National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
NSW Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development
Site
Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute – Veterinary Testing
Accreditation No.
14495
Site No.
14520
Date of Accreditation
18 Feb 2021
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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| Inherited traitsFor production animals (bovine, ovine) and equine species | Extracted DNA; Hair; Semen; Tissues; Whole blood | A2 milk protein; Coat colour recessive red; Dermatosparaxis; Double muscling - 821del11; E7 Pompes disease; Hereditary spherocytosis in Wagyu; α-Mannosidosis - Angus; α-Mannosidosis - Galloway; β-Mannosidosis; κ-Casein | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); PCR - Restriction fragment length polymorphism |
in-house method DNA-M3-001 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of non-clinical samples for microorganisms | Environmental samples | Salmonella spp. | Biochemical; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Slide agglutination | in-house method PMBAC-123 (Salmonella isolation and identification) |
| Antibiotic sensitivity (susceptibility) testing | Bacterial isolates | Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) | Microbroth dilution | in-house method PMBAC-412, PMBAC-413 |
| Zone of growth inhibition | Disc diffusion |
in-house method WBAC-001, Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing by the CDS Method - A Manual for Medical and Veterinary Laboratories |
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| Detection and identification of bacteria | Bacterial isolates | Identification of unknown bacteria | MALDI-TOF | in-house method PMBAC-401; Bruker library version: MBT Compass Revision H |
| Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Sequencing |
in-house methods: MMBAC-113 (Plate reading - General guidelines); MMBAC-500 (Follow-up Methods and Other Tests) |
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| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor bees/apiculture | Brood comb; Honey; Larval smear; Mummified larvae | Ascosphaera apis - Chalk brood 1; Ascosphaera apis - Chalk brood 2; American foulbrood (AFB); European foulbrood (EFB) | Biochemical; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house methods: PMBAC-121 (American foulbrood), PMBAC-122 (Preparation and Examination of Larval Smears), and:PMBAC-108 |
| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid), companion animals (canine, feline), wildlife, equine species and avian species | Fluids; Swabs | Escherichia coli; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus spp.; Trueperella pyogenes; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house methods: MMBAC-102 (Body Fluids - General approach for peritoneal, pericardial and pleural fluid Microscopy and Culture) MMBAC-500 (Follow-up Methods and Other Tests) |
| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, ovine, caprine, camelid, porcine) and equine species | Fluids; Smears | Bacillus anthracis | Staining |
in-house method PMBAC-141 (Polychrome methylene blue stain) |
| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, porcine, caprine), companion animals (canine, feline) and equine species | Milk; Whole blood | Identification of bacteria causing mastitis | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house method MMBAC-111 (Milk - culture for mastitis) |
| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, porcine, caprine), companion animals (canine, feline), wildlife (mollusc), aquatic animals, equine species and avian species | Liver; Tissues | Actinobacillus equuli; Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; Actinobacillus seminis; Actinobacillus spp.; Actinobacillus lignieresii; Actinobaculum suis (Eubacterium suis); Actinomyces bovis; Actinomyces spp.; Aeromonas caviae; Aeromonas sobria; Aeromonas spp.; Bacillus anthracis; Bacillus cereus; Bacteroides spp.; Bordetella bronchiseptica; Brucella spp.; Clostridium perfringens; Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis; Corynebacterium renale; Corynebacterium spp.; Cronobacter sakazakii (Enterobacter sakazakii); Dermatophilus congolensis; Dichelobacter nodosus (footrot); Empedobacter brevis; Enterobacter cloacae; Enterobacter gergoviae; Enterobacter intermedius; Enterobacter spp.; Enterococcus faecalis; Enterococcus faecium; Enterococcus spp.; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; Escherichia coli - Haemolytic; Escherichia coli - Non-haemolytic; Escherichia coli; Escherichia spp.; Flavobacterium spp.; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Haemophilus parasuis; Histophilus somni (Histophilus ovis); Klebsiella pneumoniae; Klebsiella spp.; Listeria ivanovi; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria spp.; Mannheimia haemolytica; Moraxella spp.; Morganella morganii; Nocardia asteroides; Nocardia spp.; Pasteurella gallinarum; Pasteurella multocida; Pasteurella spp.; Peptostreptococcus