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Options, Prices, Limits

Options

Our laboratory offers two tailored service options to support scientific projects and provide comprehensive information on the physiological status of animals:

  1. Full service: All tasks (sample preparation, measurements, result generation, etc.) are carried out by our expert staff.
  2. Partial service: Students or post-doc researchers work, after being trained in sample preparation and marker determination methods, on the analysis of their own samples. This option is preferred when the samples have not been prepared by the "client" (e.g., fecal samples that still need to be extracted), for many samples, or when there is scientific interest in the project. For smaller sample sizes and routine diagnostic tests (such as those often requested by zoos), only the full service is available.

The available options, as well as the conditions and timeline for analyses and result delivery, will be discussed in advance. For all hormone measurements, we use enzyme immunoassay (EIA) methods, with all samples analyzed in duplicate and all steps subject to quality management.

 

Prices

The costs are based on the required workload, the type of analysis, and the hormone (metabolite) to be measured:
Examples:

 

Analysis/Sample typeMinimum/Maximum requiredPrice (excluding VAT)
Steroids blood (plasma, serum)0,1 ml/2,0 ml10,00 - 15,00 Euro
Steroids urine (including creatinine or SG)0,1 ml/1,0 ml9,50 - 15,00 Euro
Steroids native feces0,5 g/5,0 g11,00 - 15,00 Euro
Steroids fecal extract0,2 ml9,50 - 12,00 Euro
Steroids saliva0,2 ml/1,0 ml12,00 - 15,00 Euro
C-Peptide blood (serum, plasma)0,5 ml15,00 Euro***
C-Peptide urine (including creatinine)0,5 ml15,50 Euro***
Neopterin blood (serum, plasma)0,2 ml16,00 Euro***
Neopterin urine (including creatinine or SG)0,2 ml16,50 Euro***

*The collection of large sample volumes is analytically unnecessary and should be avoided.
**The prices refer to the analysis of a single marker in an unprocessed sample and the use of the "Full Service."
***Price applies when at least 30 samples are submitted. For fewer samples, the price will be higher.
SG = Specific Gravity

Limits of the service

Since each species metabolizes physiological markers differently and excretes species-specific metabolites in urine or feces, validated non-invasive analysis methods may not be available for certain species in our laboratory. Therefore, we offer our service with biologically valid results only for those species for which we have experience and can use established immunological methods.

We are willing to establish enzyme immunoassays for "new" species within our capabilities. The prerequisite for this is that you provide us with additional reference samples necessary for biological validation. The specific samples required depend on the scientific question and must be discussed in advance. The analyses conducted as part of the validation process must be compensated, as with any other sample analysis, regardless of the success of the validation.

Should the results be published in a scientific journal, reviewers typically require data on the evaluation and biological validation of the assay used.