Ohio Department of Agriculture
Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
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Test Charge Policies:
The Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory assesses a minimal fee for diagnostic and other non-regulatory tests. Test fees charged to Ohio clients are minimal as they represent only the cost of expendable laboratory materials. The Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory currently does not charge fees to licensed accredited veterinarians requesting regulatory or program associated tests including but not limited to Brucella, Pseudorabies, and National Poultry Improvement Plan requirements.
The laboratory provides testing services for clients not residing in Ohio at one and a half times the rates given in the Fee Schedule. In addition to these fees, a $10.00 accession fee will be added to each group of samples submitted from non-Ohio clients.
Account numbers are assigned to all veterinarians who submit samples. Please refer to your assigned account number in all correspondence in relation to billing questions. To ensure proper handling of account records, please notify the ADDL immediately if there are any changes in address, phone number or associates.
Payment for all charges is the responsibility of the submitting veterinarian. Charges are billed monthly and are due upon receipt. Checks should be made out to the Ohio Department of Agriculture /ADDL. Include the account number on the reference line of the check to ensure that the correct account is credited.
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Services provided by the Pathology Section include complete necropsy examinations including histopathologic examinations, special stains/histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, surgical pathology and qualitative fecal centrifugations. Necropsy accessions are performed on a consignment basis as follows:
1-6 poultry (chicken, turkey, duck, game birds)
1-6 aborted fetuses (same dam), any species
1-3 neonates, any species
1-3 weanlings (<50 lbs)
1 adult animal
Consignments of multiple specimens must include animals/birds with similar clinical problems. Referring veterinarians should notify the Pathology Section and if necessary, consult with the pathologist, prior to the submission of a carcass or live animal. Upon submission of necropsy cases, the owner will be billed an initial deposit of $35.00 to cover the gross and histopathologic examinations. The maximum charge for one necropsy accession, excluding toxicologic testing, is $125.00, plus the accession fee. Ancillary testing beyond the gross examination is at the discretion of the pathologist. There is no charge for necropsies performed on animals/birds submitted as suspects or reactors for which there is a state or federal regulatory program. Cosmetic necropsies will not be performed and no portion of the carcass will be returned to the owner.