CSIRO - Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP)

Site

Australian Animal Health Laboratory

Accreditation No.

13546

Site No.

13539

Date of Accreditation

17 Feb 1999

Address

5 Portarlington Road
Geelong, VIC 3220
Australia

csiro.au/en/Research/Facilities/AAHL

Contact

Dr Dwane O'Brien P: +61 (03) 52275279

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

Veterinarian Supervised Laboratory

CSIRO - Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Australian Animal Health Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of air control equipment Biological safety cabinets Work zone integrity Not applicable AS 1807.5:2000;
AS 1807 Clause 4.3		 for compliance with: AS 2252.2
Air barrier containment Cold DOP AS 1807.22:2000;
AS 1807 Clause 4.9		 for compliance with: AS 2252.2
Integrity of HEPA filter installations Cold DOP AS 1807.7:2000 not terminally mounted
for compliance with: AS 2252.2

Air flow direction and visualization Cold DOP AS 1807.1:2000;
AS 1807 Clause 4.1		 for compliance with: AS 2252.2
Integrity of HEPA filter installations Cold DOP AS 1807.6:2000;
AS 1807 Clause 4.4		 for compliance with: AS 2252.2
Clean rooms, pharmaceutical isolators and work stations Air barrier containment Cold DOP AS 1807.22:2000;
AS 1807 Clause 4.9		 for compliance with: AS 2252.2
Integrity of HEPA filter installations Cold DOP AS 1807.7:2000 not terminally mounted
for compliance with: AS 2252.2
Work zone integrity Not applicable AS 1807.5:2000;
AS 1807 Clause 4.3		 for compliance with: AS 2252.2
Integrity of HEPA filter installations Cold DOP AS 1807.6:2000;
AS 1807 Clause 4.4		 for compliance with: AS 2252.2
Air velocity and uniformity of air velocity Cold DOP AS 1807.1:2000;
AS 1807 Clause 4.1		 for compliance with: AS 2252.2
Fume cupboards and recirculating fume cabinets Extraction performance Face velocity AS/NZS 2243.8 Appendix B;
AS/NZS 2243.9 Appendix B 		 for compliance with: AS/NZS 2243.8, AS/NZS 2243.9
Extraction performance Smoke visualisation AS/NZS 2243.8 Appendix A;
AS/NZS 2243.9 Appendix A		 for compliance with: AS/NZS 2243.8, AS/NZS 2243.9
Aquatic

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Detection and identification of virusesFor aquatic animals Tissues White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

in-house method TM-175

Aquabirnaviruses; Aquareoviruses; Aquatic virus; Epizootic haematopoitic necrosis virus; Infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus; Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus; Infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV); Koi herpes virus (KHV); Nervous necrosis virus (NNV, Betanodovirus); Orthomyxo-like viruses; Red sea bream iridovirus; Salmonid alphavirus; Spring viraemia of carp virus (SVCV); Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus; Identification of unknown viruses Cell culture

in-house method TM-178

Ostreid herpes virus 1 PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in-house method TM-176
Abalone herpes virus PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

in-house method TM-177

Bacteriology

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Detection and identification of bacteria Bacterial isolates Salmonella spp. MALDI-TOF in-house method TM-214
Identification of unknown bacteria MALDI-TOF in-house methods TM-050; TM-214
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species Bacterial isolates Salmonella spp.; Streptococcus spp. Macroscopic agglutination

in-house method TM-050

Detection and identification of bacteriaFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species Clitoral samples; Fluids; Preputial swabs; Semen; Swabs; Tissues; Urethral swabs Contagious equine metritis (Taylorella equigenitalis); Identification of unknown bacteria Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050 

Detection and identification of bacteriaFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, zoo animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species Abscesses; Aspirates; Effusions; Fluids; Parenchymatous organs; Pus; Tissues Actinobacillus spp.; Actinomyces spp.; Bacteroides spp.; Clostridium spp.​​​​; Corynebacterium spp.; Escherichia coli​​​​; Fusobacterium spp.; Haemophilus spp.; Nocardia spp.; Pasteurella spp.; Peptostreptococcus spp.; Pseudomonas spp.; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050 (General)

