National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Site
DPIRD Diagnostics and Laboratory Services, Animal Pathology – DDLS – AP
Accreditation No.
13724
Site No.
13717
Date of Accreditation
01 Jun 2017
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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Examination of biopsy material | Tissues | Prion disease lesions | Microscopic examination | The Australian and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedure (ANZSDP) for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), August 2010. |
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 | ||
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 |
Necropsy services | Body; Tissues | Gross pathology and collection of sub-samples | Anatomical pathology; Microscopic examination | in-house methods PTP-4, PTP-5, PTW-01, PTW-04, FHP-11, FHP-12 and FHP-13 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Suspended Detection and identification of virusesFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, aquatic animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species | Tissues | Identification of unknown viruses | Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) | in-house methods EMM-1, EMM-2, EMM-5, EMM-6, EMM-7, EMM-8, EMM-9, EMM-10, EMM-11, EMM-12, EMM-13, EMM-14, EMM-15 and EMM-16 Fixatives include: glutaraldehyde, osmium tetraoxide, Stains include: tol blue, uranyl acetate, lead citrate, negative staining, |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for insect infestation | Agricultural materials; Insect skin casts; Insect specimens; Larvae; Pupae | Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method MBM-026 |
Plant health diagnostics - Viruses, virus-like organisms and viroids | Plant material | Pospiviroid (potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVd]) | Molecular | in-house method PMM-1 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine) and avian species | Faeces; Swabs; Tissues; Whole blood | Clostridium botulinum type C toxin; Clostridium botulinum type D toxin | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method MBM-027 |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (ruminants, bovine, ovine, caprine, camelidae, cervidae) | Faeces | Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method MBM-025 |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals | Bacterial isolates; Faeces; Swabs; Tissues | Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne's disease); Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) type 1; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) type 2 | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) - Multiplex; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house methods MYM-TB6 and MYM-TB3 |
Mycobacterium bovis | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) - Multiplex; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house methods MYM-TB5, MYM-TB10 and MYW-15 | ||
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropods | Fresh or preserved parasites | Screw worm fly | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method MBM-028 |
Detection and identification of viruses | Whole blood | Ovine herpes virus 2 (malignant catarrhal fever) | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method VIM-11 |
Detection and identification of virusesFir production animals (bovine), equine species and avian species | Faeces; Swabs; Tissues; Whole blood | Avian influenza H5 genome; Avian influenza H7; Bluetongue virus (BTV); Foot and mouth disease virus (FMD); Hendra virus; Influenza A virus; Newcastle disease virus (NDV) | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) - Reverse transcription; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house methods MBM-001 (FluA), MBM-002 (NDV), MBM-003 (Hendra), MBM-004 (FMD), MBM-005 (BTV) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Detection, characterisation and/or quantification of nucleic acids | DNA | Annelida; Arthropoda; Chlorophyta; Chordata - Ascidian; Chordata - Fish; Cnidaria; Ctenophora; Echinodermata; Mollusca; Ochrophyta; Platyhelminthes; Porifera; Rhodophyta | Barcode of life database (BOLD); DNA barcoding; Extraction; International nucleotide sequence database collaborative (INSDC); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | in-house method BBM-0 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor bees/apiculture | Fresh or preserved parasites | Tropilaelaps mite; Braula fly; Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) | Microscopic examination | in-house method PAM-37 |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (Bovine, camelids, caprine, ovine, porcine), production avian species, zoo animals, equine species | Muscle; Scrapings; Tissues | Identification of unknown parasites | Microscopic agglutination; Microscopic examination | in-house method PAM-30 |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (Bovine, camelids, caprine, ovine, porcine), production avian species, zoo animals, equine species | Faeces | Coccidia oocyst count; Moniezia egg count; Nematodirus egg count; Strongylid egg count; Strongyloides egg count; Trichuris egg count | Microscopic examination | in-house method PAM-18 |
Cryptosporidium oocyst; Giardia cyst; Giardia oocyst; Giardia trophozoites | Direct immunofluorescence; Microscopic examination | in-house method PAM-26 | ||
