Private
hunters, outfitters, hunt clubs, or game farms with fewer
than 31 teeth, please go to
For Hunters &
Outfitters.
Matson's
Laboratory LLC
US Post Office address:
PO Box 308, Milltown MT 59851 USA
Physical address (for UPS, FedEx, and other
couriers:
8140 Flagler Road, Milltown MT 59851 USA
Email address: gjmatson@montana.com
Prices (in US Dollars)
Effective 1 January 2008
Tooth sectioning is the first step in the process of cementum
aging. Matson's standard microscope slide preparation
has 2 tooth sections for each of 3 different teeth mounted
on a single slide. Research sections have 6-8 sections
taken at maximum intervals to maximize cementum exposure
and aging accuracy.
UNIT PRICE, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, IS PER TOOTH
Tooth Sectioning
Cementum Aging
Special Handling & Other Fees
Ovary Analysis and Histological Preparations
of Soft Tissue
Tetracycline Biomarker Screening
Shipping
and Handling
Expert Witness Services for Legal Cases
Payment and Discounts
Tooth sectioning:
| Price
for a sample of the indicated size sent together as
a single shipment: |
| 1-4
teeth, minimum charge: |
$55.00 |
| 5-25
teeth: |
7.90 |
| 26-300
teeth: |
3.60 |
| 301-1000
teeth: |
2.75 |
| More
than 1000 teeth: |
2.45 |
Research
sections
(6-8 sections/tooth; 1 tooth/slide): |
| Research
sections: |
7.90 |
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Cementum
aging:
| Adult: |
$1.15 |
| Juvenile: |
0.50 |
| Age
recently erupted teeth by inspection (sectioning not
required): |
1.15 |
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SPECIAL HANDLING & OTHER
FEES:
Rush service: Currently unavailable
Legal evidence: (1-3 teeth):
75.00
Legal evidence is processed within 30 days. In cases
of special urgency, shorter turnaround is possible.
Duplicate preparations are kept at the lab for future
reference.
For larger numbers of teeth to be processed as legal
evidence, inquire for price and turnaround.
Special
handling of specimen envelopes or prepare inventory
list:
| Sort
and collate specimen envelopes by species or serially
by I.D. number: |
$0.20 |
| Number
tooth envelopes as specified by biologist: |
0.20 |
| Prepare
master inventory list of I.D. numbers: |
0.20 |
Add
data to master identification list:
FOR BLACK BEARS ONLY, Gender must be known for accurate
age analysis. FOR ALL SPECIES, date of kill must be
known for the period 1 February through 31 August.
Matson's can record this information from tooth envelopes
or other data source as a special service.
| Add
data (black bear genders): |
$0.20 |
| Add
spring dates (all species): |
$0.20 |
Preparing
teeth for processing:
| Clean:Remove
dirt or excess tissue; separate teeth joined by
soft tissue |
$0.40 |
| Trim
large teeth to fit 34mm X 7mm size limit: |
0.40 |
| Handle
large teeth greater than 1cm root diameter: Added
charge 2.50 minimum up to 5.00 maximum for largest
teeth. |
2.50
- 5.00 |
Special
tooth sectioning and section mounting: A
standard slide preparation is 2 tooth sections for each
of 3 different teeth mounted on a single slide. This
price is included in the "Tooth sectioning"
section.
| More
than 2 sections mounted per slide; per section: |
$1.15 |
| Extra
slides. Standard preparation; per slide: |
2.20 |
| Mount
sections from 1 tooth only on 1 slide: |
1.35 |
Slide
labeling: Matson's no longer adds specimen
identification numbers to the slide preparations. Instead,
a cross reference is included inside the slide box.
Slides can be labeled as a special service. See below.
There is an additional charge when more than 6 characters
in I.D. number. See below.
| Labeling: |
$0.20 |
| Long
I.D. numbers: |
$0.20 |
Special services in cementum aging:
AGE
DATA SUMMARY: $30.00
Age distribution is tabulated and graphed. For a tooth
sample submitted in a single shipment; per species.
