Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Site

DDLS Biochemistry and Histology

Accreditation No.

13724

Site No.

26218

Date of Accreditation

03 Aug 1999

Address

Locked Bag 4, 3 Bently WA 6102
Bentley Dc, WA 6983
Australia

dpird.wa.gov.au/businesses/biosecurity/diagnostics-and-laboratory-services

Contact

Mr Rick (Robert) Last P: +61 (08) 93683351

Availability

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
DDLS Biochemistry and Histology

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Animal Health

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure

Suspended

Analysis for trace elements		 Plasma; Tissues; Whole blood Selenium Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame

in-house method NTM-24

Copper; Zinc Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame; Spectrophotometry

in-house methods NTM-21 and NTM-52

Tissues Lead Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame

in-house method NTM-26

Whole blood Lead Electrode stripping voltammetry (ESA) in-house method NTW-62

Suspended

Analysis of non-clinical samples for residues and contaminants		 Animal feeds Amino acids; Retinol (vitamin A); Tocopherol (vitamin E) HPLC

in-house methods NTR-17 (amino acids), NTM-31 (vit A & E)

Monofluoroacetate HPLC; Mass spectrometry (MS) in-house method NTM-TOX-1
Selenium Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame in-house method NTM-68
Fatty acids - Total Gas liquid chromatography (GLC) in-house method NTR-16
Waters Conductivity; pH Direct measuring instrument

Greenberg Arnold,E.and Clesceri Lenore, S.,1992. Standard methods for the examinationof water and waste water. (Conductivity and pH); in-house method NTW-56

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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, aquatic animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species		 Plasma; Serum Methylmalonic acid (MMA) GC-MS in-house method NTM-33
Plasma; Tissues Acetylcholinesterase (RCAC) Spectrophotometry

in-house method NTM-TOX-2

Rumen pH Direct measuring instrument in-house method NTW-56
Tissues Fatty acids - Total Gas liquid chromatography (GLC)

in-house method NTR-16

Suspended

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, aquatic animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species		 Fluids; Plasma; Serum Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Bilirubin - Direct; Bilirubin - Total; Calcium; Cholesterol; Creatinine; Creatinine kinase; Glutamine dehydrogenase; Glutathione peroxidase; Haptoglobins; Iron; Magnesium; Phosphate; Protein - Total; Urea; β-Hydroxybutyrate; γ-Glutamyltransferase Autoanalyser (AA)

Olympus AU480

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Quantitation of vitaminsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, aquatic animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species		 Liver; Plasma Retinol (vitamin A); Tocopherol (vitamin E) HPLC - Electrochemical detector

in-house methods NTM-31 (tissue), NTM-32 (plasma) 

Whole blood Thiamine (vitamin B1) HPLC - Electrochemical detector in-house method NTM-50
Examination of biopsy material Tissues Histological examination Histopathology; Immunohistochemistry; Macroscopic examination; Microscopic examination; Special stains

in-house methods PTP-04, PTP-05, PTW-01, PTW-04 (gross exam), PTP-08, PTP-09 (microscopic exam), FHP-15

Prion disease lesions Microscopic examination The Australian  and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedure (ANZSDP) for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), August 2010.
Immunohistochemistry investigation Tissues Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV); Chlamydia spp.; Porcine circovirus type 2; Distemper Frozen section; Paraffin section

in-house methods IHC-1, IHC-3 and IHC-2

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Food and Beverage

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure

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Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants		 Shellfish 13-Desmethyl spirolide C (SPX1); Azaspiracid (AZA); Azaspiracid 1 (AZA1); Azaspiracid 2 (AZA2); Azaspiracid 3 (AZA3); Decarbamoylgonyautoxins 2 and 3 (dcGTX2,3); Decarbamoylneosaxitoxin (dcNEO); Decarbamoylsaxitoxin (dcSTX); Dinophysistoxin 1 (DTX1); Dinophysistoxin 2 (DTX2); Domoic acid (DA); Gonyautoxin 1 and 4 (GTX1,4); Gonyautoxin 2 and 3 (GTX2,3); Gonyautoxin 5 (GTX5, B-1); Gymnodimine (GYM); N-Sulfocarbamoyl-gonyautoxin 1 and 2 (C1,2); Neosaxitoxin (NEO); Okadaic acid (OA); Pectenotoxin-2 (PTX2); Pinnatoxin G (PnTX); Saxitoxin (STX); Tetrodotoxin (TTZ); Yessotoxin (YTX); homo-Yessotoxin (h-YTX) LC-MS-MS in-house method BTM-01, 02

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