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Expert Science • Excellent Service

Products and services for scientists around the globe. APHA Scientific, advancing animal health through science and innovation.

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Accredited, proficiency testing

Recognised by national accreditation bodies, VETQAS® is ISO/IEC 17043 accredited and is a market leader in the provision of PT schemes for veterinary laboratories.

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Biological Reagents

APHA Scientific offers a wide range of specialist biological reagents and diagnostic kits for effective and reliable laboratory testing.

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APHA Scientific

An internationally recognised centre of scientific excellence

The Animal and Plant Health (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). APHA is an internationally recognised centre of scientific excellence providing a wide range of research and consultancy to the UK government and commercial customers. We specialise in diseases of livestock and plants, diagnosis of disease and surveillance of new and emerging disease.

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Together we’re achieving more

Trusted Worldwide

100+

Our service reach customers in more than 100 countries around the globe

Customer satisfaction

95%

95% of our customers would recommend our services

A legacy of excellence

50yrs

Proud Proficiency Testing provider for over five decades

Our scientists have had a significant influence on the development of animal health and food safety strategy in both the UK and Europe and have achieved international Reference Laboratory status for many important animal diseases.

To enhance the scientific activity APHA develops commercial products and services and makes them available to organisations globally. These are brought together under APHA Scientific to ensure the products and services are delivered effectively for customers.

APHA’s mission is to safeguard animal and plant health for the benefits of people, the environment and the economy. Find out more about APHA on GOV.UK.

APHA Scientific provides business development managers, a customer service team, scientific research and reagents production groups to ensure that the products and services offered are delivered effectively to our customers. They are also able to bring scientific expertise, high quality service, innovative methods and, in many cases unique products and services to the market.

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VETQAS Proficiency Testing

VETQAS® is APHA’s independent, accredited, proficiency testing (PT) service provided by the APHA’s Quality Assurance Unit (QAU). Recognised by national accreditation bodies, it is ISO/IEC 17043 accredited and is a market leader in the provision of PT schemes for veterinary laboratories.

VETQAS Proficiency Testing
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Biological Reagents

APHA Scientific offers a wide range of specialist biological reagents and diagnostic kits for effective and reliable laboratory testing. They are available for sale to the animal health industry and veterinary diagnostic laboratories worldwide. The agency has over 100 years experience in the diagnosis and control of diseases of farm livestock and other animals.

Biological Reagents
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Bacterial and Viral Culture Collections

APHA Scientific offers a wide range of bacterial and viral isolates to support your product developments and research.

The collection contains a large number of current field strains from a wide geographical area within the UK and many of the isolates are associated with clinical data.

Bacterial and Viral Culture Collections
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Laboratory Testing

APHA Scientific offers a complete testing, advice and support service for the diagnosis, control and prevention of diseases in farm animals.

Our specialist teams perform tests under a comprehensive quality assurance system. Many of the tests are accredited to ISO 17025 and cover a range of animal species.

Laboratory Testing
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Bespoke.

We will choose VETQAS in the future again, as we appreciate the service and assistance of the team. VETQAS produced a bespoke product tailored to suit our needs. With the excellent support of VETQAS we were able to assess and to improve performance quality of Swiss laboratories in direct detection of Brucella species by staining.

Gudrun Overesch, Dr. med. vet
  • Gudrun Overesch, Dr. med. vet
  • Head of Center of Zoonoses | Bacterial Animal Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (ZOBA) | University of Bern
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Confidence.

Taking part in VETQAS Proficiency Testing schemes not only gives us confidence in the work that we do but is great evidence to provide to accreditation bodies.

Sara Savic
  • Sara Savic
  • Head of Department for Serology_ Immunology and Biochemistry | Scientific Veterinary Institute ‘Novi Sad’

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Welcome to Our New APHA Scientific Website

We’re excited to share our new and improved APHA Scientific website. This project reflects our commitment to providing a more modern, accessible, and user-friendly platform to our global commercial customer base.

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APHA Scientific at WAVLD 2025: Advancing Veterinary Diagnostics Together

We were pleased to attend the World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (WAVLD) 2025 conference in Calgary, Canada, as a Silver Sponsor.

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APHA Scientific – Launch of PT-LIMS: Our New Laboratory Information Management System

We’re excited to announce the launch of PT-LIMS, our improved Proficiency Testing Laboratory Information Management System, now live for all registered customers.

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New price Lists Available for 2025–2026 Proficiency Testing Schemes & Biological Reagents

We’re pleased to announce the release of our updated price lists for the 2025–2026 contract year.

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VETQAS Terms and Conditions (T&Cs)

We want to let you know that our VETQAS T&Cs have recently been updated to reflect changes in business practices and legal requirements.

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APHA Scientific – Successful Accreditation Visit and Transition to New ISO Standard

In February, VETQAS welcomed assessors for our annual UKAS accreditation visit, a vital part of maintaining our high standards and commitment to quality.

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VETQAS Proficiency Testing – Help Us Improve with Our Customer Survey

VETQAS Proficiency Testing are always looking for ways to improve our services, and your feedback plays a crucial role in helping us achieve that goal.

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APHA Scientific attending AAVLD 2024

APHA Scientific business development team is exhibiting at the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians annual meeting which takes place on October 12 – 13, 2024 at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, USA.

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