The Most common Equine Diagnostic Plans
6. Equine Abortion Fetal Tissue Diagnostic Plan
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Tests Performed |
Test Code |
Samples Needed |
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(3) Aerobic Bacterial Culture
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AER |
- Submit 3 fresh tissue samples: placenta, lung, and stomach contents - labelled and individually bagged; for individual aerobic culture |
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Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) FA
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EVAFA |
- Fresh tissue: placenta, liver, lung, kidney - labelled and individually bagged |
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Equine Herpesvirus PCR
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EHVPNL |
- Fresh tissue: lung (preferred), placenta - use only if lung not available |
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Histopathology
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HISTO |
- Formalin-fixed tissue: placenta, liver, lung, brain, adrenal, heart, thymus, small intestine, kidney, and fetal skin |
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(2) Leptospira PCR
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LEPTPCR |
- Submit 2 fresh tissue samples: placenta and fetal kidney preferred; stomach contents acceptable |
- Collect fetal heart blood, pleural fluid or abdominal fluid and place in red top tube for possible antibody serology testing.
- Ship chilled and protects fixed tissue from freezing.
- Placenta samples will be cultured as one of the 3 aerobic cultures.