Appendix I: Listing of Selected Referral and Commerical Laboratories

Appendix I: Listing of Selected Referral and Commerical Laboratories Harold Tvedten and Michael D. Willard

LISTING OF SELECTED REFERRAL AND COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES

Full-Service Laboratories as per the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD)

Appendix I in previous editions included contact infor­ mation for various laboratories and details on sub­ mission procedures, prices, etc. In the current edition we list website addresses for laboratories that have information on their websites about sample preparation, submission procedures and restrictions, prices, etc. The advantage of contacting the appropriate websites is that, unlike a book, information is updated frequently. However, the URLs for laboratory websites will change from time to time; the reader must be prepared to use various search engines if the web address changes. The reader can also try the shorter company address if the longer address does not work. This listing is not complete nor does it endorse any or all of the labo­ ratories or indicate that they provide better service than laboratories not listed. The current listing is simply to provide some practical information for veterinarians trying to obtain specialized testing. Because most of the readers and authors are from North America, this list includes mainly laboratories in the United States and Canada.

http://www.aavld.org The website above provides a listing of laboratories accredited by the AAVLD including contact information for many diagnostic laboratories in the United States and Canada. These are usually full-service laboratories with endocrinology, microbiology, toxicology, clinical pathol­ ogy, nutritional, and other types of testing. These labora­ tories have websites that may be accessed to see how to prepare samples for testing and current prices.

Listing of National Animal Health Laboratories http://eden.lsu.edu/Topics/AgDisasters/BSE/Pages/ NationalAnimalHealthLaboratoryNetwork.aspx

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/ The CDC provides information on infectious disease threats for animals and people and often is the source of specific diagnosis of new or unusual infectious agents.

SELECTED STATE DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA United States Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois

http://labs.alabama.gov/ http://microvet.arizona.edu/ http://cahfs.ucdavis.edu/ http://www.dlab.colostate.edu/ http://cvmdl.uconn.edu/ http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/ai/labs/labs_main.shtml http://www.vet.uga.edu/dlab/ http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/ai/vlab http://vetmed.illinois.edu/vdl/

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SELECTED STATE DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA—cont’d Indiana Iowa Kansas

Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Washington Wisconsin Wyoming

http://www.addl.purdue.edu/ http://vetmed.iastate.edu/diagnostic-lab http://www.vet.k-state.edu/depts/dmp/service/index.htm http://www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/dmp/service/index.htm http://www.ca.uky.edu/gluck/ServLDDC.asp http://laddl.lsu.edu/ http://www.umaine.edu/vetlab/ http://www.mda.state.md.us/animal_health/regional_animal_health_offices.php http://animalhealth.msu.edu/ http://www.vdl.umn.edu/ http://www.mbah.state.ms.us/links/index.html http://mda.mo.gov/animals/health/diagnosticlabs.php http://liv.mt.gov/lab/default.mcpx http://nvdls.unl.edu/ http://www.colsa.unh.edu/facilities/new-hampshire-veterinary-diagnostic-laboratory http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/divisions/ah/prog/lab.html http://128.123.206.6/animal-and-plant-protection/veterinary-diagnostic-services http://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/ http://www.ncagr.gov/vet/ncvdl/ http://www.vdl.ndsu.edu/ http://www.agri.ohio.gov/addl/ http://www.cvm.okstate.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout =blog&id=17&Itemid=158 http://www.cvhs.okstate.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id= 4&Itemid=64 http://oregonstate.edu/vetmed/diagnostic http://www.padls.org/ http://www.clemson.edu/public/lph/lab/ http://www.sdstate.edu/vs/adrdl/index.cfm http://www.tennessee.gov/agriculture/regulatory/kord.html http://tvmdl.tamu.edu/ http://www.usu.edu/uvdl/ http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts_waddl/ http://www.wvdl.wisc.edu/ http://wyovet.uwyo.edu/

Canada British Columbia Guelph

http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/ahc/index.htm http://www.labservices.uoguelph.ca/units/ahl/

Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma

SELECTED GENERAL LABORATORIES PERFORMING ROUTINE AND SOME SPECIALIZED TESTING Antech Diagnostics   http://www.antechdiagnostics.com/

