Parasitology
A range of testing services is provided by PADLS laboratories for the detection and identification of microscopic parasite eggs or larvae and protozoal organisms. In order to provide an accurate and timely identification of internal parasites, provide fresh (not frozen) feces collected within 24 hours prior to submission. Keep samples refrigerated and ship with ice packs. Most analyses can be completed within 48 hours of submission.
Tests Provided
- Cryptosporidium ELISA
- Centrifugation/fecal flotation, quantitative
- Fecal parasite direct smear
- Modified double fecal centrifugation
- Modified McMaster's fecal flotation
- Parasite identification
Section Supervisor
Laboratory Technicians
More Information
Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. After-hours submission available daily.
- Email adlhelp@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Fax 814-865-3907
2026 Holiday Hours
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 19th, Closed
- Memorial Day: May 25, Closed
- Juneteenth: June 19, Closed
- Independence Day: July 4, Closed
- Labor Day: September 7, Closed
- Thanksgiving Holiday: November 26-27, Closed
- Christmas Eve: December 24, Open 8 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Christmas Day: December 25, Closed
- Holiday Break: December 28-31, Open 8 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- New Year's Day: January 1, 2027, Closed
Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. After-hours submission available daily.
- Email adlhelp@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Fax 814-865-3907
2026 Holiday Hours
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 19th, Closed
- Memorial Day: May 25, Closed
- Juneteenth: June 19, Closed
- Independence Day: July 4, Closed
- Labor Day: September 7, Closed
- Thanksgiving Holiday: November 26-27, Closed
- Christmas Eve: December 24, Open 8 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Christmas Day: December 25, Closed
- Holiday Break: December 28-31, Open 8 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- New Year's Day: January 1, 2027, Closed
