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I just bought a 7 month old female, I live in TN, how much does a brucelosis test cost. I am going to have it done regardless but want a ballpark figure. please pm me with a price, thanks in advance

about $30

thanks for the info, Tom

Do you have to have this test done before you breed your hounds??? Just wondering,, whats it for???

Rich Piacentine

Rich here are some Posts that Explain it very Well This is some BAD Stuff Kinda like a Canine VD This first post Oakhill has Some Excelent information and the others Should Provide you with enough information to make you worry at least LOL
TC
http://www.beagleboard.com/viewtopic.ph ... rucellosis

Heres a couple more
http://americanbeagler.huntingboards.co ... brucelosis
http://www.beagleboard.com/viewtopic.ph ... rucellosis

Thanks TC, roger that on BAD stuff!! Hope my breeder had that done, sounds like the only thing to do is put one down iffen that shows up, right??

Rich Piacentine

Some say you can cure it but I think notttttttt!!! It can go into remission I have heard. But if you hunt with others or bring other hounds into your kennel you are taking a big risk in exposing their hounds to this disease. AS a breeder, your whole kennel would be quarentines and every hound would have to be tested, then retested, then retested. All the hounds would probably have to be destroyed. So you can understand what someone would request a test before allowing any hound into their kennel much less use their stud for breeding.

We reqire testing of all Dogs male and Female Before Coming into our Kennel!!! We also Provide a neg test on our males Before Breeding and A neg test on females at least 5 days Prior to coming to our kennel.
From What i understand after doing the research ALL dogs have to be tested at least three times over a 60 day period after coming into contact with an infected Dog and ALL infected Dogs should be put down!

Had IVY tested and it was NEGATIVE! I didnt think she had anything but I just got her and had her checked out by the VET. It is $35.00 in Crossville, TN to get a Brucelosis test done. P.S. I never could spell good so overlook my spelling!!! Thanks for the good info, Tom Clouse

How long have people had to wait for test results?

Can be as long as three days.

I had one done in '96, one in '00, and one in '01, I can't recall the waiting periods but the '01 was done at a reproduction specialists office...
(these were different females for outside stud services)
We just had one done on our gyp, and vet said we wont hear until Weds. has to send it into the state.....
Is this a city / country thing or is my memory bad...?

CHECK AROUND TO DIFFERENT VETS.
SOME VETS CARRY THE ENTIRE TEST KIT IN THERE OFFICE, AND YOU CAN GET TEST RESUTLS SAME DAY.
THE LAST ONE I HAD DONE, RESULTS WERE BACK INSIDE 20 MINUTES.

JAMES DAVIS
YELLOW MT. KENNELS

Yes, just got off the horn with the "state" turns out to be the University of IL. LOL they could do it asap...this is what I get for not researching before hand, thanks for the tip though!