Laboratory charges
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NSW Department of Primary Industries operates the Veterinary Laboratories on a cost recovery basis. Submitters will be invoiced soon after the final report is issued. Only the most common tests are listed below. Fees for tests not listed here can be obtained by calling Customer Service at 1800 675 623, or contacting the particular laboratory - see contact information.
Laboratory fees for common tests
Bacteriology and mycology |
All prices quoted include GST | ||
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 16.85 | ||
| Culture | routine aerobic | 31.55 | |
| routine identification | 12.40 | ||
| selective or special | 44.25 | ||
| Unless otherwise specified below, this fee will be applied to cultures done under a special condition or on a selective medium. Examples include fungal culture, dermatophytes, anaerobic culture, Salmonella and Campylobacter culture on selective media. | |||
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| Johne's - non ovine faeces (Bactec PCR not required) | 41.60 | ||
| Johne's - non ovine faeces (Conventional) 1-10 samples | 23.90 | ||
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11-20 samples |
22.45 | ||
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>20 samples |
20.95 | ||
| Johne's - ovine pooled faecal culture (Bactec) | 145.10 | ||
| Johne's - ovine tissue culture (Bactec) individual | 129.50 | ||
| Brucella ovis-culture and serology (Accrediation follow-up of serological reactors) | 126.05 | ||
| Tritrichomonas (does not include transport medium) | 35.85 | ||
| Microscopy | Smear, prepare and examine | 23.75 | |
| Includes Gram stain, Ziehl-Neelsen, modified Ziehl-Neelsen, wet preparations or dark field examinations. | |||
| Chlamydia antigen detection | 56.20 | ||
| Bovine venereal disease examination (culture) for Tritrichomonas and Campylobacter | 76.60 | ||
| (Does not include transport media) | |||
| Clostridium perfringens (CIEP) toxin assay | 65.90 | ||
| Ovine semen examination (routine and Brucella culture) | 64.10 | ||
| Mastitis | First & second sample (each) | 24.00 | |
| Third to eight sample (each) | 11.80 | ||
| Subsequent samples (each) | 5.70 | ||
| Identification of mastitis pathogen (each) | 8.40 | ||
| Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (pig pneumonia) PCR (swab or tissue) | 56.70 | ||
| Transport Media | Campylobacter (for culture) | 6.55 | |
| Tritrichomonas 'InPouch' (at cost) | 8.75 | ||
Haematology and Biochemistry |
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| Please note that we outsource these tests. For each submission, a handling & freight charge will be added. Prices may change without notice. Contact our Customer Service Unit for current prices or quotes. | |||
| Outsourced handling and freight charge (per submission) | 19.40 | ||
| Blood count with differential | 38.50 | ||
| Blood count and biochemical profile | 83.60 | ||
| Biochemical Profile (Ruminant) including GGT, GLDH, AST, CK, Bil, Prot, Alb, Glob, urea, creatinine, Ca, Mg, P, BHB for ketosis | |||
| First Sample | 38.50 | ||
| Subsequent Sample(s) | 27.50 | ||
| Liver Profile (Ruminant) including GGT, GLDH, AST, Bil, Prot, Alb, Glob | |||
| First Sample | 27.50 | ||
| Subsequent Sample(s) - same profile | 16.50 | ||
| Biochemical analyte (individual) | 5.50 | ||
| Copper in serum, LiHep or EDTA blood | 8.80 | ||
| D-lactate (serum, LiHep or EDTA blood) | |||
| First Sample | 27.50 | ||
| Subsequent Sample(s) | 16.50 | ||
| Glutathione peroxidase (GSHPX for selenium, LiHep blood) | 8.80 | ||
| Pepsinogen (serum, LiHep or EDTA blood) | |||
| First Sample | 27.50 | ||
| Subsequent Sample(s) | 16.50 | ||
| Vitamin B12 for cobalt deficiency (serum, LiHep blood) | 16.50 | ||
