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ASCOT 6104
PO Box 18, BELMONT, 6984 Western Australia

Tel: (08) 9277 9847
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To locate information on a particular test, click on the relevant letter and follow the trail. eg To find information on sample requirements, test availability and turnaround time for FeLV, click on "F" and then click on the relevant test (FeLV soluble Ag or FeLV IFA).

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Last updated: 29 March 2010
Author: M McConnell

A

A:G Ratio
ACTH (Endogenous ACTH)
ACTH Stimulation Test (cortisol x 2)+
Adenovirus (canine) antibody titre+
AGP (alpha-1 acid glycoprotein)+
Alanine aminotranferase (ALT)
Albumin
Aldosterone
Alk Phos+
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)-levamisole- alkaline phosphatase (corticosteroid ALP) (no longer available) Obsolete
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP, Alk Phos)
Allergy Test - Allercept IgE (Dogs, Cats, Horses)
Allergy Test - Immunodot (no longer available)
Allergy Test - Canine ELISA
ALP+
ALP-corticosteroid (no longer available) Obsolete
Alpha-1 AGP
ALT: Alanine aminotransferase+
Amylase
Amyloid A (Serum Amyloid A)+
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) by IFA (Canine)
Anaplasma platys (previously called Ehrlichia platys)
Anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody (canine & feline)
Anticholinesterase antibody
Anticoagulant rodenticides+
Arsenic - chronic (6 - 12 months)
Arsenic  - acute (exposure in last few days)
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
Aspergillus Check (urine)
Aspergillus Serology (IHA)
Aspirin
AST: Aspartate amino transferase+
Avian Sexing (DNA)+

B

Babesia - smear evaluation
Babesia caballi (IFA)
Babesia equi (IFA)
Babesia gibsonii Export Testing (IFA & Smears)
Bacterial ID
BAL
Barmah Virus (HI screening test)
Beak & Feather Disease in Psittacine Birds+
Bence-Jones proteins (urinary protein) - (no longer available)
Beta-carotene
Bicarbonate (Total CO2)
Bile Acids (total bile acids)
Bilirubin (total bilirubin)
Biochemistry - single tests
Biochemistry Profile 1
Biochemistry Profile 2
Birds - sexing (DNA)+
Blood Culture
Blood Parasites (eg M haemofelis, Trypanosomes, Babesia)
Blood Smear
Blood Typing
Body fluid analysis & cytology
BOHB (B-hydroxybutyrate, ketones)
Bone Marrow Cytology (includes CBC)
Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)
Bovine Mucosal Disease (detection of antibody)
Brodifacoum (rodenticide)
Bromide (Potassium Bromide)
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
Brucella abortus (large animal species)
Brucella canis (for export)
BTA (Bladder Tumour Antigen)
Buffy Coat Smears

C

CAE (Caprine arthritis encephalitis)
Calcium (Ca)
Calcium (Ca) - Ionised
Calicivirus (feline) Antibody Titre by IFA+
Calicivirus (feline) Antibody Titre by VNT+
Calicivirus - Rabbit
Calicivirus by PCR+
Campylobacter Culture
Canine Adenovirus Antibody Titre by VN (Infectious Canine Hepatitis)
Canine Distemper Virus Antibody Titre by IFA
Canine Distemper Virus Antibody Titre by VN
Canine Pancreas-specific Lipase  (SNAP cPL Test)+
Canine Parvovirus Antibody Titre by HAI
Canine Parvovirus Antigen (Faeces)+
Canine Parvovirus Antibody Titre by IFA
Canine Seizure Panel
Canine SNAP Pancreatic Lipase
Canine TLI+
Cannabis (THC, Tetrahydrocannabinol, Marijuana)
Cardiac troponin I +     [trial return]
CBC (Complete Blood Count)
CEM (Contagious Equine Metritis, Taylorella)
Chlamydia - Feline by PCR
Chlamydia - IFA (Feline & Avian)
Chlamydia - Koala by PCR
Chloride
Cholesterol
Cholinesterase
CK (Creatinine Kinase)
Clostridium botulinum toxin
Clotting Factors (non-Factor VIII)
Coagulation Screen (CBC, PT, PTT, fibrinogen, platelets, smear)
Complete blood count (CBC)
Contagious equine metritis
Coomb's Test (Canine)
Copper (large animals)
Copper (small animals, birds)
Coronavirus - Direct IFA on Effusion Fluid for FIP+ 
Coronavirus Antibody Titre by IFA (Feline)
Cortisol (for ACTH stimulation and LDDST)
cPL (Canine Pancreas-specific Lipase)+
Creatinine
Creatinine Kinase (CK)+
Cria - Immunoglobulin G by RID
Cross Match
Cryptococcus Antigen Titre (Latex Agglutination, LCAT)
Cryptorchidism - Equine 3yo or older
Cryptosporidium (RIM)
Cryptosporidium Smear Examination
CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid)
CSF analysis & cytology
Culture & Sensitivity - Aerobic
Culture & Sensitivity - Anaerobic & Aerobic
Culture & sensitivity - Non-Healing Wound +
Cyclosporin
Cytology - ear
Cytology - eye
Cytology - fluid/body cavity
Cytology - FNA

