Click on any species below for specific disease information.
Bovine | Canine | Equine | Feline |Ovine/Caprine | Porcine
Suspected Disease |
Suggested Samples |
Available Tests |
Comments/Additional tests available |
IBR (abortion) |
Fetal tissue, Placenta, Semen, Serum |
VI (Antigen detection) SN (Antibody titer) |
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IBR (respiratory) |
Nasal/Ocular swab, TTW |
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BVD (abortion) |
Whole blood, Serum, Tissue (spleen, lung, liver) |
VI, PCR |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers |
BVD (respiratory) |
Whole blood, Serum |
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BVD screen |
Serum |
PCR |
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PI3 |
Respiratory swab or fluid, Fresh lung, Serum |
VI (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers |
BRSV |
Nasal/Ocular swab, TTW, Bronchial lavage, Fresh lung |
ELISA (Antigen) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers |
VSV |
Vesicle, Vesicle swab or fluid, Serum |
VI (Antigen detection) SN (Antibody titer) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. (Indiana and New Jersey strains available for testing) |
Rotavirus |
Feces or Fecal swab |
EM, Antigen capture ELISA |
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Coronavirus |
Feces or Fecal swab |
EM, Antigen capture ELISA |
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Suspected Disease |
Suggested Samples |
Available Tests |
Comments/Additional tests available |
CDV |
Conjunctival swab, Respiratory swab, CSF, Serum |
PCR (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.* |
CPV |
Feces, Serum |
EM, ELISA (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.* |
CCV |
Feces, Serum |
EM (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. |
CHV |
Oropharyngeal swab, Vesicle swab, Serum |
VI (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. |
ICH (CAV-1) |
Oropharyngeal swab, Serum |
VI (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers.* |
*If checking vaccination status, only one sample is necessary.
Suspected Disease |
Suggested Samples |
Available Tests |
Comments/Additional tests available |
EHV Type 1 (CNS) |
CSF, Serum |
VI (Antigen detection) SN (Antibody titer) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. |
EHV Type 1 (respiratory) |
Nasal/Ocular swab, TTW |
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EVA |
Semen, Nasal swab, TTW, Serum |
VI (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. |
Rotavirus |
Feces |
EM (Antigen detection) |
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Coronavirus |
Feces |
EM (Antigen detection) |
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Influenza |
Respiratory swab or fluid, Fresh lung, Serum |
ELISA (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. Type I and II available for testing. |
West Nile Virus |
Serum or CSF |
IgM Capture ELISA |
Standardized for equine samples only. |
Suspected Disease |
Suggested Samples |
Available Tests |
Comments/Additional tests available |
FHV |
Oronasal or vesicle swab, Fresh lung, Serum |
VI (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. |
FCV |
Oropharyngeal or vesicle swab, Fresh lung, Serum |
VI (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. |
FPV |
Feces, Serum |
EM, ELISA (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. |
Suspected Disease |
Suggested Samples |
Available Tests |
Comments/Additional tests available |
Rotavirus |
Feces |
EM (Antigen detection) |
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Coronavirus |
Feces |
EM (Antigen detection) |
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Poxvirus |
Scab or vesicle fluid |
EM (Antigen detection) |
Suspected Disease |
Suggested Samples |
Available Tests |
Comments/Additional tests available |
PRV |
Serum |
SN (Antibody titer) ELISA (antibody Detection) |
Titer of <1:4 reported as negative. |
TGE |
Feces, Serum |
EM (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. |
PPV |
Fresh fetal lung, Fetal fluid, Serum |
HI (Antigen detection) |
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. |
Enterovirus |
Feces, Fresh fetal tissues |
EM, VI (Antigen detection) |
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Influenza |
Respiratory swab or fluid, Fresh lung tissue, Serum |
ELISA, PCR, VI (Antigen detection) HI (Antibody titer) |
Subtypes H1N1/H3N2 detected with PCR and HI tests. |
PRRS |
Lung, LN, Tonsil, Serum |
VI, PCR (Antigen detection) ELISA (Antibody detection) |
Serum may be pooled for PCR. No more than 5 animals recommended per pool. |
PCV-2 |
Lung, LN, Tonsil |
VI, PCR (Antigen detection) |
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| Serum | IFA (Antibody titer) | Serum may be pooled for PCR. No more than 5 animals recommended per pool.
Send paired serum samples for antibody titers. |