spp.; Proteus spp.; Providencia stuartii; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Rhodococcus equi; Salmonella spp.; Serratia marcescens; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Staphylococcus hyicus; Staphylococcus intermedius; Streptobacillus moniliformis; Streptococcus agalactiae (Streptococcus group B); Streptococcus bovis; Streptococcus canis; Streptococcus dysgalactiae ss. dysgalactiae; Streptococcus dysgalactiae ss. equisimilis; Streptococcus equi ss. equi; Streptococcus equi ss. zooepidemicus; Streptococcus mitis; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes; Streptococcus salivarius; Streptococcus sanguinis; Streptococcus spp.; Streptococcus suis serotypes 1/2/9; Streptococcus uberis; Streptococcus - Alpha-haemolytic; Streptococcus - Beta-haemolytic; Streptomyces spp.; Trueperella pyogenes; Vibrio cholerae; Yersinia enterocolitica; Yersinia kristensenii; Yersinia pseudotuberculosis; Yersinia ruckeri; Yersinia spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria | Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house method MMBAC-110 (The Liver (and other tissues) - General guidelines for tissues microscopy and culture) and PMBAC-407 (Anaerobic Culture) |
| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, porcine, caprine), companion animals (canine, feline), wildlife (snake), equine species and avian species | Abortion material; Bacterial isolates; By-products; Chick bodies; Faeces; Tissues; Whole blood | Salmonella spp. | Biochemical; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Serum agglutination |
in-house methods PMBAC-123 (Salmonella isolation and identification); MMBAC-500 (Follow-up Methods and Other Tests) |
| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, porcine, caprine), companion animals (canine, feline), wildlife, equine species and avian species | Abortion material; Brain tissue; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Pus; Tissues | Listeria spp. | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house method MMBAC-109 (Listeria Isolation and identification) |
| Central nervous system specimens; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Exudate; Fluids; Pus; Tissues | Actinomyces spp.; Escherichia coli; Histophilus haemophilus; Histophilus somni (Histophilus ovis); Listeria monocytogenes; Rhodococcus equi; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pyogenes; Streptococcus suis; Streptococcus - Beta-haemolytic; Trueperella pyogenes; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house method PMBAC-110 (microbial causes of CNS infections) |
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| Exudate; Pus; Skin; Swabs | Actinobacillus lignieresii; Actinomyces bovis; Actinomyces viscosus; Arcanobacteria; Candida albicans; Clostridium perfringens; Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; Nocardia asteroides; Pasteurella dagmatis; Pasteurella multocida; Proteus spp.; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Sporothrix schenckii; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus hyicus; Staphylococcus intermedius; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus pyogenes; Streptococcus spp.; Streptococcus group C; Streptococcus group E; Trueperella pyogenes; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house methods: MMBAC-116 (The skin and subcutis - Microscopy and culture) MMBAC-500 (Follow-up Methods and Other Tests) |
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| Exudate; Pus; Swabs; Tissues; Urinary system specimens; Urine | Actinobacillus spp.; Actinobaculum suis (Eubacterium suis); Actinomyces spp.; Clostridium perfringens; Corynebacterium renale; Escherichia coli; Proteus spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus pyogenes; Streptococcus spp.; Trueperella pyogenes; Coliforms; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house method PMBAC-128 (The urinary system - Microscopy and culture) |
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| Faeces; Intestinal contents; Swabs | Campylobacter spp.; Clostridium perfringens; Salmonella spp.; Yersinia spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house methods: MMBAC-105 (The gastrointestinal (GIT) tract - Microscopy and culture); PMBAC-123 (Salmonella isolation and identification), and; MMBAC-122 (Yersinia isolation and identification). |
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| Skin | Dermatophilus congolensis | Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method MMBAC-116 (Skin and Subcutis – Microscopy and Culture) | |
| Smears | Identification of unknown bacteria | Microscopic examination |
in-house method MMBAC-112 (Stereoscopic microscopy, Brightfield microscopy, Phase microscopy, Darkfield microscopy, Fluorescence microscopy) |
