AHL new tests developed in 2024
Helen Oliver
Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
AHL Newsletter 2025;29(1):3.
| TEST NAME METHOD | CODE | SPECIES |
| Avian metapneumovirus type A, B, C (AMPV A, B, C) - PCR | ampvabc | Avian, Chicken, Turkey |
| Avibacterium paragallinarum - PCR | avipcr | Avian, Chicken, Turkey |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic and anaerobic, minimal inhibitory, companion/other | anculnm | Avian, Canine, Equine, Feline, Other |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic, minimal inhibitory concentration, companion/other | cultnm | Avian, Canine, Equine, Feline, Other |
| Bacterial culture, fecal, porcine | cultsfe | Porcine |
| Canine C-Reactive Protein - photometric | crp | Canine |
| Chicken anemia virus genotyping | cavseq | Avian, Chicken |
| Chicken rotavirus A/chicken rotavirus D/chicken parvovirus - PCR | chrppcr | Avian, Ovine, Chicken |
| Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus - antibody ELISA | ehdveli | Bovine, Caprine, Ovine |
| Equine adenovirus/Equid herpesvirus 1&4/Equid herpesvirus 2&5 PCR | eadvehv | Equine |
| Equine respiratory PCR panel | eresp | Equine |
| Fish Flavobacterium columnare (Columnaris Disease) - 23R | fcolpcr | Other |
| Fish lactococcus culture, farmed fish | fishlac | Other |
| Fowl adenovirus 11 virus neutralization test | fad11vn | Avian, Chicken |
| Fowl adenovirus 8a virus neutralization test | fad8avn | Avian, Chicken |
| Fowl adenovirus 8b virus neutralization test | fad8bvn | Avian, Chicken |
| Hatchery, environmental culture PCR | hsfepcr | Avian, Chicken, Turkey |
| Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae - ID Screen antibody ELISA | mhyoeli | Porcine |
| Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale - PCR | ortpcr | Avian, Chicken, Turkey |
| Porcine, bacteriology enteric panel 1 | pentpal | Porcine |
| Salmonella typing - CTS | bssero | Avian, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Chicken, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Turkey, Other |
| Selective media for Lactococcus species isolation in fish | lacagar | Other |