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Serology / Antibody Detection
Description
A range of PT schemes to detect the presence of circulating antibodies in serum due to exposure to an infectious agent using routine methods.
| Term | Detail | Term | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGIDT | Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Test | IFAT | Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test |
| CFT | Complement Fixation Test | IPMA | ImmunoPeroxidase Monolayer Assay |
| ELISA | Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay | LAT | Latex Agglutination Test |
| AgELISA | Antigen Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay | MAT | Microscopic Agglutination Test |
| cELISA | Competitive Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay | RSA | Rapid Slide Agglutination |
| FAT | Fluorescent Antibody Test | SAT | Serum Agglutination Test |
| HAIT | Haemagglutination Inhibition Test | SNT | Serum Neutralisation Test |
| IBT | Immunoblotting Test | VNT | Virus Neutralisation Test |
Microbiology
Description
A range of PT schemes to detect and identify the organism causing disease.
| Term | Detail | Term | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culture with ELISA/PCR | e.g. Pasteurella multocida toxin detection | Microscopic examination of blood | e.g. Slide preparation for Anthrax |
| Isolation and enumeration | Growth of organisms and numerical measurement | PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| Isolation and identification | Growth of organisms and genus/species identification | Staining of material on slide | e.g. Acid alcohol-fast bacilli test for Brucella abortus |
Parasitology
Description
PT scheme to detect the presence and enumeration of helminth and fluke eggs in sheep or cattle faeces. PT scheme to enumerate Trichinella spiralis in filtrate.
| WEC | Worm Egg Count |
Histopathology
Description
For testing a laboratory’s staining techniques to aid recognition of disease scenarios, using slides with cut fixed sections.
| Term | Detail | Term | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry | CPT | Cellular Pathology Technique |
Haematology
Description
Stabilised Ruminant whole blood for routine cell counts.
| Term | Detail | Term | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hb | Haemoglobin | RBC | Red blood cell count |
| MCH | Mean cell haemoglobin | RBCC | Red blood cell count |
| MCHC | Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration | WBC | White blood cell count |
| MCV | Mean cell volume | WBCC | White blood cell count |
| PCV | Packed cell volume |
Clinical Chemistry
Description
Tissue samples for analysis of Copper and Lead levels to indicate either deficiencies or poisoning levels.
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE)
Description
A range of schemes for the detection of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Scrapie in Brain samples using Rapid methods. Histopathology and Immunohistocytochemistry for TSE, using brain sections and genotyping of stabilised blood samples.
Virology
Description
A range of schemes to detect the presence of the actual virus within blood samples e.g. BVD; within tissue samples using PCR e.g. Koi Herpes Virus;
Feed Tests
Description
Schemes to detect the presence and identification of animal bone/protein in animal feed samples using microscopy or PCR.
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