Parasitology
Our experienced technicians use a selection of florescent antibody, antigen, microscopy, flotation, and sedimentation techniques to detect parasites in blood, faeces, skin and hair.
Test |
Sample Type |
Information |
Turnaround Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Angiostrongylus vasorum antigen |
Serum/Plasma 200µl |
Detection of Angiostrongylus vasorum antigen in canine serum or plasma. |
1 working day |
Faecal Parasitology |
Faeces 5g |
McMaster Worm egg and Coccidial oocyst count. |
1 working day |
Faecal Parasitology (Companion Animal and Exotics) |
Faeces 5g |
Examination for faecal parasites (Worm eggs, Coccidial oocysts, Giardia cyst and Lungworm larvae) using zinc sulphate flotation technique. A 3 day pooled sample is recommended. |
1 working day |
Fluke Egg Screen |
Faeces 40g |
Examination for Liver Fluke (Fasciola hepatica) and Rumen Fluke (Paramphistomum spp.) eggs using sedimentation technique. 40g is the optimal quantity of faeces. Samples of less than 10g may not be sufficient to detect eggs being shed in low numbers. |
1 working day |
Giardia antigen |
Faeces 1g |
SNAP test to detect Giardia antigen. |
1 working day |
Heartworm Dirofilaria immitis antigen |
Serum/ Plasma 100µl |
Detection of Dirofilaria immitis antigen in serum or plasma. |
1 working day |
Heartworm Modified Knott's Test |
EDTA Blood 1ml |
Examination for microfilaria (Dirofilaria immitis/repens). |
1 working day |
Lungworm (Baermann) |
Faeces >10g |
Baermann test for detection and identification of Lungworm Larvae. |
2 working days |
Neospora caninium |
Serum 100µl |
Indirect fluorescent antibody test for Neospora caninium IgG antibodies. |
1-5 working days |
Toxoplasma gondii |
Serum 100µl |
Indirect fluorescent antibody test for Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM antibodies. |
1-5 working days |
Skin Parasites |
Skin scrape |
Microscopy and digest as appropriate. |
1-2 working days |