Microbiology Lab

“Meeting the Needs of the Dairy Industry”

Lancaster DHIA’s Microbiology/Culture Lab opened in 2005. Our lab brings years of regulatory and DHIA lab experience from a trusted leader in the dairy industry.

Please contact us about your testing needs as some items may not be listed that have been recently started.

Raw Milk Permit Pricing

(Call for current pricing and volume pricing)

PA Certified Raw Milk Permit

1st Permit Test
Includes SPC, Coliform, Delvo, Water Test, Components

2nd & 3rd Permit Test
Includes SPC, Coliform, Delvo, Components

Raw Milk Permit Test — Goat

1st Permit Test
Includes SPC, Coliform, Delvo, Water Test, Components

2nd & 3rd Permit Test
Includes SPC, Coliform, Delvo, Components

Raw Milk Permit Test — Sheep

1st Permit Test
Includes SPC, Coliform, Charm SLB, Water Test, DMSCC – Green Stain

2nd & 3rd Permit Test
Includes SPC, Coliform, Charm SLB, DMSCC – Green Stain

Walk-In Pricing Guide

(Call for current pricing and volume pricing)

Components—Fat/ESCC 

Direct Microscope SCC

Direct Microscope SCC (Green Stain)

Direct Microscope Bacteria

Antibiotics (GI) Delvo
(Pos & Neg controls charged for single sample testing)

Antibiotics (GI) Charm SL3
(Pos & Neg controls charged for single sample testing)

Bacteria (PLC)

Bacteria (SPC)

Lab Pasteurization Count (LPC)

Pre Incubated Count (PI)

Cryoscope (Water in Milk)

Coliform

Water Testing (E-Coli & Coliform)

Equipment Cleaning Swab Test

Finished Product Testing

(Call for current pricing and volume pricing)

Coliform

Bacteria SPC

Antibiotics (GI) Delvo
(Pos & Neg controls charged per set)

Phosphatase Test

Butterfat Infrared

Butterfat Gerber

Cream, Eggnog & Ice Cream

PH of Finished Products
(Canned pickles and vegetables)

Charge for sample pick-up and transportation is based on mileage and time.

* All samples must include a temperature control to be an official, valid test.