All Veterinary Lab Tests with Sample Details

Milk Tests

California Mastitis Test (CMT)

The California Mastitis Test (CMT) is a quick paddle test that checks milk from each udder quarter for raised somatic cells, a sign of mastitis. It is commonly used to screen cows and buffaloes for hidden (subclinical) mastitis.

Fresh milk, quarter by quarter

Sample: Fresh milk, quarter by quarter
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Milk Tests

Somatic Cell Count (SCC) - Milk

A somatic cell count (SCC) counts the cells in a milk sample, most of them white blood cells. A rising count can signal udder inflammation such as mastitis in cows and buffaloes, even when the milk looks normal.

Fresh milk (quarter or composite)

Sample: Fresh milk (quarter or composite)
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Milk Tests

Milk Culture & Sensitivity (Mastitis)

Milk culture and sensitivity grows the bacteria causing mastitis from a clean quarter milk sample and tests which antibiotics may work against them. It helps a vet choose care for cows and buffaloes with mastitis.

Aseptic quarter milk sample

Sample: Aseptic quarter milk sample
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Mastitis Pathogen RT-PCR Panel

A mastitis pathogen RT-PCR panel checks a quarter milk sample for the DNA of common mastitis germs, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus species and E. coli. It can find several organisms at once, but it does not show which antibiotics may work.

Aseptic quarter milk sample

Sample: Aseptic quarter milk sample
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Milk Tests

Mycoplasma bovis Milk RT-PCR

The Mycoplasma bovis milk RT-PCR looks for the DNA of Mycoplasma bovis, a contagious mastitis germ, in milk from cows and buffaloes. It can find this germ, which routine milk culture often misses.

Aseptic milk sample

Sample: Aseptic milk sample
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Milk Tests

Milk Ring Test (Brucellosis Screening)

The Milk Ring Test (MRT) is a screening test that looks for Brucella antibodies in milk, shown by a coloured ring in the cream. It is used to screen cows and buffaloes, often on mixed herd milk, and positives are confirmed with other tests.

Fresh milk (herd or individual)

Sample: Fresh milk (herd or individual)
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Milk Tests

Milk Progesterone ELISA

A milk progesterone ELISA measures the hormone progesterone in milk to show where a cow or buffalo is in her heat cycle. It can help confirm that an animal is not in heat or may be pregnant, but it cannot prove pregnancy.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests

Milk BHB (Ketosis) Test

The milk BHB test measures beta-hydroxybutyrate, a ketone body, in milk to screen fresh cows and buffaloes for ketosis. A raised result may lead your vet to confirm with a blood BHB test, the reference test.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests

Milk Composition (Fat, SNF, Protein & Lactose)

A milk composition test measures the main solids in milk: fat, SNF (solids-not-fat), protein and lactose. Dairy farmers, vendors and cooperatives use it to check cow and buffalo milk for pricing, feeding decisions and signs of dilution.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests

Milk Fat (Gerber Method)

The Gerber method measures how much fat is in cow or buffalo milk. Acid frees the fat, and spinning pushes it up into the marked neck of a glass tube, called a butyrometer, for reading.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Density (Lactometer)

A lactometer test uses a floating glass gauge to read milk density, or how heavy milk is for its volume. Added water tends to lower the reading, while skimming off cream raises it.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests

Milk Titratable Acidity

Titratable acidity measures the acid in milk. Fresh milk has only a little, and the level climbs as bacteria turn milk sugar into lactic acid, so a raised reading points to souring.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests

Milk pH Test

A milk pH test shows how acidic or alkaline milk is. A raised pH can go with mastitis (an udder infection) and a falling pH with souring, but a normal pH does not rule mastitis out.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests

Milk Clot-on-Boiling Test

In the clot-on-boiling (COB) test, a little milk is boiled to see whether it curdles. Milk that clots is unsuitable for heating or processing, often because it has started to sour.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests

Milk Alcohol / Alizarin Test

The alcohol test mixes milk with alcohol and watches for flakes or clots, a sign the milk is unstable and could curdle when heated. Adding alizarin, a colour dye, also hints at souring.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests

Milk Methylene Blue Reduction Test (MBRT)

MBRT, the methylene blue reduction test, is an indirect check of bacteria in raw milk. A blue dye is added, and the sooner it fades, the more bacteria are likely present.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests

Milk Resazurin Reduction Test

The resazurin test uses a blue dye to gauge bacterial activity in milk. Active bacteria turn it pink and then colourless, so the colour seen after a set time is a rough guide to hygiene.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests

Milk Total Bacterial Count (TBC / Standard Plate Count)

A milk total bacterial count (TBC), also called a standard plate count, counts the bacteria in milk that grow on a standard lab plate. It is commonly used to check milking hygiene and how well cow and buffalo milk is cooled.

Chilled milk in a sterile bottle

Sample: Chilled milk in a sterile bottle
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Milk Coliform Count

A milk coliform count measures how many coliform bacteria are in raw milk. Coliforms come from dung, soil and dirty water, so a high count points to poor hygiene during milking, handling or storage.

Chilled milk in a sterile bottle

Sample: Chilled milk in a sterile bottle
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Milk Adulteration Screening Panel

A milk adulteration screening panel is a group of quick chemical checks for common substances added to milk, such as water, starch, urea, detergent and preservatives. The exact list is confirmed when you book, and the report is for information.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Urea (Adulteration) Test

The milk urea adulteration test checks whether urea, a common fertiliser, has been mixed into milk. Milk naturally holds a little urea, so the result is compared with that natural level.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Starch Test

The starch test picks up added starch or flour, a trick sometimes used to make watered milk look thicker. It is commonly done with iodine, which turns blue when starch is present.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Detergent Test

The detergent test screens milk for soap or detergent. Detergent is sometimes used to help fake milk froth like the real thing, but traces can also come from badly rinsed cans.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Hydrogen Peroxide Test

The hydrogen peroxide test finds out if this bleaching chemical, sometimes used to hold back souring, was added to milk. The report informs you; it is not an official food-safety result.

Fresh milk

Sample: Fresh milk
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Milk Tests tests

California Mastitis Test (CMT)

Somatic Cell Count (SCC) - Milk

Milk Culture & Sensitivity (Mastitis)

Mastitis Pathogen RT-PCR Panel

Mycoplasma bovis Milk RT-PCR

Milk Ring Test (Brucellosis Screening)

Milk Progesterone ELISA

Milk BHB (Ketosis) Test

Milk Composition (Fat, SNF, Protein & Lactose)

Milk Fat (Gerber Method)

Milk Density (Lactometer)

Milk Titratable Acidity

Milk pH Test

Milk Clot-on-Boiling Test

Milk Alcohol / Alizarin Test

Milk Methylene Blue Reduction Test (MBRT)

Milk Resazurin Reduction Test

Milk Total Bacterial Count (TBC / Standard Plate Count)

Milk Coliform Count

Milk Adulteration Screening Panel

Milk Urea (Adulteration) Test

Milk Starch Test

Milk Detergent Test

Milk Hydrogen Peroxide Test

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