National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
IDEXX Laboratories Pty Ltd
Site
Brisbane Laboratory
Accreditation No.
10166
Site No.
10159
Date of Accreditation
17 Oct 1997
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
Veterinarian Supervised Laboratory
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis of excretaFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Faeces | Occult blood | Beckman Coulter Hemoccult kit | in-house method PAR4 |
Urine | Specific gravity | Refractometry | in-house method URI1 | |
Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC); Sediment examination; Yeasts | Microscopic examination | in-house method URI1 | ||
Analysis of excretaFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species | Urine | Bilirubin; Glucose; Ketones; Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC); Nitrite; Protein; Specific gravity; Urinalysis; Urobilinogen; pH | Dipstick | in-house method URI1; manufacturers instructions - Multistix (Siemens) using Siemens Advantus |
Antibiotic sensitivity (susceptibility) testingFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, equine and avian species | Bacterial isolates | Zone of growth inhibition | Disc diffusion | in-house method MIC1, Antibiotic susceptibility testing by the CDS method - A manual for medical and veterinary laboratories |
Blood groupingFor companion animals | Whole blood | Canine blood groups - DEA; Feline blood groups - AB | Agglutination | in-house emthod HAE38; manufacturers instructions - Rapid-Vet test kit |
Bone marrow examinationFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Bone marrow; Smears | Examination of aspirated material | Microscopic examination | in-house method CYT6 |
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiesFor companion animals (canine) | Serum | Trypsin-like immunoreactivity | Autoanalyser (AA); Immunoassay | in-house methods END50, END49, Immulite 2000 |
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 and avian species | Plasma; Serum | Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Amylase; Amyloid A; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bicarbonate; Bile acids; Bilirubin - Total; Bromide; C-reactive protein - Canine (canine CRP); Calcium; Chloride; Cholesterol; Corticosteroid induced ALP; Creatinine; Creatinine kinase; Fibrinogen; Fructosamine; Glucose; Glutamine dehydrogenase; Lipase; Magnesium; Microprotein; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Symmetric dimethyl amine; Triglycerides; Urea; Uric acid; β-Hydroxybutyrate; γ-Glutamyltransferase | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method BIO30; Beckman Coulter AU5800 |
Urine | Chloride clearance; Creatinine; Creatinine clearance; Electrolytes; Microprotein; Potassium clearance; Sodium clearance | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method BIO30; Beckman Coulter AU5800 | |
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, equine species and avian species | Urine | Cortisol | Autoanalyser (AA); Immunoassay | in-house method END2; Immulite 2000. |
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studiesFor companion animals | Fluids; Plasma; Serum; Urine | N-Terminal-pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house methods SER106 and SER107; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX test kit |
Serum | Canine pancreatic lipase; Feline pancreatic lipase | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - SNAP | in-house method SER115; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX SNAP tests, Spec CPL and Spec FPL ELISA test kits | |
Cytopathology investigationsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Fluids - Ascites, washes, urine effusions FNA varying sites | Cell count; Cell identification | Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method CYT18 |
Detection and identification of bacteria | Bacterial isolates | Identification of unknown bacteria | MALDI-TOF | in-house method MIC-072, Library version: |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Faeces | Campylobacter coli; Campylobacter jejuni; Campylobacter spp.; Clostridium perfringens enterotoxic A gene; Salmonella spp. | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house methods PCR1, PCR3, PCR5, PCR6, PCR7, PCR10, PCR17, PCR72 |
Swabs; Tissues; Urine | Campylobacter spp. | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method MIC57 | |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, equine and avian species | Abortion material; Bone; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Clitoral samples; Ear swabs; Faeces; Gastrointestinal tract specimens; Intestinal contents; Milk; Pus; Reproductive tract specimens; Respiratory specimens; Semen; Serum; Skin; Swabs; Synovial membrane; Tissues; Urinary system specimens; Urine; Uterine samples; Whole blood; Wounds | Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; Actinomyces pyogenes; Aeromonas hydrophila; Clostridium perfringens; Corynebacterium spp.; Escherichia coli - Haemolytic; Escherichia coli - Non-haemolytic; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pasteurella multocida; Proteus spp.; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Salmonella spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus intermedius; Streptococcus agalactiae (Streptococcus group B); Streptococcus canis; Streptococcus dysgalactiae ss. equisimilis; Streptococcus equi ss. zooepidemicus; Streptococcus equi; Streptococcus spp.; Streptococcus - Alpha-haemolytic; Streptococcus - Beta-haemolytic; Streptococcus group B; Streptococcus group C; Streptococcus group D; Vibrio alginolyticus; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house methods COR-LAB-MIC-20, MIC1, MIC2, MIC3 and MIC4 |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor companion animals | Swabs | Bordetella bronchiseptica; Chlamydia felis | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house methods PCR1, PCR3, PCR5, PCR6, PCR7, PCR10, PCR17, PCR72 |
