New Bolton Center Diagnostic Laboratories

• Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories

  New Bolton Center's Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories offes numerous testing capabilities, including:

  New Bolton Center Clinical Laboratories
  Test Name	Test Name
  Albumin	Glucose Tolerance
  Ammonia	IgG (Equine, Camelid)
  AT III	IgG (Bovine)
  Bile Acid	Packed Cell Volume (PCV)
  Bilirubin	Platelet Count
  Blood Parasites	Profiles
  Blood Urea Nitrogen	PT
  CBC (Complete Blood Count)	PTT
  Cholesterol	RBC (Red Blood Cell Count)
  Colloid Oncotic Pressure	TC02
  Creatinine	Total Protein
  Cross Match	TP (Total Solids)
  CSF Protein	Triglycerides
  CSF Cell Counts	Therapeutic Drugs
  Cytologies	Urinalysis
  D-Dimer	Urine Chloride
  Electrolytes	Urine Creatinine
  Enzymes	Urine GGT
  Fecal Occult Blood	Urine Ketones
  Fecal Exam (O/P)	Urine Potassium
  Fibrinogen	Urine Sodium
  Glucose	WBC (White Blood Cell Count)

  Please call the billing office to set up an account before ordering testing.
  Billing office phone number: 610-925-6400.

  You may also download our Clinical Lab Test and Fee Schedule (PDF).

• Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

  The clinical microbiology laboratory performs routine diagnostic microbiology services including aerobic, anaerobic, fungal and mycobacterial culture; antibiotic susceptibility testing; and a variety of serologic tests.

  Microbiology Contacts:
  • Salmonella Reference Center: 610-925-6337
  • Clinical Laboratory: 610-925-6156
  • PEQAP: 610-925-6154 

• Equine Pharmacology Laboratory

  In 2006, Dr. Lawrence R. Soma, VMD, and professor of Large Animal Medicine at New Bolton Center, and Dr. Cornelius E. Uboh, director of the Pennsylvania Equine Toxicology and Research Laboratory (PETRL) in West Chester, PA, and their respective teams at Penn Vet and PETRL became the first research group in the world to develop and establish a method for confirming blood-doping agents in racehorse serum.

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• National Botulism Reference Laboratory

  The National Botulism Reference Laboratory at New Bolton Center provides diagnostic services for both suspected individual cases of botulism, as well as possible outbreaks.

  As one of the few laboratories of its kind in the United States, the laboratory provides testing for samples from multiple animal species including equine, bovine, avian and canine, as well as suspected feedstuffs and forages.

  Leading experts in clinical botulism are available for consultation to discuss clinical signs of affected animals, as well as epidemiological factors in order to determine the likelihood of a single case of botulism, or to help identify an outbreak.

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• Pathology Laboratory

  The Large Animal Pathology Service provides complete necropsy and biopsy services both to the patients of New Bolton and referring veterinarians throughout the state. Immunohistochemistry adds a special dimension to Widener Hospital’s diagnostic service and to the work of Penn researchers. This special staining technique uses color-labeled antibodies to identify infectious agents and special cell components in histology sections.
  
  

  The laboratory at the hospital is a member of the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System (PADLS) in which veterinary specialists provide a complete panel of affordable diagnostic tests in the disciplines of toxicology, virology, bacteriology, serology, poultry medicine, aquaculture and field investigation. The PADLS system enables Widener Hospital to identify and rapidly respond to animal health threats (e.g., epizootics, bioterrorism, foreign animal diesease). Post-mortem examinations often provide a sense of closure to those who have lost a valued animal.

  Large Animal Pathology Contact Information:

  Large Animal Pathology
  • General Information: 610-925-6232
  • IHC: 610-925-6391

• Reference Andrology Laboratory

  The Reference Andrology Laboratory provides complete testing of neat, cooled and frozen-thawed semen from mammalian and avian species. The primary purpose of these services is to aid practitioners in their differential diagnosis of individual/herd/flock reproductive problems.

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• Toxicology Laboratory (PADLS)

  The PADLS Toxicology Laboratory (Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System) at New Bolton Center provides a full veterinary diagnostic toxicology service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Laboratory provides:

  • A broad spectrum of analyses for both natural and man-made toxicants including mycotoxins, drugs, environmental contaminants, insecticides, rodenticides, anions, and metals performed on a variety of sample matrices.
  • A broad spectrum of analyses for nutritionally relevant compounds including metals (selenium, copper, zinc, etc.)and vitamin E in animal samples.
  • Case consultation.
  • Assistance in field investigation of possible toxicoses.
  • An active method development program for new or emerging toxicants, markers of nutritional status and chemical food contaminants.

  Contact Information:

  Phone: 610-925-6211
  Fax: 610-925-6822
  Email: nbccontact@padlsnbc.vet.upenn.edu