Faeces; Intestinal contents; Scrapings | Identification of unknown parasites | Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house methods PAM-33 (formol ether concentration), PAM-34 (giemsa and Diff-Quik® stains) | |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (Bovine, camelids, caprine, ovine, porcine), zoo animals, equine species | Faeces | Cryptosporidium spp. | Immunochromatography | in-house method PAM-36 |
Faeces; Fluids; Urine | Chabertia larvae; Cooperia larvae; Haemonchus larvae; Hyostrongylus larvae; Oesophagostomum larvae; Ostertagia larvae; Strongylus larvae; Triodontophorus larvae | Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method PAM-25 (larval differentiation) | |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (Bovine, caprine, ovine), zoo animals | Faeces | Elaphostrongylus cervi larvae; Lungworm larvae | Baermann technique | Australian standard diagnostic technique (ASDT), in-house method PAM-29 |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (Bovine, camelids, caprine, ovine, porcine), production avian species, zoo animals | Faeces; Fluids; Urine | Identification of unknown helminth oocysts, cysts and eggs; Identification of unknown protozoa oocysts, cysts and eggs | Faecal floatation; Microscopic examination | in-house methods PAM-19 and PAM-32 (concentration flotation, centrifugal flotation) |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (Bovine, camelids, caprine, ovine, porcine), zoo animals, equine species | Faeces | Liver fluke; Stomach fluke | Sedimentation | Department of Food and Agriculture approved fluke egg sedimentation test (FEST) procedure, in-house method PAM-17 |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (Bovine, caprine, ovine, porcine), zoo animals | Faeces | Haemonchus contortus eggs | Direct immunofluorescence; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method PAM-28 (Lectin stain) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis of non-clinical samples for microorganisms | Fines; Grains; Grass; Hay; Seeds | Rathayibacter toxicus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house methods IMM-1 (standard ELISA), IMM-2 (short ELISA) and IMM-12 (quick ELISA) |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals | Serum | Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house methods IMM-6 (toxin antibody) and IMM-7 (cell wall) |
Detection and identification of bacteriacompanion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species, avian species and apiculture | Smears; Tissues | Chlamydia spp. | Indirect fluorescent antibody | in-house method VIM 10.1 |
Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals | Faeces | Liver fluke | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | Manufacturers instructions - Bio-X Diagnostics 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, equine species and avian species | Serum | Clostridium perfringens type E | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method IMM-10 Manufacturers Instructions - BioX Diaignostics |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals, equine species | Plasma; Serum | Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus; Equine infectious anaemia virus | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) | in-house method VIM-2 |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals, production avian species, equine species and avian species | Plasma; Serum | Akabane virus; Bluetongue virus (BTV); Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV); Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus; Douglas virus; Hendra virus; Influenza A virus; Mycoplasma ovis (Eperythrozoon ovis) antibody; Peaton virus; Sabo virus; Sathuperi virus; Schmallenburg virus; Shamoda virus; Simbu virus; Tinaroo virus group-reactive; Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV)- type 1 | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house methods VIM-2.27 (AKA - IDVet kit), VIM-2.26 (BTV - IDEXX and IDVet kits), VIM-2.20 (BVDV - IDEXX kit), VIM-2.11B (CAE - VMRD kit), VIM - (Simbu - IDEXX Schmallenberg kit), VIM-2.29 (Hendra - in-house method), VIM-2.17, IMM-8 (m.ovis - in-house method), VIM-2.25 (IBR - IDVet kit) |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals | Bulk milk; Milk; Plasma; Serum | Bovine leukaemia virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house methods VIM2.15 and VIM2.13B Manufacturers instructions - Synbiotics kits |
Serum | Brucella abortus antibody; Brucella melitensis antibody; Brucella suis antibody | Serum agglutination | Australian standard diagnostic technique (ASDT) and in-house method SEM-3 | |
Brucella abortus; Brucella melitensis; Brucella ovis; Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) antibody; Johne's disease | Complement fixation test (CFT) | Australian standard diagnostic technique (ASDT) and in-house method SEM-7 | ||
Brucella abortus antibody; Brucella melitensis antibody; Brucella suis antibody | Rose Bengal plate | Australian standard diagnostic technique (ASDT) and in-house method SEM-4 | ||
Bovine venereal campylobacteriosis; Neospora caninum antibody | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house methodd IMM-5 (BVC), SEM-9 (Neospora canimum Ab) | ||
Johne's disease | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house methods SEM-6a Manufacturers instructions: Prionics Paracheck screen kit (Bovine/Ovine/Caprine) | ||
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production avian species and avian species | Plasma; Serum | Egg drop syndrome virus; Newcastle disease virus (NDV) | Haemagglutination inhibition | in-house method VIM-4 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Suspended Analysis of non-clinical samples for microorganisms | Animal feeds | Clostridium botulinum type C toxin; Clostridium botulinum type D toxin | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SEM-14 |