Bacterial isolates Brucella biotype; Salmonella serotype Serum agglutination

in-house method TM-050

Brucella abortus; Brucella canis; Brucella melitensis; Brucella ovis; Brucella suis Biochemical; Cultural; Microscopic agglutination; Serotyping; Staining

in-house method TM-004

Bone; Swabs; Synovial fluid Actinobacillus spp.; Erysipelothrix spp.; Escherichia coli​​​​; Haemophilus spp.; Pasteurella spp.; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050 (Skeletal)

Brain tissue; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Conjunctiva; Corneal material; Spinal cord Chlamydia spp.; Escherichia coli​​​​; Histophilus somni (Histophilus ovis); Listeria spp.; Moraxella bovis; Moraxella ovis; Nocardia spp.; Pasteurella spp.; Streptococcus spp. Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050 (Nervous)

Bronchial washings; Lung; Swabs; Tracheal washes Actinobacillus spp.; Actinomyces spp.; Bordetella spp.; Corynebacterium spp.; Escherichia coli​​​​; Haemophilus spp.; Klebsiella spp.; Mycobacterium spp.; Nocardia spp.; Pasteurella spp.; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus spp. Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050 (Respiratory)

Ear swabs; Scrapings; Skin; Swabs Actinomyces spp.; Corynebacterium spp.; Nocardia spp.; Pityrosporum canis; Pseudomonas spp.; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050 (Integumentary)

Faeces; Gastrointestinal tract specimens; Intestinal contents Clostridium perfringens; Escherichia coli​​​​; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne's disease); Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum biovar Pullorum; Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium; Salmonella spp.; Shigella spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050 (Faecal)

Faeces; Intestinal contents; Swabs Actinomyces spp.; Bacteroides spp.; Bordetella spp.; Corynebacterium spp.; Enterobacter spp.; Escherichia coli​​​​; Fusobacterium spp.; Haemophilus spp.; Klebsiella spp.; Pasteurella spp.; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Microscopic examination; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Staining

in-house method TM-050 (Alimentary)

Foetal specimens; Genital specimens; Milk; Preputial swabs; Preputial wash; Prostatic fluid; Semen; Swabs; Uterine samples Actinomyces pyogenes; Brucella canis; Brucella ovis; Brucella suis; Campylobacter fetus ss. fetus; Campylobacter fetus; Candida albicans; Clostridium spp.​​​​; Corynebacterium renale; Corynebacterium spp.; Escherichia coli​​​​; Haemophilus spp.; Klebsiella spp.; Leptospira interrogans; Nocardia spp.; Pasteurella spp.; Pseudomonas spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus equi ss. zooepidemicus; Streptococcus - Alpha-haemolytic; Streptococcus - Beta-haemolytic; Streptococcus group D; Identification of unknown bacteria Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050 (Genital)

Milk; Swabs; Tissues Brucella abortus; Brucella canis; Brucella ovis; Brucella spp.; Brucella suis; Identification of unknown bacteria Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house methods TM-004 and TM-050

Tissues; Whole blood Bacillus anthracis Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050 

Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals Milk Identification of bacteria causing mastitis Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050

Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production avian species Faeces; Intestinal contents; Swabs; Tissues Salmonella spp. Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Microscopic examination in-house method TM-206
Detection and identification of fungi and moulds Fungal isolates Identification of unknown fungi MALDI-TOF in-house methods TM-050; TM-214
Detection and identification of fungi and mouldsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, zoo animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species Fluids; Hair; Nails; Scabs; Skin; Swabs; Tissues Candida spp.; Cryptococcus spp.; Dermatophytes; Identification of unknown fungi Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050