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| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, porcine, caprine, camelid), companion animals (canine, feline), equine species and avian species | Bone; Synovial fluid; Synovial membrane; Tissues | Actinobacillus equuli; Actinomyces bovis; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; Escherichia coli; Histophilus somni (Histophilus ovis); Nocardia spp.; Salmonella spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus intermedius; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus spp.; Streptococcus group C; Trueperella pyogenes; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house methods MMBAC-108 (Joints and bone - Microscopy and culture) and MMBAC-500 (Follow-up Methods and Other Tests) |
| Clitoral samples; Exudate; Faeces; Fluids; Foetal specimens; Gastrointestinal tract specimens; Intestinal contents; Mucus; Reproductive tract specimens; Scrapings; Swabs; Tissues; Uterine samples | Arcobacter spp.; Campylobacter coli; Campylobacter fetus ss. fetus; Campylobacter fetus ss. venerealis (Cfv); Campylobacter fetus; Campylobacter hyointestinalis; Campylobacter jejuni; Campylobacter spp.; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house method PMBAC-103 (Campylobacter spp. isolation and identification) |
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| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid), companion animals (canine, feline), wildlife, equine species and avian species | Exudate; Fluids; Mucus; Reproductive tract specimens; Scrapings; Semen; Swabs; Tissues; Uterine samples | Actinobacillus spp.; Arcobacter spp.; Bacillus licheniformis; Brucella ovis; Brucella spp.; Campylobacter fetus ss. fetus; Campylobacter fetus ss. venerealis (Cfv); Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli; Histophilus somni (Histophilus ovis); Histophilus spp.; Mortierella wolfii; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Salmonella spp.; Staphylococcus spp.; Streptococcus spp.; Trueperella pyogenes; Identification of unknown bacteria | Biochemical; Commercial identification kit; Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house methods: MMBAC-104 (The genital system - Microscopy and culture); MMBAC-114 (Ram reproductive Tract - Sampling and culture); and MMBAC-115 (Culture of ram semen) MMBAC-500 (Follow-up Methods and Other Tests) |
| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (ovine, bovine) and avian species | Intestinal contents; Smears | Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin | Counter immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP) |
in-house method PMBAC-109 (Counterimmunoelectrophoresis test (C.I.E.P.) method) |
| Detection and identification of fungi and mouldsFor production animals (bovine, porcine, caprine), companion animals (canine, feline), wildlife, equine species and avian species | Hair; Nails; Skin | Aspergillus spp.; Microsporum canis; Microsporum distortum; Microsporum gypseum; Microsporum nanum; Trichophyton equinum; Trichophyton mentagrophytes; Trichophyton varerinacei; Trichophyton verrucosum; Identification of unknown fungi; Yeasts; Zygomycetes | Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining |
in-house methods: MMBAC-120 (Skin scrapings, hair & nail (Fungal culture)); PMBAC-132 (Stain procedure – LPCB), and: PMBAC-118 (Stain procedure - Gram) |
| Detection and identification of other microorganismsFor production animals (bovine, ovine, caprine) | Fluids; Tissues | Mycoplasma spp. | Cultural; Microscopic examination |
in-house method MMBAC-117 (Culture methods for mycoplasma) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detection and identification of bacteria | Bacterial isolates | Identification of unknown bacteria | PCR - 16S Universal | in-house method PMMBAC-10 (16S rRNA PCR and Sequencing) |
| Bacterial isolates; Fluids; Smears; Tissues; Whole blood | Bacillus anthracis | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) - Multiplex | in-house method PMMBAC-023 | |
| Faeces; Tissues | Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) | Cultural; PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house method PMMBAC-21 | |
| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, ovine, caprine, camelid), companion animals (canine, feline) and equine species | Bacterial isolates; Tissues | Campylobacter fetus ss. fetus; Campylobacter fetus ss. venerealis (Cfv) | PCR - Multiplex |
in-house method PMMBAC-09 |
| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, ovine, caprine, camelid) | Bacterial isolates; Fluids; Smears; Tissues; Whole blood | Bacillus anthracis | PCR - Multiplex |
in-house method PMMBAC-05 |
| Detection and identification of bacteriaFor production animals (bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, camelid), companion animals (canine, feline), equine species and avian species | Bacterial isolates; Semen; Tissues | Actinobacillus seminis; Brucella ovis; Histophilus somni (Histophilus ovis) | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
in-house methods, PMMBAC-07, PMMBAC-06, PMMBAC-08 |