Detection and identification of fungi and mouldsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, equine and avian species | Nails; Skin; Swabs; Tissues | Candida albicans; Cryptococcus neoformans; Dermatophytes; Identification of unknown fungi | Cultural; Microscopic examination | in-house methods MIC1, MIC2, MIC3 and MIC4 |
Detection and identification of other microorganisms | Bacterial isolates | Mycobacterium spp. | MALDI-TOF | in-house method MIC-072, Library version: |
Detection and identification of other microorganismsFor companion animals | Respiratory specimens; Swabs | Mycoplasma felis | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house methods PCR1, PCR3, PCR5, PCR6, PCR7, PCR10, PCR17, PCR72 |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor companion animals (canine) | Whole blood | Babesia gibsoni | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house methods PCR-7; PCR72; PCR-17 |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor companion animals, production animals, avian species and equine species | Faeces | Identification of unknown helminth oocysts, cysts and eggs; Identification of unknown protozoa oocysts, cysts and eggs | Faecal floatation | in-house method PAR 9 |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Faeces | Coccidia oocyst count; Strongylid egg count | Microscopic examination | in-house method PAR7 |
Giardia spp. | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - SNAP | in-house method SER167; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX SNAP Test | ||
Fluids; Scrapings | Tritrichomonas foetus | Cultural | in-house method MIC53 (sheath scrapings and vaginal material) | |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, equine and avian species | Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces | Toxoplasma | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house methods PCR1, PCR3, PCR5, PCR6, PCR7, PCR10, PCR17, PCR72 |
Faeces | Babesia canis; Capillaria spp.; Eimeria spp.; Giardia cyst; Giardia trophozoites; Isospora spp.; Toxocara spp.; Toxoplasma; Hookworm; Identification of unknown parasites; Nematodes; Tapeworm | Microscopic examination; Morphological identification | in-house method PAR-5 | |
Giardia spp. | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house methods PCR1, PCR3, PCR5, PCR6, PCR7, PCR10, PCR17, PCR72 | ||
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor companion animals | Faeces | Cryptosporidium spp. | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house methods PCR1, PCR3, PCR5, PCR6, PCR7, PCR10, PCR17, PCR72 |
Serum | Heartworm | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - SNAP | in-house method SER34; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX SNAP test | |
Toxoplasma | Indirect fluorescent antibody; Microscopic agglutination | in-house methods SER36 and IMM5; manufacturers instructions - Virgo test kit and Fumouze Test Kit | ||
Detection and identification of virusesFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Faeces | Parvovirus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - SNAP | in-house method SER32; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX SNAP Test |
Detection and identification of virusesFor companion animals | Faeces | Canine enteric coronavirus; Canine parvovirus 2; Feline coronavirus; Feline panleukopenia virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house methods PCR1, PCR3, PCR5, PCR6, PCR7, PCR10, PCR17, PCR72 |
Respiratory specimens; Swabs | Feline calicivirus; Feline herpes virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house methods PCR1, PCR3, PCR5, PCR6, PCR7, PCR10, PCR17, PCR72 | |
Serum; Swabs; Tissues; Whole blood | Canine distemper virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house methods PCR1, PCR3, PCR5, PCR6, PCR7, PCR10, PCR17, PCR72 | |
Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals | Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Whole blood | Bluetongue virus (BTV) | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house method PCR30 (LC 480 Light Cycler, EMAI BTV PCR Kit, NucleoMag VET extraction Kit) |
Detection and quantitation of drugs for therapeutic monitoringFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Whole blood | Phenobarbital | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method BIO35; Beckman AU5800 |
Determination of compatibility of blood donor unitsFor companion animals | Whole blood | Group checks of patient and donor | Cross matching | in house method HAE3 - manual method |
Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteinsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Serum | Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); Cortisol; Progesterone; Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH); Thyroxine (T4) - Free | Immunoassay | in-house methods END30, END2, END3, END8, END26; Immulite 2000 |
Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteinsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species | Plasma; Serum | Thyroxine (T4) - Total | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method WI47, BIO30; Beckman coulter AU5800 |
Diagnosis of pregnancyFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Serum | Progesterone | Rapid immunomigration (RIM) | Manufacturers instructions - EVL PMSG One Step kit |
Diagnosis of pregnancyFor production animals | Milk; Serum | Pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAGs) | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house methods SER125 and SER126; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX bovine pregnancy test and bovine milk pregnancy test |
Examination of biopsy materialFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Tissues | Histological examination | Histopathology; Microscopic examination | in-house methods HIS1 to 37 |
