP	LKID
Klebsiella pneumoniae		K. pneumoniae is a common cause of pneumonia in horses. Certain capsule types can cause the venereal endometritis Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM).	1 day	Swab
Klebsiella pneumoniae capsule typing qPCR	qPCR	Capsule types 1,2 and 5 only	1 day	bacteria	LKLEB
Klebsiella pneumoniae qPCR	qPCR		1 day	swab	LPCR
Lawsonia intracellularis qPCR	qPCR		1 day	faeces	LPCR
Liver - clinical chemistry only	Profiles	TP, Alb, Glob, Fib, SAA, BA, AST, CK, GGT, ALP, GLDH	same day	S/HP	LFLIVB
Liver Profile -inc. CBC/Diff	Profiles	CBC/Diff + smear, TP, Alb, Glob, Fib, SAA, BA, AST, CK, GGT, ALP, GLDH	same day	E + S/HP	LFLIVER
Lyme Disease (4DX SNAP Test)	Serology		same day	S/HP	L4DX
MIC test	Bacteriology				LMIC
Magnesium	Clinical Chemistry		same day	S/HP	LBIO
Muscle Enzymes	Profiles	AST, CK	same day	S/HP	LRAC
Neonatal Isoerythrolysis test	Haematology		same day	S + CO	LNIT
Newborn Foal Profile	Profiles	CBC/Diff + smear, TP, Alb, Glob, Fib, SAA, Urea, Crea, IgG	same day	E + S/HP	LFNEW
Oestrone sulphate (pregnancy)	Reproductive		1-2 days	S	LOESP
Oestrone sulphate (rig)	Reproductive		7 days	S	LOES
Oral Sugar Test	Endocrine	Test kit supplied by post; single time point insulin and glucose	same day	S/HP + FIO	LKARO
Oxyuris equi (pinworm)	Parasitology		same day	Se	LPWT
Phosphate	Clinical Chemistry		same day	S/HP	LBIO
Piroplasmosis (IFAT)	Serology		7 days	S	LPIRO
Platelet Count			same day	E
Platelet-rich plasma			same day	Blood
Progesterone			same day	S/HP
Protein - total	Clinical Chemistry		same day	S/HP	LBIO
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - culture			1 day	Swab
Pseudomonas aeruginosa qPCR	qPCR		1 day	swab	LPCR
Respiratory Panel qPCR	qPCR Profiles	Equine Herpes Virus 1 and 4, Streptococcus equi equi and Influenza Virus	1 day	NPS	LRESP
Rhodococcus equi qPCR	qPCR		1 day	various	LPCR
Rotavirus (LF Test)	Parasitology		same day	faeces	LROT
SAA			same day	S
SAP			same day	S
Salmonella	qPCR		1 day	faeces	LPCR
Salmonella culture			2 days	Faeces
Salmonella qPCR			1 day	Faeces
Selenium	Clinical Chemistry		7 days	EP/HP	LSEL
Skin Microscopy + Fungal Culture		Microscopy + fungal culture	6 days	Skin
Skin Microscopy + Fungal/Bacterial culture			6 days	Skin
Skin scrape + aerobic culture	Dermatology	Microscopy + aerobic bacterial culture	2 days	skin	LRRC
Skin scrape microscopy		Ringworm, ectoparasites, dermatophytes and inflammatory cells	same day	Skin
Slide Agglutination Test			same day	E
Small Redworm ELISA	Parasitology		5-7 days	S	LREDW
Smear - cytology			same day	ENS, CES
Sperm analysis	Fluid Analysis	Number, motility	same day	semen	LSPER
Stallion CEM culture	Bacteriology				LCEMS
Standard Health Profile	Profiles	CBC/Diff + smear, TP, Alb, Glob, Fib, AST, CK, GGT, ALP, Urea, Crea, TBil	same day	E + S/HP	LFPC
Standard Health Profile + SAA	Profiles	CBC/Diff + smear, TP, Alb, Glob, Fib, AST, CK, GGT, ALP, Urea, Crea, TBil, SAA	same day	E + S/HP	LFPC+
Strangles Serology (Antigen A/C)		This test measures the level of antibodies against 2 Streptococcus equi ssp equi proteins referred to as Antigen A (N-terminal region of 2190 protein) and Antigen C (N-terminal region of the SEM protein). It is a more reliable serological test for identifying true antibody-positive specimens than the SEM test but is still prone to an inability to identify carrier of Strep equi ssp equi in their guttural pouches (see Durham et al (2020) Equine Vet J.; 00:1–6. . The test has to be referred to an external laboratory and so has a longer turnaround time than the SEM test.	5 days	S
Strangles Serology (SEM)		This test measures the antibody levels for the Strep. equi ssp. equi (Strangles) protein SEM. Although useful for identifying negative samples rapidly, it has a higher false positive rate than the alternative Antigen A/C test. We routinely re-test all positive samples in the Antigen A/C test at no extra charge.	1 day	S
Streptococcus equi equi (Strangles) Culture	Bacteriology				LCASS
Streptococcus equi equi (Strangles) qPCR	qPCR		1 day	various	LPCR
T4			same day	S
TRH Stimulation Test	Endocrine	Two ACTH tests. TRH kit shipped by post	same day	EP	LTRH
Tapeworm ELISA	Parasitology		5 days	S	LTAPE
Taylorella equigenitalis - culture			1 day	Swab
Taylorella equigenitalis qPCR	qPCR		1 day	swab	LPCR
Testosterone	Reproductive		same day	S/HP	LTEST
Triglycerides			same day	S
Urea			Same day	S
Urinalysis			same day	Urine
Urinalysis + Culture		Includes culture and sensitivity	2 days	Urine
Urine Culture and Sensitivity			1 day	Urine
Worm egg count			same day	Faeces