D

Dermatophilus Smear
Digoxin
Distemper Ab Titre by IFA+
Distemper Antibody Titre by Virus Neutralisation (VN)+
DNA Sexing (Avian)+
DNA testing
Drug Screen - Recreational Drugs (all species)
Drug Testing/Screening (Horses)
Drug Testing/Screening (Pre-Purchase Screens for Horses)

E

Ear Cytology
eCG (Equine Chorionic Gonadotrophin, PMSG) ELISA+
Egg Count - Faeceal (single & pooled)
Ehrlichia canis IFAT
Ehrlichia platys (Anaplasma)
EIA+
Electrolyte Panel - Na, K, Cl and Na:K ratio
Electronmicroscopy (EM) of Faeces
Electrophoresis - Serum protein electrophoresis+
Equine Chorionic Gonadotrophin (eCG, PMSG) ELISA+
Equine Herpesvirus (EHV1 & EHV4 ) Antibody Titres
Equine Herpesvirus Abortion (EHV-1 detection by PCR)
Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) - Antibody Titre (Coggins Test)
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) Antibody Titre
ESR (Erythocyte Sedimentation Rate) (no longer available)
Estrone sulphate ELISA (quantitative)+
Estrus cytology
EVA
Eye Cytology

F

Factor VIII Clotting Factor (no longer available)
Faecal Analysis
Faecal Analysis with Culture & Sensitivity
Faecal Concentration for Cysts & Ova
Faecal Culture & Sensitivity
Faecal Egg Count (single & pooled)
Faecal electronmicroscopy (EM)
Faecal Fat, Starch & Fibre
Faecal Occult Blood
Faecal Trypsin (Proteolytic Activity)
Faecal Trypsin, Fat, Starch & Fibre
Faecal Wet Microscopy
Feline Calicivirus Antibody Titre by IFA
Feline Calicivirus Antibody Titre by VNT 
Feline Coronavirus by IFA
Feline Geriatric Panel+
Feline Heartworm Antibody (no longer available)
Feline Herpesvirus Antibody Titre by IFA
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) Antibody Detection+
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) Antigen Detection by PCR+
Feline Infectious Anaemia (Mycoplasma hemofelis & minutum)
Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV) Antigen Detection by ELISA+
Feline Pancreatic Specific Lipase (fPL)
Feline Panleukopaenia Virus Antibody Titre by IFA
Feline Panleukopaenia Virus Antibody Titre by HI
Feline Respiratory Profile by PCR - Calicivirus, Herpes & Chlamydia
Feline TLI+
FeLV Antigen (Feline Leukaemia Virus) by ELISA
FeLV Antigen (Feline Leukaemia Virus) by IFA
FeLV Antigen (soluble)+  
Fibrinogen (by heat precipitation)
Fine Needle Aspirate Cytology (FNA)
FIP - Coronavirus direct IFA on effusion fluid
FIP -  Coronavirus Antibody Titre by IFA+
FIP Screen (alpha-1 AGP, FCoV antibody titre and A:G ratio)
FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) Antibody Detection (ELISA)
FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) Antigen Detection by PCR 
Fluid Analysis & Cytology (eg peritoneal, pleural fluids
Fluoroacetate (1080)
FNA
Foal - Immunoglobulin G by Glutaraldehyde Coagulation Test+
Foal Profile 1
Foal Profile 2
Foal Screen 1
Foal Screen 2
Folate Large Animals
Folate Small Animals - Serum Folate
Fractional Excretion (Clearance) Ratio  (FER/FCR)
Free T4 by Equilibrium Dialysis
Fructosamine
Fungal Culture
Fungal ID and Sensitivity
Fungal Identification
Fungal Microscopy (KOH)

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Gabapentin
Gammaglutamyl transferase (GGT)
Gastrin (no longer available)
Genetic Testing via VetGen
Geriatric Panel - Feline
GGT:Creatinine Ratio - URINE
Giardia duodenalis Antigen in Faeces (Dogs & Cats)
Giardia Flotation (refer to Faecal Concentration for Cysts and Ova)
GLDH (glutamate dehydrogenase)
Globulins
Glucose
Glutaraldehyde clot test (foal IgG)
Glutathione Peroxidase (Selenium)
Greer Allergy Test+