Detection and identification of other microorganismsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, zoo animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species Bone; Swabs; Synovial fluid Mycoplasma spp. Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining in-house method TM-050 (Skeletal)
Brain tissue; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Conjunctiva; Corneal material; Spinal cord Mycoplasma spp. Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining in-house method TM-050 (Nervous)
Bronchial washings; Lung; Swabs; Tracheal washes Mycoplasma spp. Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining in-house method TM-050 (Respiratory) (swabs - nasal and sinus)
Faeces; Intestinal contents; Swabs Mycoplasma spp. Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Microscopic examination; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Staining in-house method TM-050 (Alimentary) (oral and pharyngeal swabs)
Foetal specimens; Genital specimens; Milk; Preputial swabs; Prostatic fluid; Semen; Swabs; Uterine samples Mycoplasma spp. Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method TM-050 (Genital) (swabs - vaginal and uterine)

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Testing for sterility and freedom from contamination of biological materials intended for veterinary use - Innocuity Raw materials of animal origin Brucella abortus; Brucella canis; Brucella melitensis; Brucella suis; Contagious agalactia (Mycoplasma agalactiae); Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (Mycoplasma mycoides); Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (Mycoplasma capricolum ss. capripneumoniae, previously F38 mycoplasma); Contagious equine metritis (Taylorella equigenitalis); Contagious pustular dermatitis (Orf); Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale; Exclusion of Mycoplasma; Exclusion of fungi Bacterial culture - Biphasic medium, mycoplasma broth; PCR - 16S Universal

European Pharmacopoeia, USDA 9CFR regulations, OIE Chapter 1.1.9; DAWE review of Published Tests to Detect Pathogens in Veterinary Vaccines intended for Importation into Australia, Second Edition March 2013; in-house methods TM-050, TM-206, TM-004, TM-021, TM-200. 

Electron Microscopy

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Detection and identification of virusesFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species Allantoic fluid; Culture materials; Faeces; Fluids; Swabs; Urine Identification of unknown viruses Electron microscopy (EM) - Negative staining; Electron microscopy (EM) - Thin section analysis; Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

in-house methods TM-014 and TM-013

Human Pathology

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Human Pathology

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria Bacterial cultures from human specimens Brucella biotype Agglutination

in-house method TM-004

Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) Fresh and/or frozen central nervous tissue (including brain, spinal cord and/or salivary glands) Hendra virus Roche Taqman RT PCR

in-house method TM-053

Rabies and rabies related lyssaviruses Rabies and Lyssaviruses conventional PCR

in-house method TM-043

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Serum Hendra virus Fluorescent antibody virus neutralisation test; Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-076
Nipah virus Fluorescent antibody virus neutralisation test; Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-098
Rabies related lyssaviruses Fluorescent antibody virus neutralisation test; Serum neutralisation

in-house method TM-104

Microbiology - Virology - Detection of pathogenic viruses Brain tissue; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Salivary gland; Serum; Skin Rabies virus; Rabies related lyssaviruses Fluorescent antibody test; Virus isolation

in-house method TM-173

Molecular

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Detection and identification of virusesFor avian species Allantoic fluid; Faeces; Swabs; Tissues Pigeon paramyoxovirus PCR - Quantitative (qPCR)

in-house method TM-057

Detection and identification of virusesFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species Brain tissue; Culture materials; Serum; Tissues Rabies PCR - Hemi-nested

in-house method TM-043

Detection and identification of virusesFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, zoo animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species Allantoic fluid; Faeces; Swabs; Tissues Avian influenza type A; Influenza virus PCR - Quantitative (qPCR)

in-house method TM-046

Culture materials Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) PCR - Quantitative (qPCR)

in-house method TM-045

Culture materials; Faeces; Swabs; Tissues Newcastle disease virus (NDV) PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

in-house method TM-041

Detection and identification of virusesFor equine species Allantoic fluid; Faeces; Swabs; Tissues Hendra virus; Nipah virus PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

in-house method TM-053

Swabs; Tissues Equine influenza virus H3 gene PCR - Quantitative (qPCR)

