Companion Animal and Equine Tests, Schedule and Price List


The following table lists routine tests offered for companion animal & equine testing. Quarantine tests are performed on a weekly schedule as shown here. Results will be available by close of business (COB) on the day listed for each test. Alterations to the schedule may occur as a result of public holidays or urgent disease exclusion testing. Planned upcoming schedule alterations can be found here. If your test result is required urgently, please contact ACDP Accessions prior to sample submission.

Please note an additional ‘Customs and Handling’ fee (listed below) applies to overseas submissions. This fee is applied once per submission and is required to cover the cost of quarantine clearance. Payment must be made prior to the results being issued.

Please note that from time to time a test may need to be repeated to obtain a valid result. Where possible, travel dates should be arranged so as not to create deadlines too close to the expected reporting dates listed on the ACDP website.


* 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.
** The customs and handling fee applies to overseas submissions and covers additional costs such as quarantine clearance.

Public Holiday Test Schedules

Christmas 2023 (25th - 31st December)

TestSamples Arrive by COBResults Available by COB
No routine testing

New Year 2024 (1st January -5th January)

TestSamples Arrive by COBResults Available by COB
Hendra and Nipah VNT (Extra test) Monday, 1 January 2024 Friday, 5 January 2024
Nipah ELISA (No change) Monday, 1 January 2024 Friday, 5 January 2024
Brucella canis SAT, E.Canis IFA, Hendra ELISA, Leishmania infantum IFA, Leptospira canicola MAT (No change) Wednesday, 3 January 2024 Friday, 5 January 2024
Rabies FAVN (No change) Monday, 1 January 2024 Friday, 5 January 2024

Australia Day Friday 26th January 2024

TestSamples Arrive by COBResults Available by COB
Brucella Canis SAT Tuesday, 23 January 2024 Thursday, 25 January 2024
E.Canis IFA, Hendra ELISA, Leishmania infantum IFA, Leptospira canicola MAT Wednesday, 24 January 2024 Thursday, 25 January 2024
Hendra VNT and Nipah VNT - No test 26th-29th; Extra test: Arrive by COB Fri 26th Friday, 26 January 2024 Thursday, 1 February 2024
Nipah ELISA Monday, 22 January 2024 Thursday, 25 January 2024
Rabies FAVN Monday, 22 January 2024 Thursday, 25 January 2024

Beware altered courier schedules for public holidays! Let us know if you are planning to send a sample to arrive on a public holiday. For Victorian public holidays click here.