R.A.L. offers unexcelled accuracy, service and price. Only R.A.L. provides same day turn-around 5 days
a week or with arrangements for emergencies.
Our new and constantly expanding selection provides the testing you need now. The chart below indicates
(by number and by color) which specimen(s) you should submit for each test. If you are submitting
environmental samples, please use the procedure under
Environmental Screening.
| Sample Key |
|---|
| Sample #1: Whole blood, plus combined oral/rectal swab |
| Sample #2: Rectal/fecal swab |
| Sample #3: Blood (whole or dried), growing feathers, or bucal swabs |
| Sample #4: Oral or gastric swab |
| Sample #5: Nasal, oral or ocular swab |
| Sample #6: Oral, rectal or gill swab |
| Sample #7: Urine or Genital Swab or Tissues |
| Tests (see Key above and supplemental pages where available): | |
|---|---|
| Chlamydophila (Psittacosis) | Sample #1: |
| Psittacine Beak & Feather Disease (all pathogenic strains) | Sample #1 |
| Avian Polyoma Virus (APV) | Sample #1 |
| Psittacid Herpes Virus (Pacheco's Disease) (Genotypes 1, 2, 3, 4) | Sample #1 |
| Aspergillus Fumigatus | Sample #4 |
| Avian Gastric Yeast (Megabacteria) (Macrorhabdos Ornithogaster) | Sample #2 |
| Avian DNA Sex Determination | Sample #3 |
| Giardia | Sample #2 |
| Salmonella | Sample #2 |
| West Nile Virus | Sample #1 |
| Encephalitozoon cuniculi | Sample #7 |
| Helicobacter Mustelae (Ferret) | Sample #4 |
| Helicobacter Felis (Feline) | Sample #4 |
| Cryptosporidium Saurophilum (Lizard) | Sample #2 |
| Cryptosporidium Serpentis (Snake) | Sample #2 |
| Mycoplasma Agassizii (Tortoise) | Sample #5 |
| Mycobaterium Avium | Sample #1 |
| Mycobacterium Genevense | Sample #1 |
| Koi Herpes Virus | Sample #6 |
| Koi Pox Virus | Sample #6 |
| Wet Tail (Lawsonia Intracellularis) | Sample #2 |