in-house method TM-048

Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals (cloven hoofed) Skin Foot and mouth disease virus (FMD) PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) - Reverse transcription; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in-house method TM-044
Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals (porcine) Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Serum; Swabs; Tissues African swine fever (ASF) virus PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) in-house method TM-204
Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals Allantoic fluid; Culture materials; Tissues; Whole blood Bluetongue virus (BTV) Genotyping; PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

in-house methods TM-051

Molecular analysis - Bioinformatic analysis and interpretation DNA sequences Tertiary analysis - Data annotation and interpretation Bioinformatics pipeline; Comparison of aligned sequences to database of reference sequences; Conversion of raw data to BAM files; DNA alignment to reference sequence; Mapping of aligned sequences to custom database of verified sequences; Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) alignment to scoring notes

in-house methods TM-043 and TM-053

Molecular analysis - Sequencing PCR product Hendra virus nucleotide sequence - M gene; Hendra virus nucleotide sequence - P gene; Lyssavirus genotype; Lyssavirus sequence identity Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in-house methods TM-043 and TM-053
Pathology

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Examination of biopsy material Tissues Histological examination Histopathology; Immunohistochemistry; Macroscopic examination; Microscopic examination

in-house methods TM-019 and TM-018

Examination of biopsy materialFor production animals (bovine, caprine and ovine) Tissues Prion disease lesions Immunohistochemistry; Microscopic examination

in-house method TM-019 and TM-225, Australian and New Zealand Standard Diagnostic Procedure, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, August 2010.

Necropsy services Body; Tissues Gross pathology and collection of sub-samples Anatomical pathology; Microscopic examination in-house method TM-017
Sequencing

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Molecular analysis - Bioinformatic analysis and interpretation DNA sequences Primary analysis - Conversion of instrument file to FASTQ or FASTA file; Reporting; Secondary analysis - Alignment and variant calling; Tertiary analysis - Data annotation and interpretation Analysis of DNA alignment; Comparison of aligned sequences to database of reference sequences; DNA alignment to reference sequence

in-house method TM-058, TM-042, TM-190

Molecular analysis - Sequencing Extracted DNA Newcastle disease sequence identity - Fusion (F) gene sequence pathotyping Sanger sequencing in-house method TM-042
Bluetongue virus VP3 Sanger sequencing in-house method TM-190
Influenza A virus pathotyping; Influenza A virus subtyping Sanger sequencing in-house method TM-058
Serology

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for transmissible animal diseases under the European Union Directives for Animal Health Ovine reproductive material Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Serum neutralisation

OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals. Chapter 3.1.7 (2018) Epizootic haemorrhagic disease

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation Serum Ehrlichia canis Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method TM-198, EUROIMMUN Anti-Ehrlichia canis ELISA Dog (IgG) kit
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor avian species and production avian species Serum Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum biovar Gallinarum; Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum biovar Pullorum Serum agglutination in-house method TM-074
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor avian species Serum Avian pneumovirus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-103 (IDEXX Avian pneumovirus antibody test) 

Newcastle disease virus (NDV) Haemagglutination inhibition in-house method TM-080
Salmonella group D Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-108 (Biochek Salmonella group D antibody test kit)

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor avian, equine and porcine species Serum Influenza A virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-078

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor companion animals (canine) Serum Ehrlichia canis Indirect fluorescent antibody

in-house method TM-119

Leishmania spp. Indirect fluorescent antibody in-house methods TM-105
Brucella canis Serum agglutination in-house method TM-073
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor companion animals and production animals Serum Rabies Fluorescent antibody virus neutralisation test

in-house method TM-104

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, zoo animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species Serum Brucella abortus Complement fixation test (CFT)

in-house method TM-062

Trypanosoma evansi Serum agglutination

in-house method TM-089 (card agglutination)

Leptospira canicola antibody Microscopic agglutination

in-house method TM-092

Suid herpesvirus 1 (Aujeszky's disease virus) Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-059, OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals. Chapter 3.1.2 (2018) Aujeszky's Disease
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor companion animals, production animals, zoo animals, wildlife Serum African swine fever (ASF) virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in house method ( INgezim PPA Compac) TM-212
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor equine species, companion animals and wildlife (bat) Serum Hendra virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-123