| Vitamin A or E (serum, LiHep blood. Protect from light & heat) | 45.60 | ||
Genetics |
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| Charges below are for samples consisting of at least twenty-five tail hair roots. The batch rate applies to batches of 30 or more samples submitted through a breed society. Charges for blood or semen samples are available on request. | |||
| BLAD | Holsteins | 55.70 | |
| Batch rate | 29.70 | ||
| Citrullinaemia | Holsteins | 55.70 | |
| Batch rate | 29.70 | ||
| Coat colour | Dominant black and recessive red | 65.70 | |
| Batch rate | 37.40 | ||
| Dermatosparaxis | Dorper | 55.70 | |
| Batch rate | 38.00 | ||
| Factor XI | Holsteins | 55.70 | |
| Batch rate | 29.70 | ||
| HYPP | Quarter horses | 60.70 | |
| Batch rate | 32.40 | ||
| ICM | Poll Herefords | 55.70 | |
| Batch rate | 29.70 | ||
| Mannosidosis | Alpha in Angus and Galloway and Beta in Salers | 60.70 | |
| Batch rate | 32.40 | ||
| Milk proteins | Beta lactoglobulin & kappa casein in dairy breeds | 55.70 | |
| Batch rate | 29.70 | ||
| MSUD | Poll Hereford and Shorthorn | 60.70 | |
| Batch rate | 32.40 | ||
| Pompes disease | Brahman and Shorthorn | 60.70 | |
| Batch rate | 32.40 | ||
| Protoporphyria | Limousins | 55.70 | |
| Batch rate | 29.70 | ||
Histopathology |
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| Each slide may contain several tissues | |||
| Processing, examination, and interpretation (first slide) | 53.85 | ||
| each subsequent slide | 29.70 | ||
| Special stain includes processing, examination and interpretation | 29.30 | ||
| Brucella ovis (Examination of standard tissues from serological reactors | 124.95 | ||
Parasitology |
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| WormTest packages - Kits are provided free of charge for on farm sample collection. | |||
| Wormtest Basic | 2 pooled worm egg counts from 10 samples | 33.70 | |
| Wormtest Basic + type | 2 pooled worm egg counts + bulked larval differentiation | 52.30 | |
| Wormtest Gold | 10 individual worm egg counts | 53.70 | |
| Wormtest Gold + type | 10 individual worm egg counts + bulked larval differentiation | 72.95 | |
| Sheep Fluke egg count | 2 pooled fluke egg counts from 10 samples (sedimentation test) | 47.25 | |
| Cattle Fluke egg count | 5 bulk fluke egg counts from 10 samples (sedimentation test) | 78.25 | |
| Anthelmintic Resistance Packages - Kits are provided free of charge for on farm sample collection | |||
| Drench Test (4 groups) | Faecal egg count reduction + larval differentiation | 278.45 | |
| Drench Test extra groups | Faecal egg count reduction + larval differentiation | 72.60 | |
| Other Parasitology Tests | |||
| Faecal egg count | Modified McMaster count | 14.35 | |
| Coccidia or Cryptosporidia (wet preparation-faecal smear, stain & examine) | 23.75 | ||
| Fluke egg count | Individual sedimentation (includes liver and stomach fluke eggs) | 27.50 | |
| Larval differentiation | Culture & Microscopy | 30.35 | |
| Liverfluke ELISA | Serum - cattle or sheep (single sample) | 20.50 | |
| additional samples (per sample) | 15.55 | ||
| Serum - cattle or sheep (pool of 5, incl pooling fee) | 30.20 | ||
| Lungworm test | Baermann (faeces) | 46.00 | |
| Parasite identification | Microscopic (simple) | 41.60 | |
| Worm count for sheep (includes sampling and counting from abomasum, small and large intestine). | 112.95 | ||
Post Mortem |
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| Includes a complete post mortem examination, the collection of appropriate samples for ancillary laboratory testing to arrive at an aetiological diagnosis and a comprehensive typed report. Ancillary testing will only be undertaken following discussion with the submitter. Disposal of the cadaver is charged on a per kilogram basis | |||
| Bird, foetus or neonatal animal | 73.05 | ||
