| Test per sample | Turnaround Time |
|---|---|
| ELISA testing | 4 days |
| Water Testing for Coliforms and E. coli | 3 days |
| Water Testing for Total Viable Counts | 3 days |
| Hygiene Surface Swabs | 3 days |
| Hygiene Hand Swabs | 3 days |
| Isolation of Aspergillus | 6 days |
| Isolation of Salmonella | 6 days |
| Mastitis Monitoring | 4 - 6 days |
| Milk Bacteriology for Mastitis | 6 days |
| Feacal Egg Counts | 3 days |
| Post mortems | 1 - 2 days |
Flock Monitoring Serology
- IBD - Infectious Bursal Disease
- NDV - Newcastle Disease Virus
- IBV - Infectious Bronchitis Virus
- MG - Mycoplasma gallisepticum
- MS - Mycoplasma synoviae
- REO - Reo Virus
- AE - Avian Encephalomyelitis
- CAV - Chicken Anaemia Virus
- AI - Avian Influenza
Additionally we offer a histopathological service and PCR on a range of poultry viruses and bacteria.
Microbiology
Hygiene Monitoring in hatcheries, poultry houses & abattoirs
- Surface swab analysis
- Salmonella Monitoring
- Aspergillus Isolation
Water Analysis
- Coliforms
- E. Coli
- Total Viable
- Count Chemical Analysis
Mastitis Monitoring in Dairy Cows
Milk samples tested for:
- Staphylococcus aureus
- E.coli
- Streptococcus uberis
- Streptococcus agalactiae
- Streptococcus dysgalactiae
- Others
Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) planned
Post-mortem Service
Poultry post-mortem service offered at Fivet Head Office, 2 Telford Road, Graniteside, Harare.
Abortions in Cattle, Sheep & Goats
Our laboratory accepts aborted foetuses and placentae for examination to determine causes of abortion using various tests available both in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
*Please ensure that a member of the Technical Services team is contacted before any samples or postmortems for testing are brought into Fivet.
Technical Services Team
Dr Ashley-Kate Davidson
Veterinarian, B.V.sc, B.Sc. (Hons)
Mr Takudzwa Mugobogobo
B.Sc (Hons), Applied Biology & Biochemistry NUST
Ms Maria Chikuvadze
Dip Veterinary Nursing