Suspended Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals, avian species | Serum; Tissues | Clostridium botulinum type C toxin; Clostridium botulinum type D toxin | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method SEM-14 |
Suspended Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals | Serum | Clostridium botulinum type C toxin; Clostridium botulinum type D toxin | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method IMM-4 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for transmissible animal diseases under the European Union Directives for Animal Health | Equine reproductive material | Equine arteritis virus; Equine infectious anaemia | Virus isolation | Australian and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedure (ANZSDP), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) methods |
Detection and identification of virusesfor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, equine species and avian species | Serum; Swabs; Tissues | Akabane virus; Bovine ephemeral fever virus; Equine arteritis virus; Equine herpes virus; Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus; Parainfluenza virus type 3; Pestivirus; Identification of unknown viruses | Cell culture; Virus isolation | Australian and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedure (ANZSDP), in-house methods VIM-6.1 and VIM-6.2, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals, production avian species, equine species and avian species | Plasma; Serum | Aino virus; Akabane virus; Ephemeral fever virus; Equine arteritis virus; Equine herpes virus type 1; Parainfluenza virus type 3; Ross River virus; Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) type 1 | Serum neutralisation | in-house method VIM-3 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis of non-clinical samples for microorganisms | Mulch | Escherichia coli serotyping; Escherichia coli; Salmonella spp.; Salmonella serotype | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | AS 5013.3, AS 5013.15, ISO 4831, ISO 7251 in-house method BAM-22 |
Waters | Blue green algae (Cyanobacteria) | Cultural; Microscopic examination | in-house method BAM-19 | |
Analysis of non-clinical samples for microorganismsFor avian species | Animal feeds; Chick paper; Waters | Salmonella spp. | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-18 |
Antibiotic sensitivity (susceptibility) testing | Bacterial isolates; Fungal isolates | Zone of growth inhibition | Disc diffusion | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), Australian and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedure (ANZSDP), in-house method BAM-4 |
Detection and identification of bacteria | Bacterial isolates | Identification of unknown bacteria | MALDI-TOF | work instruction BAW 4.1 (MBT 7854 MSP Library) |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor aquatic animals | Bacterial isolates; Swabs; Tissues | Aerococcus viridans; Aeromonas caviae; Aeromonas hydrophila; Aeromonas salmonicida; Aeromonas sobria; Aeromonas spp.; Aphanomyces astaci; Carnobacterium piscicola (Carnobacterium maltaromaticum, Lactobacillus piscicola, Lactobacillus maltaromaticum); Citrobacter freundii; Clostridium botulinum; Edwardsiella ictaluri; Edwardsiella tarda; Enterococcus seriolicida; Eubacterium tarantellae; Flavobacterium branchiophilum; Mycobacterium fortuitum; Mycobacterium marinum; Nocardia spp.; Photobacterium damselae ss. damselae (Vibrio damselae ss. damselae); Photobacterium damselae ss. piscicida (Pasteurella piscicida); Pseudomonas anguilliseptica; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Staphylococcus delphini; Streptococcus agalactiae (Streptococcus group B); Tenacibaculum maritimum (Flexibacter maritimum); Vagococcus salmoninarum; Vibrio alginolyticus; Vibrio furnissii; Vibrio harveyi; Vibrio jasicida; Vibrio mimicus; Vibrio ordalii; Vibrio owensii; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio penaeicida; Vibrio proteolyticus; Vibrio rotiferianus; Vibrio salmonicida; Vibrio splendidus; Vibrio tapetis; Vibrio tasmaniaensis; Vibrio tubiashii; Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2; Yersinia ruckeri; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-9 (Aquatic culture) |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor bees/apiculture | Honey; Larval smear | Ascosphaera apis - Chalk brood 1; Ascosphaera apis - Chalk brood 2; Melissococcus plutonius; Nosema apis; Nosema ceranae; Paenibacillus larvae; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-5 |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species, bees/apiculture | Bacterial isolates | Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Plate count | Cultural | in-house method BAM-7 |
Bacterial isolates; Swabs; Tissues | Actinobaculum suis (Eubacterium suis); Actinomyces bovis; Bacteroides fragilis; Bacteroides melaninogenicus; Brachyspira hampsonii; Brachyspira hyodysenteriae; Brachyspira pilosicoli; Clostridium chauvoei; Clostridium novyi; Clostridium perfringens; Clostridium septicum; Clostridium sordellii; Clostridium spiroforme; Clostridium sporogenes; Clostridium spp.; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Fusobacterium russii; Peptoniphilus indolicus (Peptostreptococcus indolicus); Porphyromonas asaccharolytica; Porphyromonas levii (Bacteroides levii); Prevotella heparinolytica; Prevotella melaninogenica; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-2 | |
