BACTERIOLOGY

Antimicrobial susceptibility tests are performed for avians, reptiles, mammalians, dolphin and fish.

• Antibiotic sensitivity test
• Bacterial identification test
• Blood culture
• Salmonella culture
• Shigella culture
• Campylobacter culture
• Coliform counts on water sample
• Assess environmental contamination (exposed plates - colony counts and identification)

PARASITOLOGY

• Direct and sugar flotation techniques to detect parasitic eggs, larvae etc. in faeces
• Egg counts (McMaster technique) on faeces
• Direct microscopy to detect flagellated protozoans and yeasts in crop contents
• Skin scrapes

MYCOLOGY

Hair, skin, swabs and tissue biopsies can be submitted for isolation of fungal species. We have cultures available for :

• Aspergillus species
• Yeasts
• Dermatophytes

URINE ANALYSIS

• Dipstick for pH, Proteins, Glucose, Ketones, Bilirubin, RBC
• Specific gravity using refractometer
• Protein/creatinine ratio
• Sediment analysis for presence of crystals, casts, inflammatory cells, bacteria
• Bacteriology culture (on request)

BIOCHEMISTRY

Following profiles are available but can be customised as per client's needs:

• Falcon profile
• Parrot profile
• Feline profile
• Canine profile
• Camel profile
• Dolphin profile
• All other mammalians (on request)
• Reptile profile
• Individual tests (on request)

Sodium, Chloride, Potassium, Ionised calcium, Total carbon dioxide, Urea, Creatinine, Glucose, Haemoglobin, Haematocrit are measured using I-stat dry chemistry analyser

IMMUNOLOGY

We offer a selection of rapid tests which utilise immuno- chromatography or ELISA methods to detect antigens/antibodies of bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases:

• Canine Parvovirus
• Canine Distemper
• Canine Ehrlichia
• Feline FeLV/FIV
• Feline Parvovirus
• Feline Coronavirus
• Giardia in canines and felines
• Avian Newcastle Disease
• Avian influenza

HAEMATOLOGY

• Avian/Reptile/Mammalian complete blood counts (Haemoglobin, PCV, RBC, WBC)
• Blood smear assessment (WBC - differentials, platelets, cell morphology, parasites)
• Fibrinogen
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

ENDOCRINOLOGY

We offer a selection of hormone assays (ELISA) for different species:

• Progesterone
• FSH
• Cortisol
• TSH
• T4
• fT4

CYTOLOGY

We offer a selection of hormone assays (ELISA) for different species:

• Gram's stain smears for bacterial characterisation
• Ziehl Neelsen stain for detection of Mycobacteria
• Modified Ziehl Neelsen stain for detection of Cryptosporidia
• Rapid stain for detection of inflammatory cells, morphology, fungal elements