Companion Animal and Equine Tests, Schedule and Price List


  • Animal import and 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.

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** 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

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

Public Holiday Test Schedules

Australia Day Monday 26th January 2025

TestSamples Arrive By (COB)Results Available By (COB)
Brucella canis SAT, E.Canis IFA, Leishmania infantum IFA, Leptospira canicola MAT (No change) Tuesday, 28 January 2025 Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Hendra ELISA (No change) Wednesday, 29 January 2025 Friday, 31 January 2025
Hendra VNT and Nipah VNT - NO TEST 24th-27th; Extra test: Arrive by COB Mon 27th Jan Monday, 27 January 2025 Friday, 31 January 2025
Nipah ELISA (No change) Monday, 27 January 2025 Friday, 31 January 2025
Rabies FAVN (No change) Monday, 27 January 2025 Friday, 31 January 2025

Labour Day (Monday 10th March 2025)

TestSamples Arrive By (COB)Results Available By (COB)
Brucella canis SAT, E.Canis IFA, Leishmania infantum IFA, Leptospira canicola MAT (No change) Tuesday, 11 March 2025 Thursday, 13 March 2025
Hendra ELISA (No change) Wednesday, 12 March 2025 Friday, 14 March 2025
Hendra VNT and Nipah VNT - NO TEST 7-10th; Extra test: Arrive by COB Mon 10th Mar Monday, 10 March 2025 Friday, 14 March 2025
Nipah ELISA (No change) Monday, 10 March 2025 Friday, 14 March 2025
Rabies FAVN (No change) Monday, 10 March 2025 Friday, 14 March 2025

Easter Holiday (18th-21st April 2025)

TestSamples Arrive By (COB)Results Available By (COB)
Brucella canis SAT, E.Canis IFA, Leishmania infantum IFA, Leptospira canicola MAT (No change) Tuesday, 15 April 2025 Thursday, 17 April 2025
Hendra ELISA Tuesday, 15 April 2025 Thursday, 17 April 2025
Hendra VNT and Nipah VNT - NO TEST 18-27th; Extra test: Arrive by COB Fri 25th Apr Friday, 25 April 2025 Thursday, 1 May 2025
Nipah ELISA (No change) Monday, 14 April 2025 Thursday, 17 April 2025
Rabies FAVN (No change) Monday, 14 April 2025 Thursday, 17 April 2025

Anzac Day (25th April 2025)

TestSamples Arrive By (COB)Results Available By (COB)
Brucella canis SAT, E.Canis IFA, Leishmania infantum IFA, Leptospira canicola MAT (No change) Tuesday, 22 April 2025 Thursday, 24 April 2025
Hendra ELISA Tuesday, 22 April 2025 Thursday, 24 April 2025
Hendra VNT and Nipah VNT - NO TEST 18-27th; Extra test: Arrive by COB Fri 25th Apr Friday, 25 April 2025 Thursday, 1 May 2025
Nipah ELISA Monday, 21 April 2025 Thursday, 24 April 2025
Rabies FAVN Monday, 21 April 2025 Thursday, 24 April 2025

King's Birthday (9th June 2025)

TestSamples Arrive By (COB)Results Available By (COB)
Brucella canis SAT, E.Canis IFA, Leishmania infantum IFA, Leptospira canicola MAT (No change) Tuesday, 10 June 2025 Thursday, 12 June 2025
Hendra ELISA (No change) Wednesday, 11 June 2025 Friday, 13 June 2025
Hendra VNT and Nipah VNT - NO TEST 6th-9th; Extra test: Arrive by COB Mon 9th Jun Monday, 9 June 2025 Friday, 13 June 2025
Nipah ELISA (No change) Monday, 9 June 2025 Friday, 13 June 2025
Rabies FAVN (No change) Monday, 9 June 2025 Friday, 13 June 2025

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.