Swabs; Tissues | Mycobacterium bovis; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne's disease); Mycobacterium spp. | Cultural; Microscopic examination | in-house methods MYM-TB1, MYM-JD1, MYM-JD7, MYM-JD8, BAM-13 | |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species, avian species | Abortion material; Reproductive tract specimens | Campylobacter fetus ss. fetus; Campylobacter fetus ss. venerealis (Cfv); Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-15 (breeding screen) |
Bacterial isolates; Respiratory specimens; Swabs; Tissues | Pasteurella spp.; Streptococcus equi; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-16 | |
Bacterial isolates; Swabs; Tissues | Burkholderia pseudomallei; Pseudomonas mallei | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-6 | |
Rhodococcus equi | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-10 | ||
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor laboratory animals | Bacterial isolates; Swabs; Tissues | Bordetella bronchiseptica; Corynebacterium kutcheri; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pasteurella multocida; Pasteurella pneumotropica; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptobacillus moniliformis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-11 (laboratory animal screening) |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals | Milk | Achromobacter spp.; Acinetobacter spp.; Actinomyces spp.; Aerococcus viridans; Aeromonas spp.; Bacillus cereus; Bacillus spp.; Chryseobacterium spp.; Citrobacter spp.; Corynebacterium spp.; Enterobacter spp.; Enterococcus spp.; Escherichia coli; Ewingella spp.; Flavobacterium spp.; Hafnia alvei; Klebsiella oxytoca; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Kocuria spp.; Lactobacillus spp.; Leuconostoc spp.; Micrococcus spp.; Pantoea spp.; Prototheca spp.; Pseudomonas spp.; Serratia spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus agalactiae (Streptococcus group B); Vagococcus spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-23 (milk hygiene testing) |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals | Bacterial isolates; Swabs; Tissues | Bacillus anthracis | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-3 |
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae; Brachyspira innocens; Brachyspira murdochii; Brachyspira pilosicoli; Campylobacter coli; Campylobacter fetus; Campylobacter jejuni; Clostridium perfringens; Escherichia coli; Lawsonia spp.; Salmonella spp.; Yersinia enterocolitica; Yersinia pseudotuberculosis | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-8 | ||
Milk | Enterobacter aerogenes; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Peptoniphilus indolicus (Peptostreptococcus indolicus); Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus agalactiae (Streptococcus group B); Streptococcus equi; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes; Streptococcus uberis; Trueperella pyogenes; Identification of bacteria causing mastitis | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-12 (mastitis culture) | |
Detection and identification of bacteriaFor zoo animals | Bacterial isolates; Faeces; Swabs; Tissues | Campylobacter spp.; Escherichia coli; Salmonella spp.; Shigella spp.; Yersinia spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-21 (zoo animal testing) |
Detection and identification of fungi and mouldsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species, bees/apiculture | Fungal isolates; Hair; Nails; Scabs; Skin; Swabs; Tissues | Absidia spp.; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus fumigatus; Candida albicans; Cryptococcus gattii; Cryptococcus neoformans; Microsporum spp.; Mortierella spp.; Mucor spp.; Rhizomucor; Rhizopus; Trichophyton spp.; Identification of unknown fungi | Biochemical - Automated (VITEK); Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method BAM-14 |
Detection and identification of other microorganismsFor companion animals, production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine and avian species, bees/apiculture | Swabs; Tissues | Mycoplasma spp. | Cultural; Microscopic examination | in-house method BAM-13 |
Mycoplasma spp. | Cultural; Microscopic examination | in-house methods BAM-13 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Suspended Analysis for trace elements | Plasma; Tissues; Whole blood | Copper; Zinc | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame; Spectrophotometry | in-house methods NTM-21 and NTM-52 |
Selenium | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame | in-house method NTM-24 | ||
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) |
Fatty acids - Total | Gas liquid chromatography (GLC) | in-house method NTR-16 | ||
Monofluoroacetate | HPLC; Mass spectrometry (MS) | in-house method NTM-TOX-1 | ||
Selenium | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame | in-house method NTM-68 | ||
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 | |
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 | 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 |
Suspended 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 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Suspended 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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Accreditation No.
13724
Site No.
13717
Print date
09 Nov 2024