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Don't know if this might interest anyone, but the in-office brucellosis test has been discontinued and vets are no longer able to obtain it.
So if you need to do a test and normally do it in office, you might want to plan a few days turn around time instead.

must be very recently, I just got a new supply from Synbiotics 2 weeks ago

 

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This is from Synbiotics Corporation web site, the test was originally developed and first marketed in 1982 and has proved to be reliable and affordable. In my experience positives are rare, a dilutent is supplied with the test to further test and rule out false positives. If the second test is positive serum is submitted to a commercial lab for the Brucella canis tube agglutination test which takes several days.

"The D-TEC® CB Canine Brucellosis Antibody Test Kit is a Rapid Slide Agglutination Test (RSAT) which has been shown to presumptively diagnose infection with Brucella canis by detecting specific antibody that is formed one to four weeks after infection.*
Rapid. Dependable results are available in approximately two minutes.
Accurate. False negatives have rarely been reported.
Sensitive. *Detects both early and chronic stages of infection.
Contains 2-ME to further test RSAT positive samples.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) recommends a confirmed negative status prior to breeding.
- Sold to licensed veterinarians only."

 

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All the vets here have always sent mine out but w/ a turnaround time of only 1-2 days, I have to wonder if that lab that does them is using a kit too.

That is very likely as the RSAT test is the only canine Brucellosis test that would have results in a short period of time.

My current supply may not been as recently acquired as I previously stated, the box is half full so it may have been purchased 2-3 months ago rather than the 2-3 weeks. I will talk to our supplier this week and report on the availability or lack thereof.