Companion Animal and Equine

Companion Animal and Equine Tests, Schedule and Price List

• Animal export tests are performed on a scheduled basis each week.
• Schedule changes may occur due to public holidays or urgent disease testing, with planned schedule updates available at the bottom of this page.
• If your test result is required urgently, please contact ACDP Accessions prior to sample submission (email: acdp-accessions@csiro.au or phone: +61 3 5227 5414).
• Occasionally, tests may need to be repeated, causing delays in receiving results. It is advisable not to plan travel dates too close to the anticipated reporting dates.
• If you are interested in registering, please contact our accessions team.
• Haemolysed or lipaemic serum samples can interfere with laboratory tests and may be rejected for testing. Please ensure your serum is clear, or contact the laboratory prior to submission if you are unsure if the quality of your serum is acceptable.

* Close of Business.
** The Customs and Handling fee applies to overseas submissions. The fee is applied once per submission and is required to cover the cost of quarantine clearance.

Glossary of terms

• ELISA – Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

• FAVN – Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralisation

• IFAT – Immunofluorescence Antibody Test

• MAT – Microscopic Agglutination Test

• SAT – Serum Agglutination Test (also known as TAT – Tube Agglutination Test)

• SNT – Serum Neutralisation Test (also known as VNT – Virus Neutralisation Test)