| Detection and identification of parasites and arthropods | Blood; Tissues | Theileria orientalis | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house method PMMBAC-22 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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| Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (bovine, ovine) | Faeces | Liver fluke | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
iMPAR-044 Liver Fluke Coproantigen ELISA |
| Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (ruminants - bovine, ovine, caprine), camelids, equine species, cats, dogs | Faeces | Strongylid egg count | Faecal floatation |
in-house method MPAR-042 based on Cornell-Wisconsin centrifugal floatation technique, Egwang and Slocombe 1982 |
| Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (ruminants - bovine, ovine, caprine), camelids, equine species | Faeces | Dictyocaulus filarial larvae; Dictyocaulus viviparous larvae; Muellerius spp. larvae; Protostrongylus spp. larvae; Lungworm larvae | Baermann technique | in-house method MPAR-040 |
| Faeces; Intestinal contents | Liver fluke; Stomach fluke | Sedimentation |
in-house method MPAR-002, in-house method PAM-26, Department of Food and Agriculture approved fluke egg sedimentation test (FEST) procedure |
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| Chabertia larvae; Cooperia larvae; Cyathostomin larvae; Haemonchus larvae; Oesophagostomum larvae; Ostertagia larvae; Strongyloides larvae; Strongylus larvae; Teladorsagia larvae; Trichostrongylus larvae; Larval counts | Cultural; Microscopic examination; Staining | in-house method MPAR-041 | ||
| Faeces; Intestinal contents; Smears | Coccidia | Microscopic examination |
in-house method MPAR-023 (smear) |
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| Fresh or preserved parasites | Identification of unknown parasites | Microscopic examination; Morphological identification |
in-house method MPAR-030 |
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| Gastrointestinal tract specimens | Identification of unknown parasites | Microscopic examination; Morphological identification |
in-house method MPAR-006 |
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| Detection and identification of parasites and arthropodsFor production animals (ruminants - bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine, ungulates), companion animals (feline), camelids, equine species, canine companion animals | Faeces; Intestinal contents | Ascarid egg count; Coccidia oocyst count; Nematodirus egg count; Strongylid egg count; Trichuris egg count; Tapeworm egg count | Microscopic examination |
in-house method MPAR-001 - Modified McMaster method, in-house method MPAR-043.01-Modified McMaster method sugar) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Plasma; Serum | Brucella ovis | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | WISER-901 manufacturer's instructions (IDEXX antibody ELISA kit) |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (bovine) | Plasma; Serum | Brucella abortus antibody | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method PMSER-120 |
| Vaginal swabs in transport media | Campylobacter fetus ss. venerealis (Cfv) IgA antibody | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method PMSER-010 |
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| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (bovine, ovine) | Plasma; Serum | Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin antibody; Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium antibody | Serum agglutination |
in-house method PMSER-004 |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (bovine, ovine) | Milk; Serum | Liver fluke | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method WISER-111, manufacturers instructions (IDEXX antibody ELISA test kit) |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (bovine, ovine, caprine) | Plasma; Serum | Brucella abortus antibody; Brucella melitensis; Brucella suis antibody | Serum agglutination |
in-house method PMSER-011 |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine) and companion animals (canine) | Serum | Brucella abortus antibody; Brucella melitensis antibody; Brucella suis antibody | Rose Bengal plate |
in-house method PMSER-013 (Rose Bengal rapid slide agglutination test) |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ovine, bovine, caprine and porcine) and companion animals (canine) | Serum | Brucella ovis; Chlamydia spp.; Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) antibody; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) - Bovine; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) - Caprine; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) - Ovine | Complement fixation test (CFT) |
in-house method PMSER-001 |
| Brucella abortus antibody; Brucella melitensis antibody; Brucella suis antibody | Complement fixation test (CFT) |
in-house method PMSER-008 |
