Avian Tests and Price List

The table below includes commonly required tests available at ACDP for use in international avian movement.
It is important that you discuss test requirements with the Department of Agriculture. For any tests not listed or for further inquiries, please contact the laboratory via email: acdp-accessions@csiro.au or phone: +61 3 5227 5414.

* Where 2 prices are listed, the first price applies to the fee for the first animal tested in a submission; the second (lower) price applies to the fee charged for 2nd and subsequent animals as part of the same submission.

** APMV-1 is also known as Newcastle Disease Virus

*** Infectious Bursal Disease Isolation requires 2 component tests – virus isolation and PCR, which are charged separately. Samples for PCR are derived from the virus isolation.

Glossary of terms
  • ELISA – Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • IFAT – Immunofluorescence Antibody Test
  • HI – Haemagglutination Inhibition Test
  • PCR – Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • SAT – Serum Agglutination Test
  • SNT – Serum Neutralisation Test (also known as VNT – Virus Neutralisation Test)