Laboratory Testing
Providing veterinary expertise to the poultry industry
Serology
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Avian Encephalomyelitis Virus (AE)
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Avian Rhinotracheitis Virus (ART)
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Chicken Anaemia Virus (CAV)
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Egg drop syndrome 76 (EDS76)
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Enteric Reovirus Strain (ERS)
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Gumboro Disease (IBD) (including vaccination prediction)
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Haemorrhagic Enteritis
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Infectious Bronchitis Virus M41 strain (IBM41)
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IB variant 793B
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IB variant 1466
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IB variant D274
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IB variant D388 (QX)
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IB variant 755/03 (Italian isolate 02)
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Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT)
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Marek’s Disease
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (Mg)
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Mycoplasma synoviae (Ms)
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Mycoplasma meleagridis (Mm)
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Newcastle Disease Virus (ND)
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Ornithobacterium Rhinotracheale (ORT)
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Paramyxovirus- 1 (PMV-1)
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Paramyxovirus- 3 (PMV-3)
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Reoviruses (Reo)
Bacteriology
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Water Testing - Full bacteriological profile and Total Viable Counts (TVC's)
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Hygiene Testing - Clean-out swabs
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Chlamydia isolation
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Clostridia isolation
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Campylobacter isolation
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Salmonella Testing: Overshoes, Cloacal swabs, hygiene swabs, feed testing, chick box liners, water.
Parasitology
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Helminthology - checking for worm eggs
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Protozoology - checking for protozoa e.g. coccidial oocysts, trichomonads, hexamita.
Fungal Isolation
Other tests:
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Water mineral content
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Water nitrate content.