Birling Laboratories Pty Limited

Site

Birling Laboratories

Accreditation No.

14235

Site No.

14228

Date of Accreditation

04 Oct 2021

Address

975 The Northern Road
Bringelly, NSW 2556
Australia

Contact

Ms Anne Marie Curle P: +61 (02) 47746100

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

Scientist Supervised Laboratory

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Birling Laboratories

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis of non-clinical samples for microorganisms Animal feeds; Chick paper; Environmental samples Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium; Salmonella spp. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in-house method BALPCRSOP038
Salmonella spp. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in-house method BALQASOP038
Animal feeds; Environmental samples Salmonella spp. Biochemical; Cultural

in-house method BALQASOP003
Chick paper; Environmental samples Salmonella spp. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Automated (VIDAS)

in-house method BALQASOP002
Dust Aspergillus spp. Cultural; Microscopic examination

in-house method BALMICDSOP001
Antibiotic sensitivity (susceptibility) testingFor production avian species Bacterial isolates Zone of growth inhibition Disc diffusion

in-house method BALMICSOP028 as per Antibiotic susceptibility testing by the CDS method - A manual for medical and veterinary laboratories
Detection and identification of bacteria Bacterial isolates; Enrichment broth; Fluids; Swabs; Tissues Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium; Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis; Salmonella spp. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in-house method BALPCRSOP038
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production avian species Faeces; Gastrointestinal tract specimens; Intestinal contents Eimeria acervuline; Eimeria brunetti; Eimeria maxima; Eimeria mitis; Eimeria necatrix; Eimeria praecox; Eimeria spp.; Eimeria tenella Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

in-house method BALPCRSOP027
Fluids; Swabs; Tissues Avibacterium spp.; Clostridium spp.​​​​; Escherichia coli​​​​; Flavobacterium spp.; Haemophilus spp.; Listeria spp.; Pasteurella spp.; Pseudomonas spp.; Salmonella spp.; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria Biochemical; Commercial identification kits; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining

in-house method BALMICDSOP001
Detection and identification of fungi and mouldsFor production avian species Swabs Aspergillus spp. Cultural; Microscopic examination

in-house method BALMICDSOP001
Detection and identification of other microorganisms Swabs Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Mycoplasma synoviae Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in-house method BALPCRSOP029
Detection and identification of other microorganismsFor production avian species Eye swabs; Respiratory specimens; Swabs Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Mycoplasma synoviae PCR - Quantitative (qPCR)

in-house method BALPCRSOP015 (Bactotype PCR)
Detection and identification of virusesFor Production avian species Dust; Feathers; Tissues Marek's disease virus type 1 PCR - Quantitative (qPCR)

in-house method BALPCRSOP009
Detection and identification of virusesFor production avian species Dust; Feathers; Tissues Marek's disease virus type 2; Marek's disease virus type 3 Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

in-house method BALPCRSOP032
Kidney; Liver; Spleen; Swabs Fowl adenovirus PCR - High resolution melting - Real time

in-house method BALPCRSOP020
Swabs Infectious laryngotracheitis virus Targeted SNP typing - PCR, restriction digest, electrophoresis

in-house method BALPCRSOP028 (Trachea, sinus, eye or other respiratory related swabs)
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation Serum Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale antibody Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method BALSERSOP032, manufacturers instructions - BioChek test kit
Infectious bursal disease virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method BALPCRSOP027, manufacturers instructions - BioChek test kit
Salmonella group B Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method BALSERSOP031; manufacturers instructions - BioChek test kit
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production avian species Serum Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum biovar Pullorum Serum agglutination in-house method BALSERSOP030
Salmonella group D Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method BALSERSOP029 manufacturers instructions - BioCheck test kit
Egg drop syndrome virus; Newcastle disease virus (NDV) Haemagglutination inhibition

in-house method BALSERSOP004
Big liver and spleen disease (BLS) Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method BALSERSOP027, manufacturers instructions - BioChek test kit
Avian encephalomyelitis; Avian leukosis virus antibody - J-strain; Avian leukosis virus antibody subgroups A and B; Avian leukosis virus antigen p27; Chicken anaemia virus; Infectious bronchitis virus; Infectious bursal disease virus; Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Mycoplasma meleagridis; Mycoplasma synoviae; Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale antibody; Pasteurella multocida antibody; Reovirus; Reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) antibody Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in-house method BALSERSOP015 and BALSERSOP034 manufacturers instructions - IDEXX test kits
Infectious laryngotracheitis virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in house method BALSERSOP018 manufacturers instructions - TropBio ELISA test kit
Molecular analysis - Bioinformatic analysis and interpretationFor production avian species DNA sequences Reporting; Secondary analysis - Alignment and variant calling; Tertiary analysis - Data annotation and interpretation Analysis of DNA alignment; DNA alignment to reference sequence

in-house method BALPCRSOP029 (Classification of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae - Sanger sequencing outsourced)
DNA sequences generated from DNA libraries by Ion S5 sequencing 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; Conversion of raw data to BAM files; DNA alignment to reference sequence; Mapping of aligned sequences to custom database of verified sequences

in-house method BALPCRSOP031 (Salmonella spp. typing)
Molecular analysis - ExtractionFor production avian species Bacterial isolates Viable DNA for sequencing Sequenom analysis

in-house method BALPCRSOP037 (Salmonella spp. typing)
Swabs Viable DNA for sequencing Sequenom analysis

in-house method BALPCRSOP029 (Classification of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae)
Molecular analysis - Sequencing Extracted DNA from a saline suspension of organisms Viable DNA libraries for ion S5 sequencing for Salmonella serotyping Ampliseq custom panel; Ion Torrent in-house method BALPCRSOP031

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