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor equine species Serum Hendra virus soluble G Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-110

West Nile virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-109

Equine infectious anaemia virus Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) in-house method TM-066 (VMRD Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Antibody test kit)
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (bovine, caprine, ovine, porcine) Serum Foot and mouth disease virus (FMD) Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house methods TM-089 (in-house competition ELISA), TM-121 (PrioCHECK FMDV NS test kit - cattle, sheep, pigs and goats only), TM-067 (in-house liquid phase blocking ELISA) and

TM-102 (in-house competition ELISA for the detection of antibodies to FMDV 3ABC non-structural protein)

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (porcine) Serum Nipah virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method TM-097
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals and equine species Serum Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV); Kunjin virus; Murray Valley encephalitis virus Plaque reduction test

in-house method TM-095

Vesicular stomatitis virus Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-072
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals, avian species, production avian species and equine species Serum Avian influenza; Equine influenza virus; Swine influenza virus Haemagglutination inhibition

in-house method TM-101

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals, equine species Serum Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-093 (OIE)

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals Serum Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-063
Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-120 (IDVet test kit)

Maedi visna virus (MVV) Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) in-house method TM-087 (Maeditect AHVLA Antibody test kit)
Classical swine fever virus (CSF) Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-112 (IDEXX test kit)

Infectious bursal disease virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-079

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRS) Immunoperoxidase antibody detection test

in-house method TM-070

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRS) Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-071 (IDEXX PRRS X3 test kit)

Classical swine fever virus (CSF) Fluorescent antibody virus neutralisation test; Neutralising peroxidase linked assay

in-house method TM-069, OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals Chapter 3.8.3 (2019) - Classical Swine Fever

African swine fever (ASF) virus Indirect fluorescent antibody in-house method TM-124
Brucella abortus antibody Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-061

Bovine ephemeral fever virus Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-082
Brucella abortus Rose Bengal plate; Serum agglutination

in-house method TM-122, OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals. Chapter 3.1.4 (2018) Brucellosis

Bluetongue virus (BTV) Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-083

Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-068
Flavivirus group Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-090

Suid herpesvirus 1 (Aujeszky's disease virus) Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-114 (IDEXX Pseudorabies virus gB antibody ELISA test kit)

Bluetongue virus (BTV) Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-084, OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals. Chapter 3.1.3 (2014) Bluetongue (infection with bluetongue virus)
Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus; Maedi visna virus (MVV) Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-096

Schmallenburg virus Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-111 
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-100, OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals. Chapter 3.4.11 (2017) - Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis/Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginitis
Akabane virus Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-081
Aino virus Serum neutralisation

in-house method TM-094

Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-085

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production avian species Serum Influenza A virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method TM-192  (IDEXX Influenza A virus antibody test kit)
Virology

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Detection and identification of viruses Culture materials; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Faeces; Fluids; Semen; Serum; Swabs; Tissues; Urine; Whole blood Foot and mouth disease virus (FMD) Cell culture; Cultural in-house method TM-068
Detection and identification of virusesFor companion animals (canine), production animals (porcine), equine species, avian species, zoo animals and wildlife. Allantoic fluid; Swabs; Tissues Avian influenza; Avian paramyxovirus (APMV); Equine influenza virus; Newcastle disease virus (NDV); Pigeon paramyoxovirus; Swine influenza virus Embryonated egg culture; Haemagglutination inhibition

in-house methods TM-163 and TM-170

Detection and identification of virusesFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species Brain tissue; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Salivary gland; Serum; Skin; Tissues Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV); Rabies Cell culture; Cultural; Indirect fluorescent antibody

in-house method TM-173

Tissues; Whole blood Bluetongue virus (BTV) Embryonated egg culture

in-house method TM-161 (Intravenous inoculation)

