Cow Diseases PCR Lab

Salmonella Panel

Specimens:

  • Cow feces samples, swabs from feces/rectum, or swabs from the environment.

Pathogens:

  • Salmonella spp.
  • Salmonella Dublin

Paratuberculosis / Johne’s Disease Panel

Specimens:

  • Cow feces samples, swabs from feces/rectum, or swabs from the environment (i.e. boot samples).

Pathogens:

  • Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP).

Respiratory Disease Panel

Animals:

  • Recommended to sample animals with respiratory disease, as well as animals without respiratory disease that are in the same pen.
  • Recommended a minimum of 12 sick and 12 healthy (ideal 20 of each).

Specimens:

  • Deep nasopharyngeal swabs or tracheal lavage. From dead animals, sample tracheal fluid after necropsy.

Pathogens:

  • Mannheimia haemolytica
  • Pasteurella multocida
  • Histophilus somni
  • Mycoplasma bovis
  • Bovine Respiratory Syncytial virus
  • Bovine Corona virus
  • PI 3 virus
  • IBR virus
  • BVD virus
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