Bacteriology (aerobes)

• swab (with medium): skin, wound, nose, pharynx, ear, urethra, urine, milk, vagina, etc.
• abscess material (swab with medium)
• bronchial lavage, bronchial secretions, tracheal secretions (swab with medium)
• faeces
• skin, skin scales, hairs, scurf, feathers
• liquor
• aspirates (from sterile body cavities)
• milk

bacterial culture (MALDI-TOF)

2 - 3 days

• Smears from purulent material: A detection by culture from purulent material is often difficult as the bacteria are pre-damaged and therefore difficult to breed.
• Abscess material: Split the abscess cavity and swab the inside of the abscess membrane; requesting an anaerobic bacteriological examination is advisable, too.
• Bronchial lavage: For microbiological examination, lavage fluid should be sent in using a swab with transport medium.
• Please state if Bordetella bronchiseptica and Histophilus somni are suspected, as special culture media are required! For the detection of Histophilus somni and Mannheimia haemolytica, a deep swab needs to be taken.
• Skin: It is essential to take the samples from the edge of the lesion. If a parasitological examination is to be carried out as well, hairs or skin scrapings are required.
• Ear smear: If a parasitological examination is also requested, a swab without medium must be sent in additionally.
• For aspirates from primarily sterile body cavities, the use of a Peds Plus™ blood culture bottle is recommended; the sample material should not be cooled.
• If testing for actinomycetes and Nocardia is desired, it is to be requested separately.
• For the examination of the milk of ruminants separate services are offered.