Detection and identification of virusesFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, zoo animals, wildlife Culture materials; Fluids; Tissues Foot and mouth disease virus serotype A; Foot and mouth disease virus serotype Asia1; Foot and mouth disease virus serotype C; Foot and mouth disease virus serotype O; Foot and mouth disease virus serotype SAT1; Foot and mouth disease virus serotype SAT2; Foot and mouth disease virus serotype SAT3; Swine vesicular disease virus; Vesicular stomatitis virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method TM-165, OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals. Chapter 3.1.8 (2017) Foot and mouth disease

Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals Culture materials; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Faeces; Fluids; Semen; Serum; Swabs; Tissues; Urine; Whole blood Akabane virus; Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV); Bovine ephemeral fever virus; Classical swine fever virus (CSF); Equine arteritis virus; Foot and mouth disease virus (FMD); Hendra virus; Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV); Murray Valley encephalitis virus; Pestivirus; Porcine circovirus; Porcine parvovirus; Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRS); Ross River virus IgG antibody; West Nile virus; Border disease; Identification of unknown viruses; Rabies; Transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) Cell culture; Cultural

in-house method TM-167

Detection and identification of virusesFor production avian species Swabs; Tissues Infectious bursal disease virus Embryonated egg culture

in-house method TM-162 (Chorioallantoic membrane inoculation)

Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, zoo animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species Serum Nipah virus Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-098
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor equine species, companion animals and wildlife Serum Hendra virus Serum neutralisation in-house method TM-076

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Testing for sterility and freedom from contamination of biological materials intended for veterinary use - Innocuity Raw materials of animal origin Anatid herpesvirus (duck viral enteritis); Avian influenza; Infectious bursal disease virus; Turkey rhinotracheitis virus Embryonated egg culture; Haemagglutination; Virus isolation

European Pharmacopoeia, USDA 9CFR regulations, OIE Chapter 1.1.9; DAWE review of Published Tests to Detect Pathogens in Veterinary Vaccines intended for Importation into Australia, Second Edition March 2013; in-house methods TM-162, TM-163, TM-168, TM-170, TM-020, TM-021, TM-200. 

African horse sickness virus; African swine fever (ASF) virus ; Akabane virus; Bluetongue virus (BTV); Border disease virus; Bovine ephemeral fever virus; Bovine herpes mammillitis virus (BHV-2); Bovine herpes virus type 4 (Movar virus); Bovine herpes virus type 1; Bovine parvovirus; Bovine respiratory syncytial virus; Bovine rotavirus; Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV); Canine adenovirus 1; Canine adenovirus 2; Canine distemper virus; Canine parvovirus; Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus; Classical swine fever virus (CSF); Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus; Equine adenovirus; Equine arteritis virus; Equine encephalomyelitis virus; Equine herpes virus type 1; Equine herpes virus type 2; Equine herpes virus type 3; Equine herpes virus type 4; Equine influenza virus; Feline calicivirus; Feline panleukopenia virus; Feline rhinotracheitis virus; Foot and mouth disease virus (FMD); Haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus; Infectious bronchitis virus; Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV); Parainfluenza virus type 3; Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV, Ovine rinderpest); Porcine adenovirus; Porcine circovirus type 1; Porcine circovirus type 2; Porcine enterovirus; Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus; Porcine parvovirus; Porcine rotavirus; Rabies virus; Rift Valley fever virus; Suid herpesvirus 1 (Aujeszky's disease virus); Swine influenza virus; Swine pox virus; Swine vesicular disease virus; Transmissible gastroenteritis virus; Vesicular stomatitis virus; West Nile virus Embryonated egg culture; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Fluorescent antibody test; Indirect fluorescent antibody; Virus isolation

European Pharmacopoeia, USDA 9CFR regulations, OIE Chapter 1.1.9; DAWE review of Published Tests to Detect Pathogens in Veterinary Vaccines intended for Importation into Australia, Second Edition March 2013; in-house methods TM-161, TM-167, TM-173, TM-020, TM-209, TM-215, TM-216, TM 217



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