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Animal Health Laboratories

Animal Health

AHL provides a variety of services from our laboratories at South Perth and Albany, including testing for diagnosis, export accreditation and disease eradication. In addition to new test development, we also conduct research on livestock disease and parasitic conditions and provide laboratory support for research on animal production.

In addition to diagnostic services, our Albany laboratory is the Australian Reference Laboratory for Footrot and South Perth also houses the Australian and OIE Reference Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis. All fees for service (206KB pdf) testing are subject to full cost recovery.

All fees for service (538KB pdf) testing are subject to full cost recovery.

Accreditation
Contact details
Services and Specialist expertise
Contributions to surveillance systems
Reference laboratories and laboratory services
Animal Health newsletter
Laboratory submission form (45KB pdf)
Notifiable diseases

Animal Health Laboratories is NATA ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited

In the field of Veterinary Testing for the following classes of tests: bacteriology, mycology, other micro-organisms, virology, parasitology, serology of infection, biochemistry, toxicology, anatomical pathology, histopathology, electron microscopy, prions, Johne's disease and necropsy.

NATA accreditation numbers:
South Perth 13724
Albany 13725

Contact details:

South Perth Laboratory
Tel: (08) 9368 3351
Fax: (08) 9474 1881

Locked Bag 4
Bentley Delivery Centre
Western Australia 6983

Albany Laboratory
Tel: (08) 9892 8444
Fax: (08) 9892 8564

444 Albany Highway
Albany
Western Australia 6330

For emergency animal disease reporting contact the 24 hour Exotic Disease Watch Hotline number on 1800 675 888. Please note this number is not for general agriculture inquiries.

AHL Services

Animal Health Laboratories offers a range of diagnostic, research and advisory services across a number of scientific disciplines including:

  • Veterinary Pathology - including necropsy, histopathology and electron microscopy
  • Veterinary Microbiology - including bacteriology, virology, mycology and mycobacteriology
  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Veterinary Biochemistry - including analytical services in nutrition and toxicology.
  • Veterinary Immunology
  • Fee for Service testing - All services, including veterinary consultancies, are offered to the public on a full cost recovery basis in line with National Competition Policy. Fees and charges are reviewed annually. Service fee exemptions apply to suspect exotic and notifiable diseases, specified diseases and government approved programs, and outbreaks of diseases likely to provide new information or an improved understanding of animal health in Western Australia.

Specialist Expertise

Animal Health Laboratories has highly skilled expertise in a number of veterinary specialities for which it offers advanced testing and consultative services including:

  • Animal Disease Diagnosis and Investigation
  • Veterinary Mycobacteriology, especially bovine tuberculosis and Johne's disease
  • Veterinary Parasitology, especially control of internal parasites of sheep
  • Ovine Footrot Diagnosis and Virulence Testing
  • Veterinary Toxicology
  • Veterinary Virology
  • Diagnosis and Investigation of Diseases in Aquatic species - in association with the Department of Fisheries Western Australia

Contributing to Australia's national surveillance systems and supporting international trade in livestock and livestock products.

AHL data is regularly supplied to:

  • National Animal Health Information System (NAHIS)
  • National Granuloma Submission Program (NGSP)
  • National Arbovirus Monitoring Program (NAMP)
  • National Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Surveillance Program (NTSESP)

The Animal Health Reference Laboratories

Includes:

  • Australian Reference Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis
  • OIE Reference Laboratory for Tuberculosis
  • Australian Reference Laboratory for Ovine Footrot

AHL conducts laboratory testing for:

  • Diagnosis of disease in domestic animals, wild life and aquatic species for both private and government clients.
  • Health certification of animals destined for live export from Australia.
  • Animal disease control programs including ovine footrot.
  • Bovine tuberculosis Freedom Assurance Program
  • Targeted surveillance to support risk assessment and zone freedom from animal diseases in Western Australia.
  • Research and development capability to support animal health and production programs.

Page reviewed March 2007

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