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Samples submitted/tests requested

Circle the tests you require and indicate how many samples submitted:

dISCIPLINE HAEMATOLOGY BIOCHEMISTrY PArASITOLOGY SPECIALIST
SAMPLE(S): Total blood count Health screen (faeces / blood / skin
TESTS profile scrapings) Helminth
egg count (general)
REQUESTED Differential white Liver function Fluke egg count Special stains
HISTOPATHOLOGY cell profile
MICROBIOLOGY Red cell indices Downer cow Larval culture Immuno-
(swab / tissue / profile Faecal smears fluorescence
fluid / skin Cell morphology Electrolytes for protozoa Rabies
scrapings)
Bacterial culture Haemoparasite Renal function Examination for
and identification exam. (see profile trypanosomes
parasitology)
Antibiotic ESR Plasma Specific tests for
sensitivity pepsinogen haemoparasites
SEROLOGY Urinalysis Ectoparasite
(contact laboratory identification
for screening tests)
Anaerobic culture
Special media Tissue fluids Skin scrapings
CYTOLOGY Total worm count (PM)
Fungal culture and identification
Viral isolation (please contact laboratory Please note specific requests Please contact
to check media requirements) laboratory for
special requests
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