Bovine Abortion Diagnostic Panel Work-Up
Common differential list:
- Bacteria: Ureaplasma diversum, Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., Brucella spp., Trueperella pyogenes, opportunistic bacteria (Bacillus spp. etc.), Leptospira spp., Listeria monocytogenes
- Viruses: BoHV-1 (IBR), BVDV
- Protozoa: Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis spp
- Fungal: Aspergillus spp., Mucor spp., Candida spp.
- Nutritional
- Toxicities: Nitrate, ergot
Samples to submit (fresh and fixed):
- Heart
- Lymph node
- Liver
- Brain: whole brain fresh
- Lung
- Skeletal muscle/tongue/diaphragm
- Kidney
- Eyelid/conjunctiva
- Spleen
- Fetal eye/vitreous humor
- Abomasal fluid
- Thymus
- Thyroid
- Thoracic fluid
- Adrenal glands
- Small and large intestines
- Placenta: 2-3 cotyledons with intercotyledonary placenta and amnion
- Any additional gross lesions
Standard tests run at the laboratory (included in the general investigation):
- Histopathology
- Abortion and Campylobacter spp. cultures
- Bovine abortion multiplex PCR (BoHV-1, BVDV)
Additional tests (check website for preferred samples and current prices):
- Trace mineral analysis
- Nitrates
- PCR for Neospora caninum or Ureaplasma diversum
- Vitamin A and E*
- Serology (maternal or fetal)
- Abortion Panel-bovine serology comprehensive *
- Leptospira Panel (5 serovars), Neopsora caninum, Brucella abortus, BoHV-1, and BVDV types 1A, 1B, and 2
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IgG * (fetal heart blood or thoracic fluid)
*Indicates referral test
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Updated June 26, 2026