EQUINE TESTS A-Z archive2 | Donnington Grove Lab 4/7

EQUINE TESTS A-Z

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

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Title	Assay Type	COMMENTS	Turnaround time	Sample Type	Code
Fungal Culture	Dermatology		6 days	skin	LFC
GGT	Clinical Chemistry		same day	S/HP	LBIO
GLDH	Clinical Chemistry		Same day	S/HP	LBIO
Giardia/Cryptosporidium (LF test)	Parasitology		same day	faeces	LGICR
Glucose	Clinical Chemistry		same day	FlO	LBIO
Glucose Absorption Test	Clinical Chemistry		same day	FlO	LFGLU
Haematocrit	Haematology		same day	E	LPCVE
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	Endocrine		same day	S/HP	LINSE
Insulin + Glucose Test	Endocrine		same day	S/HP + FIO	LINSG
Karo Light Syrup Test	Endocrine	Test kit supplied by post; single time point insulin and glucose	same day	S/HP + FIO	LKARO
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