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University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Milk laboratory - information to test reports
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The Milk Laboratory is a practice- and research orientated service facility that cooperates closely with veterinarians, animal health services and agriculture. The main task of the milk laboratory is to examine, analyse and scientifically evaluate milk samples from Austrian farms.

Taking into account clinical findings and practice-relevant parameters, comprehensive veterinary farm counselling is offered in the event of positive test results in order to remedy any existing stock problems. With this practice-orientated service, the milk laboratory makes a significant contribution to udder health and thus also makes a decisive contribution to the production of safe and high-quality food.

Analysis of milk samples

  • Bacteriological examinations of quarter milking samples from cattle and half milking samples from sheep and goats, including cytological findings, pathogen differentiation and antibiogram.
  • The costs are covered by the respective animal health services to varying degrees depending on the federal state.
  • Determination of the cell content in the milk - at least 20 ml of milk required.
  • Interpretation of findings and treatment proposal on request.

Mastitis diagnostics

As part of the clinical examination of patients, aseptic milk samples are taken from all lactating cows and bacteriologically analysed in the clinic's own milk laboratory. This service - free of charge for the animal owners - identifies existing germs and treats them with the most suitable antibiotic using an antibiogram.

Blood test

The morphological and clinical-chemical examination of the blood, including the collection of special parameters such as liver disease-specific enzymes or minerals, is carried out in cooperation with the Vetmeduni's Laboratory Diagnostics platform. The blood test can be used to confirm suspected clinical diagnoses (such as liver diseases or mineral metabolism disorders).

Urinalysis

Physical and chemical urinalysis can be used to recognise diseases of the entire urinary tract (kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra). For example, the suspected clinical diagnosis of "ketosis" can be confirmed by detecting ketone bodies in the urine. Bacteriological examination of the urine can be used to identify pathogenic germs that can cause cystitis, for example. The most suitable antibiotic is then determined with the help of an antibiogram.

Faecal examination for endoparasites

By means of parasitological faecal examination (in internal cooperation with Vetmeduni facilities), endoparasites such as lungworms, tapeworms and roundworms, liver flukes etc. can be detected and subsequently targeted.

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