IDEXX Laboratories Pty Ltd

Site

Brisbane Laboratory

Accreditation No.

10166

Site No.

10159

Date of Accreditation

17 Oct 1997

Address

10 Brandl Street
Eight Mile Plains, QLD 4113
Australia

idexx.com.au

Contact

Ms Louise Camilleri P: +61 (07) 34566002

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

Veterinarian Supervised Laboratory

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Brisbane Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Accreditation is held to establish new branch sitesBranch site Perth (site no. 256047) Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited
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 Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC); Sediment examination; Yeasts Microscopic examination in-house method URI1
Specific gravity Refractometry

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 Clinitek 
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, 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 AU680
Urine Chloride clearance; Creatinine; Creatinine clearance; Electrolytes; Microprotein; Potassium clearance; Sodium clearance Autoanalyser (AA)

in-house method BIO30; Beckman Coulter AU680
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) in-house method END2; Immulite 1000.
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 kits; 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 kits; 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 Toxoplasma Indirect fluorescent antibody; Microscopic agglutination

in-house methods SER36 and IMM5; manufacturers instructions - Virgo test kit and Fumouze Test Kit
Heartworm Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - SNAP

in-house method SER34; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX SNAP test
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 680
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 1000
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 AU680
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 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
Blood film; Leucocyte count (white blood cell count, WBCC); Parasite identification Microscopic examination in-house methods HAE10, HAE40, HAE45
Haemostasis/coagulation related testingFor companion animals, 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 factornew Startmax analyser introduced October 2022. To be assessed at next RES.

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 Bluetongue virus (BTV); Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus; Pestivirus Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID)

in-house methods SER106 and SER107 (EMAI reagents)
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
Brucella abortus antibody Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method SER123; manufacturers instructions - IDEXX Test Kit
Enzootic bovine leukosis virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method SER158; 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 Akabane virus Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

in-house method SER54; manufacturers instructions - ID Vet test kit, Schmallenberg test kit, IDEXX Ab test kit
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

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