Haematology - Full blood examinationFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Whole blood | Blood film; Leucocyte count (white blood cell count, WBCC); Parasite identification | Microscopic examination | in-house methods HAE10, HAE40, HAE45 |
Differential cell count; Erythrocyte count (red blood cell count, RBCC); Haematocrit (packed cell volume, PCV); Haemoglobin (Hb); Leucocyte count (white blood cell count, WBCC); Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH); Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC); Platelet count; Reticulocyte haemoglobin equivalent (Ret-He) | Haematology analyser | in-house methods HAE10, HAE40, HAE45; Sysmex XN | ||
Haemostasis/coagulation related testingFor companion animals (Canine), production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Plasma | Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); Prothrombin time (PT) | Automated coagulation factor | in-house methods VP282 and VP283; Stago Startmax coagulation analyser |
Haemostasis/coagulation related testingfor felines | Plasma | Prothrombin time (PT) | Automated coagulation factor | in-house methods VP282 and VP283; Stago Startmax coagulation analyser |
Immunoglobulin investigationsFor equine species (foal) | Whole blood | Immunoglobulin G (IgG) | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - SNAP | in-house method IMM2; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX SNAP test (Foal IgG) |
Immunoglobulin investigationsFor production animals (alpaca - cria) | Whole blood | Immunoglobulin G (IgG) | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) | in-house method IMM10; manufacturers instructions - Triple Farms test Kit |
Investigation of haemolysis/immunologyFor companion animals | Whole blood | Canine immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA); Feline immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) | Direct antiglobulin Coomb's | in-house method HAE2, Alvedia Gel Direct |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Serum | Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER301; manufacturers instructions - ID VET test kit |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor companion animals and production animals | Plasma; Serum | Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER38; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX Test Kit |
Serum | Brucella ovis | Complement fixation test (CFT) | in-house method SER2 | |
Brucella abortus | Complement fixation test (CFT) | in-house method SER154 | ||
Chlamydia spp. | Complement fixation test (CFT) | in-house method SER05; manufacturers instructions - R Biopharm test kit | ||
Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) antibody | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER49; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX Test Kit | ||
Brucella abortus antibody | Serum agglutination | in-house method SER9; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX Test Kit | ||
Bluetongue virus (BTV); Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus; Pestivirus | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) | in-house methods SER106 and SER107 (EMAI reagents) | ||
Enzootic bovine leukosis virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER158; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX Test Kit | ||
Brucella abortus antibody | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER123; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX Test Kit | ||
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species | Ear notch; Plasma; Serum | Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER51; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX test kit |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor companion animals | Serum; Whole blood | Feline immunodeficiency virus antibody; Feline leukaemia virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - SNAP | in-house method SER31; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX SNAP test |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (bovine) | Serum | Anaplasma spp. antibody | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER184, manufacturers instructions (VMRD Anaplasma Antibody c-ELISAkit) |
Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house methods SER150 and SER180, manufacturers instructions - Life Technologies EHD ELISA, LSIVet Ruminant EHDV - Serum Kit, and IDvet-IDScreen EHDV Competition ELISA kit | ||
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (caprine and ovine) | Clotted blood; Whole blood | Pestivirus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Antigen capture | in-house method SER129; manufacturers instructions - Synbiotics test kit |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ovine, caprine) | Serum | Chlamydia abortus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER-179, manufacturers instructions - IDvet IDScreen Indirect ELISA |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals | Serum | Bluetongue virus (BTV) | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER47; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX test kit, VMRD test kit |
Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER139; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX test kit | ||
Cryptococcus antigen | Latex agglutination | in-house method SER33 and SEWR183; manufacturers instructions - Remel test kit | ||
Johne's disease | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER50; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX test kit, Paracheck test kit, IDvet and IDScreen test kit | ||
Akabane virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SER54; manufacturers instructions - ID Vet test kit, Schmallenberg test kit, IDEXX Ab test kit |
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Accreditation No.
10166
Site No.
10159
Print date
28 Nov 2024