H

Haemobartonella felis (Mycoplasma haemofelis) - smear
Haemoglobin
Haptoglobin
Heartworm Antibody (FELINE) (no longer available)
Heartworm Antigen
Heartworm Antigen for Export
Heartworm Concentration for Microfilaria
Heartworm Microfilaria Identification
Hendra (Equine Morbillivirus) ELISA
Hendra Virus SNT (feline, canine)
Hepatitis (Infectious canine hepatitis)
Heptachlor
Herpesvirus (Equine) Abortion  EHV1 detection by PCR)+
Herpesvirus (Equine) Antibody Titre (EHV1 & EHV4)+
Herpesvirus (Feline) Antibody Titre by IFA+
Herpesvirus (Feline) Antibody Titre by VNT+ (no longer available)
Herpesvirus (Feline) Detection by PCR+
Histopathology

I

IGF+
Immunochemistry
Immunoelectrophoresis (no longer available) Confirm with VETPATH
Immunoglobulin - Equine / Foal IgG (TIA)
Immunoglobulins - Equine Foal (RID)(Special request only-contact lab
Immunoglobulins - Foal (Glutaraldehyde coagulation test, GCT) (Special request only-contact lab.)
Immunoglobulins- Equine or Camelid Cria (RID) (Special request only-contact lab.)
Inhibin
Insulin
Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)
Iron (serum iron)
Iron in tissue

J

Johne's Disease
Joint fluid cytology

K

Karyotyping (Analysis of Chromosomes)
Ketones (Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BOHB)
Koala - Chlamydia by PCR+
KOH (fungal microscopy)

L

Lactate
LCAT - Latex Cryptococcus Antigen Titre/Test+
LDDST (Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test)+
Lead (blood levels)
Leishmania by PCR
Leishmania spp IFAT serology
Leptospira Antibody Titre(s) by MAT
Lipase
Lipase (Canine Pancreas-specific, SNAP cPL) 
Lipoclear for Grossly Lipemic Samples
Lithium
Liver Fluke (detection of eggs in faeces)
Liver Fluke Identification
Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test (LDDST, cortisol x 3)+
Lungworm (detection of eggs in faeces) - Feline & Equine

M

Magnesium (Mg)
Malassezia Detection
Mare Swab (not for CEM/Taylorella)
Marijuana
Masticatory myositis - 2M antibody
Melioidosis - Complement Fixation Test
Metaldehyde
Methaemoglobin (no longer available)
Milk Culture & ID only
Milk Culture & Sensitivity (not Mycoplasma)
Milk Mycoplasma Culture
Milk Streptococcus Typing
MMA (methylmalonic acid)
Morbillivirus, equine (Hendra)
Mucosal Disease (Bovine) - Detection of Antibody+
Muscle Enzymes: AST
Muscle Enzymes: CK
Myasthenia gravis (AChR Ab)+
Mycobacterial Culture
Mycobacterial Identification
Mycoplasma hemofelis & hemominutum by PCR
Mycoplasma PCR
Mycoplasma Serology (no longer available)
Mycoplasmal Culture (no longer available)
Myoglobin in Urine
Myositis - masticatory - 2M antibody+

N

Na:K Ratio (sodium:potassium ratio)
Neospora IgG Antibody Titre by IFA (canine)
Nipah Virus SNT
Non-Healing Wound Culture & Sensitivity (NHW) - aerobic, anaerobic culture plus Z-N stain and reincubation for acid-fast organisms.
Non-steroidal (NSAID) screen - Pre-purchase (equine)

O

Occult blood - faeces
Oestrone Sulphate ELISA (quantitative)
Oestrus Cytology (Vaginal cytology)
Ollulanus tricuspis (stomach worm of cats)
Onchocerca
Organochlorines
Organophosphates