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| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ovine, bovine, cervine and caprine) | Plasma; Serum | Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) - Cervine; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) - Bovine; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) - Caprine; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) - Ovine | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method PMSER-012, manufacturer’s instructions - ID Screen Paratuberculosis Indirect Screening Kit and ID Screen Paratuberculosis Indirect confirmation kit |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ovine, bovine, porcine) and companion animals (canine) and other species | Fluids; Serum | Leptospira serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae antibody; Leptospira serogroup Tarassovi antibody; Leptospira australis antibody; Leptospira canicola antibody; Leptospira copenhageni antibody; Leptospira grippotyphosa antibody; Leptospira hardjo antibody; Leptospira pomona antibody; Leptospira zanonii antibody | Microscopic agglutination |
in-house methods PMSER-007 |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ovine, caprine, camelids) | Plasma; Serum | Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) - Caprine; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) - Ovine | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) |
in-house method PMSER-003 |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (porcine) | Plasma; Serum | Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method WISER-121, manufacturers instructions – HerdCheck test kit |
| Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method WISER-119, manufacturers instructions APP ApxIV (IDEXX antibody ELISA test kit) | ||
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ruminants) | Plasma; Serum | Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) antibody | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
Commercial kit, in-house method WISER-124, manufacturers instructions (IDEXX antibody ELISA test kit) |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals, canine, feline and other species | Serum | Toxoplasma gondii antibody | Latex agglutination |
WISER-010; manufacturers instructions (Elitex Toxo kit) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Animal Health
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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| Examination of biopsy material | Tissues | Histological examination | Histopathology; Macroscopic examination; Microscopic examination; Special stains | in-house methods: WIHIS-001 (Dewaxing and Rehydrating); WIHIS-002 (Dehydrating, Clearing and Cover-slipping); PMHIS-038 (Fixation and decalcification); PMHIS-013 (Alcian Blue stain technique); PMHIS-014 (Congo Red); PMHIS-015 (Rhodanine stain technique); PMHIS-016 (Giemsa Stain technique); PMHIS-017 (Gomori's Hexamine Silver stain technique); PMHIS-021 (Luxol Fast Blue); PMHIS-019 (Gram (modified) Stain Technique); PMHIS-022 (Masson's Trichrome Stain Technique); PMHIS-023 (Melanin Permangenate Bleach Stain technique); PMHIS-026 (Periodic Acid Schiff"s Stain Technique); PMHIS-028 (Perles prussian blue stain technique); PMHIS-030 (Toluidine Blue Stain Technique); PMHIS-032 (Von Kossa stain technique); PMHIS-033 (Warthin Starry stain technique); PMHIS-034 (Ziehl Neelsen stain technique); PMHIS-035 (Modified ZN technique); PMHIS-036 (Diff Quick Blood Smears); PMHIS-037 (Giemsa Blood Smears); PHHIS-039 (Sample Management Histology); PMHIS-043 (Processing Central Nervous Tissues); PMHIS-048 (Cell Culture Stain Technique); PMHIS-102 (Haematoxylin and Eosin stain technique) |
| Prion disease lesions | Histopathology | Australian and New Zealand Standard Diagnostic Procedure, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, August 2010, | ||
| Necropsy servicesFor production animals, production avian species, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species | Body; Tissues | Gross pathology and collection of sub-samples | Anatomical pathology; Microscopic examination |
in-house method |
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 | Bovine reproductive material | Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) - Reverse transcription; Serum neutralisation; Virus isolation | in-house methods VLP015 (AGID), VLP168 (Ag capture ELISA), VLP023 (Ab ELISA), VLP165 (PCR), VLP113, VLP094 (VI) |
| Bovine reproductive material; Ovine reproductive material | Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method VLP-008,VLP-210 | |
| Bluetongue virus (BTV) | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) - Reverse transcription; Virus isolation | in-house methods VLP004 (AGID), VLP20 (ELISA), VLP190 (ELISA), VLP175 (PCR), VLP095 (VI) | ||
| Equine reproductive material | Equine infectious anaemia | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) | in-house method VLP009 | |
| Equine arteritis virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) - Reverse transcription; Serum neutralisation; Virus isolation | in-house methods VLP106 (VNT), VLP095 (VI), VLP189 (PCR) | ||
| Ovine reproductive material | Border disease | Virus isolation; Virus neutralisation test | in-house method VLP094, Manufacturer's instructions VLP168, VLP113 (VNT) | |