Marshfield Laboratories   https://www.marshfieldlabs.org/veterinary/

IDEXX Diagnostics   http://www.idexx.com/

Heska Laboratories   http://heska.com/

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SELECTED LABORATORIES FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES Tick-Borne Infectious Agents Vector Borne Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University Arthropod borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Colorado State University Serologic/Molecular Tests for Various Pathogens Auburn University Trypanosoma cruzi Titer Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, Texas A & M University Fungal Antigens MiraVista Diagnostics Coccidioidomycosis Titer Coccidioidomycosis Serology Laboratory, University of California at Davis Tularemia Titer National Veterinary Services Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa Serology for Pythiosis This website is not for a laboratory; it is for Dr. Grooters, who runs the lab. Various Serologic Tests ARUP Laboratories (C 6 peptide antibodies) National Veterinary Laboratory, Inc Galaxy Diagnostic, Inc Protatek Reference Laboratory

http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/vhc/csds/ticklab.html

http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/cvmbs/aidl.htm

http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/molecular-diagnostics/assays http://tvmdl.tamu.edu/

http://www.miravistalabs.com/ http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/medmicro/cocci.html

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/lab_info_services/ downloads/AmesDiagnosticTestingCatalog.pdf http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/lab_info_services/ http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/vcs/ showfacultybio.asp?facultyID=20 http://www.aruplab.com/guides/ug/tests/0051044.jsp http://www.natvetlab.com/ http://www.galaxydx.com/web/ http://www.protatek.com/reflab.html http://www.protatek.com/

SELECTED LABORATORIES FOR ENDOCRINE TESTS* Endocrine Diagnostic Service, Auburn University Animal Health Diagnostic Center Endocrinology Laboratory, Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Services, University of Tennessee Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory: Endocrinology Laboratory, University of Minnesota

http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/ endocrine-diagnostics http://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/sects/Endo/ http://www.animalhealth.msu.edu/ http://www.vet.utk.edu/diagnostic/ http://www.vdl.umn.edu

*This list is derived from (http://www.compendo.org/testing.html).

SELECTED URINARY STONE ANALYSIS LABORATORIES Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis Minnesota Urolith Center, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Minnesota

http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/usal/index.cfm http://www.cvm.umn.edu/depts/ minnesotaurolithcenter/home.html

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SELECTED LABORATORIES FOR VARIOUS SPECIALIZED TESTS Hemostasis Testing Coagulation Section–Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Cornell University Taurine Quantitation Amino Acid Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis Carnitine Quantitation School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego Myasthenia Gravis (Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody) Comparative Neuromuscular Laboratory, University of California at San Diego Metabolic Screening/Genetic Screening Veterinary Hospital of University of Pennsylvania MDR-1 Gene Testing Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Washington State University

http://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/sects/Coag/staff/ contact.cfm http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/VMB/aal/index.cfm

http://vetneuromuscular.ucsd.edu/index.html http://vetneuromuscular.ucsd.edu/

http://research.vet.upenn.edu/Default. aspx?alias=research.vet.upenn.edu/penngen http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-vcpl/test.aspx

LISTING OF OTHER AVAILABLE TESTS Canine Genetic Diseases American Kennel Club http://www.akcchf.org/search/search.jsp (must search under “tests for genetic diseases”)

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/clinical-pharmacology-lab

Blood Typing Veterinary Hospital of University of Pennsylvania http://research.vet.upenn.edu/Default.aspx?alias=research. vet.upenn.edu/penngen

Cardiac Disease NT-proBNP (IDEXX Diagnostics) http://www.idexx.com/

SELECTED RESOURCES FOR TOXICOLOGIC TESTS Selected Laboratories California Eurofins Laboratory Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University

http://cahfs.ucdavis.edu/ http://www.eurofinsus.com/ http://www.animalhealth.msu.edu/

Online Sources of Help for Intoxications ASPCA Animal Poison Control Hotline Pet Poison Hotline

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/ http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com

Adverse Drug Effect Reporting http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/ReportaProblem/ucm055305.htm Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/