P

Pancreas-specific Lipase (SNAP cPL)+
Panleukopaenia (feline) Antibody Titre by HI+
Paracetamol
Parasite Identification
Parasites - blood smear evaluation
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)+
Parathyroid-related protein (PTHrp) (no longer available)
Parentage Testing
Partial Prothrombin Time (PPT, aPTT)
Parvovirus antibody titre by HAI (Canine)+
Parvovirus Antibody Titre by IFA (Canine)+
Parvovirus Antigen (Faeces)
PCR for Feline Respiratory Pathogens+
PCV (Packed Cell Volume) - part of CBC
Pepsinogen
Peritoneal fluid analysis & cytology
Phenobarbitone
Phosphorus (P)
Piroplasma Smears
Piroplasmosis Serology
Plant Identification
Platelet Count - Automated
Platelet Count - Manual
Pleural fluid analysis & cytology
PMSG (Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotrophin, equine chorionic gonadotrophin) - ELISA
Polyoma Virus (Avian) by PCR
Post-mortem Examination
Post-mortem Disposal
Potassium (K)
Potassium bromide
Pregancy - Mare (>80 days) oestrone sulphate ELISA (quantitative)
Pregnancy - Camelid (Progesterone)+
Pregnancy - mare PMSG+
Pregnancy in the bitch (Relaxin)
Premating Swab (bitch, dog, other - see also Mare Swab)
Preputial swab
Profile (CBC and Biochemistry) - Mammalian
Profile  (Biochemistry only)+
Progesterone
Prolactin
Prostatic Fluid Cytology
Protein (total protein)
Prothrombin Time (PT)
Psittacine Beak & Feather Disease (PBFD, Circovirus) by PCR
Psittacosis (avian)
PTH (canine, feline, equine)
PTH (Parathyroid Hormone)
PTH-related Protein (Parathyroid Hormone-related Protein, PTHrp) NOTE: This is not the same as PTH (parathyroid hormone) (no longer available)
PTT (partial thromboplastin time, APTT)

Q

Quantitative Electrophoresis (serum protein electrophoresis)

R

Rabies Virus Ab Titre
Rabies Virus Antibody Titre (RFFIT)
Recreational drug screen+
Red Blood Cell Count
Relaxin (pregnancy in the bitch)+
Respiratory profile (feline)
Reticulocyte Count
Rheumatoid Factor
Rodenticide (anticoagulant rodenticides Brodificoum & Flocoumafin)
Ross River Virus Antibody Titre
Rotavirus Antigen in Faeces

S

SAA
Salmonella ID
Salmonella culture
Seizure Panel - CANINE+
Selenium - Blood, Plasma, Milk
Semen Analysis
Serum Amyloid A (SAA) (Horses & Cats)
Serum Bile Acids - see Total Bile Acids
Serum iron
Serum protein electrophoresis+
Sex testing (Avian) by DNA Analysis
Skin Cytology
Skin Mites
Snake Venom Detection
Sodium (Na)
Sodium: potassium ratio (Na:K)
Sperm Morphology
Sporotrichosis
Stains (Gram, Leishmans, India Ink, Z-N)
Staph Vaccine
Stomach worm (feline)
Streptoccus equi equi
Streptococcal ID
Strychnine
Synovial Fluid Cytology +/- Analysis

T

T4 - free by equilibrium dialysis
Taylorella (CEM)
Testosterone
Tetrahydrocannabinol (marijuana, cannabis)
Thiamine (RBC)
TLI (Canine)+
TLI (Feline)+
Total CO2 (bicarbonate)+
Total Protein (serum/plasma protein)
Total Solids Protein (TSP)
Total T4 (canine, feline, equine)
Total Bile Acids
Toxoplasma Ab titre by IFA (dogs & cats)
Toxoplasma Antibody Titre (wildlife, production animal, companion)
Toxoplasma Latex Agglutination Screening Test (all species)
Tracheal Wash Cytology
Trichomonas foetus (felines)
Triglycerides
Tropinin I 
Trypsin-like Immunoreactivity (TLI) - Canine
Trypsin-like Immunoreactivity (TLI) - Feline
TSH - canine thyroid stimulating hormone

U

Urea
Uric Acid
Urinalysis (biochem + SG + wet microscopy)
Urinary Calculi Analysis - Chemical
Urine Culture & Sensitivity (quantitative, aerobic)
Urine Aspergillus check
Urine Cortisol:Creatinine Ratio (UCC)
Urine Cytology
Urine GGT:Creatinine Ratio
Urine Protein:Creatinine Ratio (UPC)
Urine SG (specific gravity)
Urine Wet Microscopy

V

Vaccination Status - Canine Distemper Virus & Parvovirus Ab Titres by IFA
Vaccination Status - Feline Herpes, Panleukopenia and Calicivirus Ab Titres by IFA
Vaccine - Staphylococcus
Vaccine - Wart (no longer available)
Vaginal cytology
Vaginal swab (premating)
VETGEN USA
Vitamin A
Vitamin B12 for Large Animals (Cobalt)
Vitamin B12 for Small Animals
Vitamin E
von Willebrand Factor (Antigen) (no longer available)
von Willebrands Disease - Genetic Testing

W

Wart vaccine (no longer available)
WBC & Differential Count (White blood cell count & differential)

Y

Yersinia culture  (no longer available)

Z

Zinc (large animals)
Zinc (small animals, birds)

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