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LABOKLIN now offers a genetic test for Osteochondrodysplasie (dwarfism) in Labrador Retriever. The test for the mutation has been developed by Prof. Dr. Leeb's and Prof. Dr. Lohi's group. The disease is most spread in hunting and working types of dog. Despite smaller and disproportioned body size, no further symptoms seem to occur.

Episodic Falling and Dry Eye Curly Coat Syndrome are the two most relevant hereditary diseases in Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breed.
Affected dog puppies suffer from keratoconjunctivitis sicca from eyelid opening, abnormal (rough/curly) coat and appear usually smaller than littermates. Footpads are hyperkeratinised from young adulthood including nail growth abnormalities and intermittent sloughing, pain and lameness.
Both diseases are inherited in an autosomal-recessive trait. Carriers are free of symptoms, but can spread the mutation in the breed. The now available genetic tests enable the identification of carriers, a crucial step in breeding managemant.

Please note: Combinated genetic testing for Dry Eye Curly Coat Syndrome and Episodic Falling is very attractively in terms of price!

From now on LABOKLIN offers a specific test for detection of Anaplasma platys via realtime PCR (test number 8236). Anaplasma platys is an obligate intracellular rickettsial organism and causes the disease called canine infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia. Samples: 0,5 ml EDTA-blood, tick

To clarify the causes of infectious diseases in CNS Laboklin now offers a PCR-profile called "Neurology Dog" (test number 8203). This profile combines the detection of canine distemper virus, Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii and tick-borne encephalitis virus via PCR. CSF-aspirates are recommended, sampling should be performed 2-10 days after onset of neurological symptoms.

Since November we have been offering new special profiles for the two most common endocrine diseases in horses: EMS and Cushing profiles. EMS-Profil: fasting insuline and glucose, fructosamine and 2-3 proxies for insulin sensitivity, that is, pancreatic-ß-cell activity (RISQI, MIRG, I:G ratio). Cushing-Profil: includes the whole EMS-Profil and, additionally, ACTH, triglycerides and G-GT.

To complete our broad spectrum of antibiotics we usually test, we prepared and included in our routine antibiogram an extended antibiotics panel.

Now we can additionally test the antibiotics meropem, ticarcillin, amikacin, clarithromycin, ceftazidim amd ceftifur. This extended antibiotics panel can be recommended in case of previous treated and resistant infections.

During the summer months allergic reactions of our patients are frequently encountered. Especially bites from insects of the order Hymenoptera (wasp, bee, and such) are a problem.

For this reason we developed a new allergy profile called "Hymenoptera", which includes the four most frequently encountered agents in this group.

This allergy test is based on the Epsilon-receptor technology, providing reliable test results by measuring allergy specific IgE-antibodies in samples from affected animals (bitten by bees, wasps, and such).

The code number of this test is 7124, the sample required is 0,5 ml serum.

For several years now our laboratory offers a serological food allergy test to detect allergen-specific antibodies (IgE and IgG) for the diagnosis of food based hypersensitivities. The increasing use of more „exotic“ sources of protein and carbohydrates in commercially available pet foods makes it very challenging to develop an elimination diet that only consists of unknown proteins and carbohydrates for the patient. Extended Food Allergy Panel

Especially during the winter months, an increasing number of pet owners likes to travel into more southern parts of Europe and they commonly take their pets with them. As a consequence of these traveling habits, the veterinarian more frequently is presented with animals not only suffering from diseases caused by agents endemic in these areas but also with an increasing number of animals that developed allergies against allergens encountered in the respective areas.

Therefore we developed a special mediterranean allergy panel (based on Fc-Epsilon-Receptor technology). This new panel contains a completely new combination of allergens to accommodate for this change of environment (24 allergens, south regional pollen, perennial allergens and flea). 

Allergies are in season in spring and summer – as guideline to help you get through the differentials our colleague Regina Wagner being a qualified vet dermatologist has designed a flow chart (PDF 425 KB). We hope this will make finding the diagnosis easier.

Using the order form, you can get a print version for your clinic.
A new reference values list replace the old one.

In this poster the classical species like dog, cat, cow, horse, but also guinea pig, rabbit and some birds are included .

If you want to have a look first, you can open the  PDF-file   (2886 KG) 

A converter for easy comparison of results with diagnostic parameters in different units -
our new  SI-calculator  is online in menu service. We hope your work in practice will be a little bit easier.

Beginning July 1st, we have to change some of our prices mainly affecting histopath and allergy. Please contact us for new order sheets in case of interest. For basic lab work e.g. clinical chemistry, hematology, endocrinology and serology we were able to continue keeping our prices stable.

New: we have set up a variety of symptom oriented PCR combinations to rule out / identify infectious agents very cost effectively. You can order these panels by just noting the test number quoted in front of the panel.

New: we offer a geriatric screen for male dogs including a marker for prostate hyperplasia and a geriatric screen especially designed for horses.

Tritrichomonas foetus is known to be a causeative agent for diarrhea in cats quite often with symptoms resembling Giardiasis. New data show evidence, that not only cats in multicat households but also younger cats and purebreds are more prone to catch the disease.
 
In Accordance with Prof. Steiner from the GI-Lab in Texas we have established a PCR for the detections using feaces directly without any further preparation in the vet clinic.

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