| Detection and identification of viruses | Allantoic fluid; Biological products; Buffy coat; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Culture materials; Dust; Ear notch; Embryos; Faeces; Feathers; Fluids; Milk; Plasma; Semen; Serum; Swabs; Tissues; Whole blood | Identification of unknown viruses | Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) |
in-house method VLP149 (Transmission electron microscopy by negative staining) |
| Semen; Serum; Swabs; Tissues; Whole blood | Hendra virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house method VLP182 | |
| Porcine circovirus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP188 |
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| Semen; Swabs; Tissues | Bovine herpes virus type 1 | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP172 |
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| Semen; Tissues; Whole blood | Equine arteritis virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP189 |
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| Serum; Whole blood | Bovine ephemeral fever virus | Cultural; Embryonated egg culture |
in-house method VLP095 |
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| Swabs; Tissues | White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP161 |
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| Yellow head virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP162 |
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| Equine influenza virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP167 |
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| Influenza A virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP155 |
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| Newcastle disease virus (NDV) | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP160 |
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| Tissues | Ostreid herpes virus 1 | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP179 |
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| Tissues; Whole blood | Bovine ephemeral fever virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP183 |
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| Detection and identification of virusesFor aquatic animals | Tissues | Nodavirus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP158 |
| Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals (bovine, ovine, caprine) | Culture materials | Bluetongue virus (BTV); Bovine ephemeral fever virus; Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV); Border disease | Immunoperoxidase staining (IPX) |
in-house method VLP120 |
| Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals (bovine, ruminants) | Embryos; Semen; Serum; Whole blood | Bluetongue virus (BTV); Pestivirus | Cultural |
in-house methods VLP093 and VLP094 |
| Embryos; Semen; Tissues; Whole blood | Aino virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP185 |
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| Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals (bovine, ruminants, camelids, cervids) | Embryos; Semen; Tissues; Whole blood | Bluetongue virus (BTV) | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP175 |
| Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals (bovine, ruminants, camelids, porcine) | Hair follicle; Semen; Serum; Swabs; Tissues; Whole blood | Pestivirus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); PCR - Quantitative (qPCR); Virus isolation |
in-house method VLP165, VLP168, VLP094 |
| Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals (porcine) | Semen; Serum; Swabs; Tissues; Whole blood | Bungowannah virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP187 |
| Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals (ruminants and camelids) | Semen; Serum; Swabs; Tissues; Whole blood | Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP186 |
| Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals (ruminants) | Embryos; Semen; Tissues; Whole blood | Akabane virus | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) |
in-house method VLP184 |
| Detection and identification of virusesFor production animals, production avian species, laboratory animals, zoo animals, wildlife, aquatic animals, equine species and avian species | Allantoic fluid; Embryos; Fluids; Semen; Serum; Tissues; Whole blood | Identification of unknown viruses | Cultural; Embryonated egg culture |
in-house method VLP095 |
| Immunoglobulin investigationsFor production animals (bovine) | Serum | Immunoglobulin G (IgG) | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) |
in-house method VLP88 |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Bulk milk | Enzootic bovine leukosis virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method VLP029, manufacturers instructions (IDEXX, Svanova and Synbiotics kits) |
| Bulk milk; Milk | Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method VLP027 | |
| Plasma; Serum | Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method VLP027 |