AGE ANALYSIS PHOTO REFERENCE: $120.00
Illustrated description of the cementum aging model
for a single species. Prepared from the tooth or specimen
sections in your sample. Per species.
AGE DATA ANALYSIS: Request quote
Data from current and/or previous reports combined,
sorted, summarized.
DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARDIZED MODEL
for age analysis: Request quotation
Other
special charges:
IMPORT
PERMIT FEE, required by U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service: $55.00
Government agencies and institutions are exempt.
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OVARY ANALYSIS AND HISTOLOGICAL
PREPARATIONS OF SOFT TISSUE:
We
will no longer accept soft tissue for
processing after June 1, 2008.
We will continue to receive, process, and analyze soft
tissue samples until June 1, 2008. We hope this will enable
you to go ahead with any sampling that you had planned
for the 07-08 season.
We
are experiencing a steadily increasing demand for our
cementum aging and tetracycline screening services and
feel that we must focus our energies in those directions
in order to best serve our clients.
Matson's
appreciates your business and we hope that the discontinued
service will not be too much of an inconvenience. Thanks
for working with us!
OVARY
ANALYSIS:
Identification of corpora lutea and, when applicable,
other reproductive indicators. Price per ovary pair.
| Microscopic
(medium sized mammals, e.g. otter) |
21.00 |
| Microscopic
(most smaller mammals) |
10.50 |
| Dissect
ovary free of surrounding tissue |
2.10 |
| Analysis
of preparation |
4.20 |
| Discount,
when no CL present or when biologist conducts own
analysis |
-2.00 |
HISTOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS OF SOFT TISSUES:
We
will no longer accept soft tissue
for processing after June 1, 2008.
We will continue to receive, process, and analyze
soft tissue samples until June 1, 2008. We hope this
will enable you to go ahead with any sampling that
you had planned for the 07-08 season.
We
are experiencing a steadily increasing demand for
our cementum aging and tetracycline screening services
and feel that we must focus our energies in those
directions in order to best serve our clients.
Matson's
appreciates your business and we hope that the discontinued
service will not be too much of an inconvenience.
Thanks for working with us!
Cost
varies depending upon the condition of the material
and processing requirements.
The typical cost for a specimen of approximately 1cm
diameter that is sectioned at 10 microns and stained
with hematoxylin/eosin is: $20.00
Request a price quote for your material.
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TETRACYCLINE BIOMARKER
SCREENING:
When the specimen is a tooth that will also be sectioned
for cementum aging. Price per tooth: $3.60.
When the specimen is a tooth that will not be sectioned
for cementum aging, or is bone. Price per specimen:
$4.80.
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SHIPPING & HANDLING:
Plastic
slide boxes are furnished at our cost: $6.50/100 slides.
Minimum packaging charge: $3.00.
Postage: Added to invoice.
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LEGAL
CASES:
Gary
Matson is available to serve as an expert witness
for cementum age analyses conducted by Matson's Lab.
Fees will depend upon the circumstances and requirements
of each case.
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PAYMENT AND DISCOUNTS:
Master
Card and Visa are accepted.
Discounts:
TIMELY PAYMENT 4%
Discount applies if payment is by check, bank draft,
or international money order within 30 days of the
invoice date (40 days outside the U.S.).
UNIFORM
ID NUMBER 1%
Discount applies when tooth I.D. numbers are in
alpha numeric sequence (e.g. 100 teeth labeled 1-100).
It's O.K. to have a few gaps in the sequence if
these are identified in documentation accompanying
the teeth.
It's O.K. to have letter prefixes or suffixes if
the series is still alpha numeric, and to have more
than 5 characters as long as the number of characters
is uniform throughout the sample.
UNIFORM
SEASON 1%
Discount applies when teeth are all from a fall
or winter harvest, therefore not requiring that
Matson's enter dates of kill into the data record.
DISKETTE
2%
Applies when all information needed for cementum
aging is supplied on a diskette. This discount
replaces No.s 2(number) and 3(season), which apply
when specimen data is on a hard copy and not a diskette.
CANADIAN
EXCHANGE
Applies to all clients in Canada and assures a maximum
exchange rate of 25%. The mechanics of the discount
are explained on each invoice.
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