Regional Laboratory Services

Site

Benalla Laboratory

Accreditation No.

14255

Site No.

14248

Date of Accreditation

07 Mar 2022

Address

136 Samaria Road
Benalla, VIC 3672
Australia

regionallabservices.com.au

Contact

Dr David Paynter P: +61 (03) 57627502

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

Scientist Supervised Laboratory

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Benalla Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for trace elements Ocular fluid; Plasma; Serum Nitrate; Nitrite Reflectometry in-house method RLS-146
Plasma; Serum Copper; Iron; Zinc Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame in-house method RLS046
Tissues Copper; Iron; Manganese; Zinc Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame

in-house methods RLS073 and RLS149
Arsenic Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS094 (hydride generation)
Tissues; Whole blood Selenium Fluorimetry; ICP-MS

in-house method RLS090 and RLS090 B
Whole blood Lead Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Graphite furnace

in-house method RLS131
Analysis of excreta Urine Albumin; Bilirubin; Creatinine; Glucose; Ketones; Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC); Nitrite; Protein; Specific gravity; Urinalysis; pH Dipstick

in-house methods RLS144 (dipstick) and RLS075 (pH); Manufacturers Instructions
Casts; Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC); Sediment examination Microscopic examination in-house method RLS144
Specific gravity Refractometry

in-house method RLS144
Analysis of non-clinical samples for residues and contaminants Animal feeds Nitrate; Nitrite Reflectometry in-house method RLS146
Selenium Fluorimetry; ICP-MS

in-house method RLS090 and RLS090 B
Animal feeds; Crops Cyanide Adsorption to alkaline picrate; Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS123
Environmental samples; Suspect sources - Nitric acid soluble Lead Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame in-house method RLS072
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiesFor companion animals (canine, feline), production animals (bovine, ovine, cervine, porcine, alpaca) and equine species Plasma; Serum Haptoglobins Autoanalyser (AA) in house method RLS153; Kone Autoanalyser
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiesFor companion animals, equine species and production animals Ocular fluid; Plasma; Serum D-lactate Autoanalyser (AA); Enzyme activity; Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS116, Kone Autoanalyser
Ocular fluid; Plasma; Serum; Urine Potassium; Sodium Flame emission spectroscopy (FES)

in-house methods RLS071 and RLS075
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiesFor companion animals, production animals, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species Milk Urea Autoanalyser (AA)

in-house method RLS099 (Kone Autoanalyser); manufacturers instructions
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiesFor companion animals, production animals, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species Tissues; Whole blood Glutathione peroxidase Autoanalyser (AA); Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS045; Kone Autoanalyser (SCA standard method)
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiesFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species Ocular fluid Calcium; Glucose; Magnesium; Urea; β-Hydroxybutyrate Autoanalyser (AA); Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS099 (Kone Autoanalyser); manufacturers instructions
Plasma; Serum Carbon dioxide (CO2) Monometric

in-house method RLS071
Urine Calcium; Magnesium Autoanalyser (AA); Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS075; Kone Autoanalyser
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiesFor production animals Urine Creatinine Colourimetry; Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS115
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiesFor production animals (bovine) Plasma; Serum Pepsinogen Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS095; SCA standard method, sample blanked enzymatic
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiesFor production animals, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, equine species Plasma; Serum Caeruloplasmin Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS097
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiescompanion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species Plasma; Serum Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Ammonia; Amylase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bile acids; Bilirubin - Conjugated; Bilirubin - Total; Calcium; Chloride; Cholesterol; Creatinine; Creatinine kinase; Glucose; Glutamine dehydrogenase; Lipase; Magnesium; Non-esterified fatty acids; Phosphate; Protein - Total; Sulfate; Triglycerides; β-Hydroxybutyrate; γ-Glutamyltransferase Autoanalyser (AA); Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS099 (Kone Autoanalyser); manufacturers instructions
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals Faeces Nematodes Cultural; Microscopic examination; Morphological identification In house method - RLS-167
Ascarid egg count; Coccidia oocyst count; Nematodirus egg count; Strongylid egg count; Trichuris egg count; Tapeworm egg count Faecal floatation; Microscopic examination In-house method RLS151
Faeces; Intestinal contents Liver fluke; Stomach fluke Microscopic examination; Sedimentation In house method RLS-165
Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteinsFor companion animals, production animals, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species Plasma; Serum Thyroxine (T4) Autoanalyser (AA); Immunoassay; Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS129; Kone Autoanalyser
Haematology - Full blood examinationFor companion animals, equine species and production animals Whole blood Haematocrit (packed cell volume, PCV) Centrifugation

in-house method RLS092
Erythrocyte count (red blood cell count, RBCC); Haemoglobin (Hb); Leucocyte count (white blood cell count, WBCC); Platelet count Haematology analyser

in-house methods RLS092 and RLS091; Sysmex XP100
Blood film; Differential cell count; Parasite identification; Reticulocyte count Microscopic examination

in-house methods RLS092 and RLS091
Haemostasis/coagulation related testingFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species Plasma Plasma protein Refractometry

in-house method RLS092
Haemostasis/coagulation related testingFor production animals (bovine) Plasma Fibrinogen Heat precipitation; Refractometry

in-house method RLS092
Immunoglobulin investigationsFor production animals (bovine) Serum Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Spectrophotometry

in-house method RLS096 (Zinc sulphate turbidity test)
Quantitation of vitaminsFor companion animals, production animals, zoo animals, wildlife, equine species Liver; Plasma; Serum Cobalamin (vitamin B12) Immunoassay

in-house method RLS085; Cobas e411; modified automated

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