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| Equine infectious anaemia virus | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) |
in-house method VLP9 |
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| Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | Manufacturer's instructions (ID-Vet); manufacturer's instructions (VMRD) | ||
| Enzootic bovine leukosis virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | manufacturer's instructions (ID-Vet) | ||
| Bovine ephemeral fever virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Virus neutralisation test |
in-house method MVIR-031, VLP104 (VNT) |
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| Hendra virus soluble G | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method VLP033 |
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| Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method VLP027 | ||
| Equine influenza virus | Haemagglutination inhibition |
in-house method VLP173,VLP019 |
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| Newcastle disease virus (NDV) | Haemagglutination inhibition |
in-house method MVIR085 |
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| Serum | Equine arteritis virus | Serum neutralisation |
in-house method VLP106 |
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| Fowl adenovirus | Serum neutralisation |
in-house method VLP108 |
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| Equine herpes virus type 1 | Serum neutralisation |
in-house method VLP107 |
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| Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Serum neutralisation |
in-house method VLP110, Manufacturer's instructions VLP034 |
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| Enzootic bovine leukosis virus | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method VLP028, VLP030 manufacturers instructions (IDEXX, Svanova and Synbiotics ID-Vet kits), in-house method VLP007; |
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| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor equine species | Fluids; Plasma; Serum | West Nile virus IgM - Equine | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method VLP-193, Manufacturers instructions (IDVet kit) |
| Serum | Ross River virus | Serum neutralisation |
in-house method VLP115 |
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| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (bovine, ruminants and camelids) | Plasma; Serum | Bluetongue virus (BTV) | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method VLP4, VLP020, VLP190 (ELISA) |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (bovine, ruminants) | Milk; Plasma; Serum | Pestivirus | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Virus neutralisation test |
in-house method VLP023, manufacturers instructions VLP133 (IDEXX Ab kit), VLP015 |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ovine, ruminants, camelids) | Plasma; Serum | Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | in-house method VLP8, VLP210 |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (porcine) and zoo animals | Serum | Encephalomyocarditis | Serum neutralisation |
in-house method VLP103 |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (porcine), equine species and avian species | Plasma; Serum | Influenza A virus | Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID); Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method VLP019; manufacturers instructions (IDEXX and IDVet test kits), VLP083 (in-house methods) |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ruminants) | Plasma; Serum | Akabane virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Virus neutralisation test |
in-house method VLP018, VLP100 |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ruminants, bovine) | Serum | Aino virus | Serum neutralisation |
in-house method VLP099 |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ruminants, camelids) | Clotted blood; Hair; Plasma; Serum; Skin; Tissues | Pestivirus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - Antigen capture |
in-house method VLP168, manufacturers instructions (IDEXX kit) |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitationFor production animals (ruminants, ovine) | Plasma; Serum | Simbu virus | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
in-house method VLP024, manufacturers instructions (IDEXX kit) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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| Testing for sterility and freedom from contamination of biological materials intended for veterinary use - Innocuity | Raw materials of animal origin | Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV); Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus; Parainfluenza virus type 3; Porcine parvovirus | Virus isolation | in-house method VLP095 Appendix 4 & 5 |
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Accreditation No.
14495
Site No.
14520
Print date
26 Aug 2026