| Other animals, charge per 5 minutes | 21.50 | ||
| Waste disposal (per kilogram) | 3.20 | ||
| For gross pathology and where no specific fee has been determined, the fee will be calculated at $21.50 per 5 minutes or part thereof. As a rough guide, necropsy will take 60 minutes for a sheep or weaner pig and 90 minutes for a cow. When multiple birds or foetuses / neonates are examined in one submission we will calculate the fee by time where this will reduce the cost to the submitter. | |||
Serology |
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| Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae ELISA | 1-30 sera per submission (price per sample) | 10.95 | |
| >30 sera per submission (price per sample) | 8.80 | ||
| Brucella abortus CFT | 11.40 | ||
| Brucella abortus SAT | 10.55 | ||
| Brucella abortus ELISA | 13.35 | ||
| Brucella ovis CFT | 7.80 | ||
| Brucella ovis CFT > 50 sera per submission (price per sample) | 6.85 | ||
| Campylobacter ELISA (on vaginal mucus - request specific transport media from the laboratory) | 17.35 | ||
| Chlamydia CFT | 14.00 | ||
| Johne's disease ELISA (cattle, goat, alpaca, deer) | 9.20 | ||
| Johne's disease ELISA (bovine MAP) | 6.40 | ||
| Johne's disease CFT | 11.70 | ||
| Johne's disease AGID | 5.40 | ||
| Leptospira MAT - each serovar | 10.40 | ||
| Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae ELISA 1-30 sera per submission (price per sample) | 11.55 | ||
| Q Fever CFT | 20.95 | ||
| Salmonella SAT (serovars Dublin or Typhimurium) | 14.15 | ||
| Toxoplasma latex agglutination test | 11.50 | ||
Toxicology |
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| Nitrate/nitrate - Diphenylamine test (on blood, serum, aqueous humour or plant sources) | 16.00 | ||
| Organophosphate and organochlorine ( in ingests) | 112.45 | ||
| Water Test (standard) - pH, electrical conductivity, alkalinity, hardness, sodium absorption, saturation index, turbidity and chloride | 69.50 | ||
Virology |
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| AGID (Agar Gel Immunodiffusion) | 15.95 | ||
| This test is also known as GDPT (Gel Diffusion Precipitation Test). Available for - equine infectious anaemia, pestivirus (bovine virus diarrhoea), bluetongue, epizootic haemorrhagic disease, avian influenza | |||
| ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay) | 9.75 | ||
| Available for - akabane, bovine ephemeral fever, Hendra, avian influenza, caprine arthritis encephalitis, rabbit calicivirus (antigen or antibody), bluetongue, Simbu group | |||
| Bovine respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza | 18.70 | ||
| EBL (serum, milk, pooled serum or milk) | 16.15 | ||
| EBL specimen, pooling (per 50 samples) | 36.75 | ||
| Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus | 13.75 | ||
| Pestivirus Antigen ELISA (Li Heparin or EDTA preferred from live animal, spleen from dead) | 32.60 | ||
| Pestivirus Antigen ELISA (Ear Notch test) | 9.90 | ||
| VNT (Virus neutralisation test) | 34.70 | ||
| Available for - akabane, aino, encephalomyocarditis (EMC), ephemeral fever, equine viral arteritis, equine herpes, pestiviruse (bovine virus diarrhoea), Ross River | |||
| HI (Haemagglutination inhibition) | 6.65 | ||
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Available for - egg drop syndrome, Newcastle Disease |
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| Rotavirus latex agglutination test | 17.10 | ||
| Virus isolation | 3 passages | 109.60 | |
| additional passages | 57.60 | ||
| Pestivirus (bovine virus diarrhoea) | 103.00 | ||
Subsidised charges
Laboratory charges are subsidised for testing in the following circumstances:
- Suspected notifiable disease,
- Suspected emergency (exotic) disease
- National TSE Surveillance Program (NTSESP)