Advice on the keeping and care of all types of poultry, in particular animal health issues. Comprehensive range of laboratory diagnostics, with most methods accredited according to EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

Acceptance of sample material

• 24 h possible
• by telephone appointment
• Delivery to the Vetmeduni porter
• For samples from abroad, please contact us in advance to clarify details regarding import.

Laboratory diagnostic services

In its own EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratory, Vetmeduni's Poultry Medicine offers veterinarians and animal owners comprehensive parasitological, virological, bacteriological, histological and serological examinations and dissections.

Dissections

Pathological-anatomical examinations of poultry carcasses

Taking samples for further examinations

Parasitological examinations

• Detection of parasites in poultry
• Quantification of parasite eggs and coccidian oocysts using the McMaster method

Virology and tissue culture

• Isolation, detection and characterization of various poultry viruses in different culture systems
• Neutralization test for the characterization of viruses

Bacteriological tests

• Cultural detection of gram-negative and gram-positive aerobic, microaerophilic and anaerobic germs in poultry
• Characterization of bacteria using MALDI-TOF MS
• Determination of antimicrobial resistance profiles
• Salmonella testing according to ISO 6579-1
• Analysis of environmental samples (water and dust) for selected microorganisms
• Storage and preservation of bacteria for further characterization or as a basis for the external production of stable-specific vaccines

Histological examinations

• Examination of organ samples using various histological techniques, including immunofluorescence and in-situ hybridization

Serology

Detection of antibodies using various examination methods:

• Agar gel precipitations
• Serum rapid agglutinations
• ELISA
• Neutralization test in cell culture

Molecular diagnostics

• Sex determination
• Diagnostics of various pathogens (conventional and real-time PCR)
• Sequencing of PCR fragments for the typing of pathogens