Abortion Investigation Panel for Cattle & Buffalo
The abortion investigation panel looks for common infectious causes of abortion in cows and buffaloes, using serum, the aborted fetus, placenta or swabs. The exact tests are confirmed when you book, and many abortions stay unexplained even after testing.
- Sample
- Serum, aborted fetal tissue, placenta or swab
- Quantity
- As advised
- Report
- Confirmed when you book
- Collection
- Free in Bhopal
What this test checks
- Signs of common infectious causes of abortion, typically Brucella, Leptospira, Neospora and Coxiella
- Viral causes such as IBR and BVD, where they are included in the panel
- Antibodies in the mother's serum, and germs or their genetic material in fetal tissue, placenta or swabs
- The exact list of tests, which is confirmed when you book
Benefits of this test
- Looks for several common infectious causes of abortion in one planned investigation.
- Can help find infections that may spread to other animals in the herd.
- Can help your vet decide on herd testing, care and further steps.
- Can help identify infections that may also pass to people, so families can take care.
- Uses the samples available after an abortion, such as serum, fetus, placenta or swabs.
When your vet may advise it
- A cow or buffalo aborts, especially in late pregnancy.
- More than one abortion in the same herd over a short time.
- Abortions together with retained placenta, weak calves or stillbirths.
- Repeat breeding or poor fertility along with abortions in the herd.
- Abortions that start after new animals were bought into the herd.
About this test
An abortion is the loss of a calf before it is due. In cows and buffaloes it can be caused by infections, but also by injury, heat stress, poisoning, nutrition problems or other causes that are not infectious. Infections that can cause abortion include brucellosis, leptospirosis, neosporosis (caused by a tiny parasite called Neospora caninum), Q fever (caused by Coxiella burnetii) and virus diseases such as infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) and bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD). Finding an infectious cause matters, because some of these infections spread within a herd and some can pass to people.
This panel combines several tests chosen to look for these causes. Depending on the case, it may use serum from the mother, the aborted fetus, the placenta (afterbirth) or vaginal swabs. It may include antibody tests, PCR tests, which look for a germ's genetic material, and other lab checks. The panel typically covers Brucella, Leptospira, Neospora, Coxiella and viral causes, but the exact tests are confirmed when you book. Fresh samples taken soon after the abortion give the most useful results, so call your vet or the lab quickly and keep the fetus and placenta cool and clean.
Many abortions stay unexplained even after full testing, and a negative result does not rule out infection. A positive result for one germ also needs care, because some animals carry antibodies from past infection or vaccination. Brucellosis, leptospirosis and Q fever can pass to people, so wear gloves when handling an aborted calf, the afterbirth or samples, wash your hands well and see a doctor if you feel unwell. Positive brucellosis results are handled under veterinary and government guidance. A registered veterinarian reads all results together with the herd's history and signs.
How to prepare
Call the lab or your vet soon after the abortion; keep the aborted calf and placenta cool, clean and covered, handle them only with gloves, and your vet collects serum or swabs as needed. The lab confirms the method, sample needs and reporting time when you book.
Reading the result
A registered veterinarian reads all panel results together with the herd's history, vaccination status and signs. A positive result can point to a likely cause but is not always proof, because antibodies can remain from past infection or vaccination. A negative panel does not rule out infection, and many abortions stay unexplained even after full testing.
Questions about Abortion Investigation Panel for Cattle & Buffalo
What does an abortion panel test for in cows and buffaloes?
Will the tests always find why my cow or buffalo aborted?
Is it safe to handle an aborted calf?
How do I send abortion samples to the lab in Bhopal?
Before you book this test
Why this notice: so you know, before you book, how a test is done, what its limits are and who is responsible.
- Where it is tested. Some tests are done wholly or partly by an independent partner laboratory. The lab tells you before booking if this test is sent out, and the report names the laboratory that did it.
- What a result can and cannot tell you. No test is right every time. A normal result does not rule out every disease, and an abnormal result does not prove one. A registered veterinarian should read the report with the animal’s signs and history before any treatment is started, changed or stopped.
- The sample. A sample that is clotted, too small, wrongly labelled, leaking or too old may be rejected or reported with a note, and the lab may ask for a fresh one.
- Reporting time. Confirmed when you book. Times are estimates, not guarantees, and the lab confirms the time when you book.
- Emergencies. A booking or a pending report must not delay urgent care. If an animal has collapsed, struggles to breathe, has fits or bleeds heavily, call a veterinarian at once.
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Abortion Investigation Panel for Cattle & Buffalo: Bhopal and the big cities of Madhya Pradesh
Free sample collection anywhere in Bhopal. From the other cities, send the sample by courier, bus parcel or through your local veterinarian, and the report comes to you online.
Free collection in these Bhopal areas
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Abortion in Cattle and Buffalo: Which Samples and Tests
Abortion in a cow or buffalo has many possible causes, and in many cases none is found. Samples from the mother and from the aborted calf, taken by a vet, can be tested for infections such as brucellosis, leptospirosis and neosporosis. Handle all of them with gloves.
18 Oct 2026