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Plain-language guides from our lab: what each test measures, when to test, and how to look after dogs, cats, cows and buffaloes.
Pre-anaesthetic tests are blood checks done before an operation so the vet can plan the anaesthetic around the pet's own body. Young and old pets raise different questions, and a normal result is not a promise of no risk.
18 Oct 2026
The foal IgG test checks whether a newborn foal took in enough antibodies from its mother's first milk. It helps a vet spot a weak start early and decide what to watch.
18 Oct 2026
A young horse about to start training usually benefits from a baseline check: a blood count, a muscle enzyme test, a blood parasite smear and a dung test for worm eggs. Your vet decides which fit.
18 Oct 2026
Blood tests in an older horse can help a vet look at the kidneys, liver and thyroid when the horse is losing weight or has a poor coat. They are a guide, not the whole answer.
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A newborn calf gets its first defence against infection from colostrum, its mother's first milk. A blood test and a colostrum check can show whether enough antibodies were taken in.
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A growing heifer can be checked before first breeding with a brucellosis test, a blood count, a mineral profile and a progesterone test. Your vet decides which of these she needs.
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A buffalo calf with watery dung usually needs a dung test for worms, coccidia and common germs, and a vet should see it without delay. A rapid kit can check several causes at once.
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Older dairy cows and buffaloes often need closer checks because years of calving and milking can wear the body down. A metabolic profile, minerals, a pregnancy test and a Johne's screen are common choices.
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Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) is a blood-borne virus disease of horses, and the Coggins test can help detect antibodies to it, even in a horse that looks healthy. EIA is a notifiable disease.
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Glanders is a serious notifiable bacterial disease of horses that can pass to people. A vet should take the sample for the antibody test, which is a screening step and not an official verdict.
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Strangles is a contagious horse infection with fever, nasal discharge and swollen glands under the jaw. The lab can help confirm it with RT-PCR on a nasal swab, a guttural pouch wash or pus from an abscess.
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Fever and cough in a horse may come from equine influenza, equine herpesvirus or another germ, and a nasal swab tested by RT-PCR can help tell them apart. One negative result is never the last word.
18 Oct 2026
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