Veterinary Investigation Centers
There are 25 Veterinary Investigation Centers in Sri Lanka for each district, which provide various laboratory services to the livestock farmers. They all are consist with the facilities for basic bacteriological, parasitological and hematological tests. Few of them are further specialized to perform molecular level disease diagnostic tests apart from basis laboratory services.
VIC Laboratory Services
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Serial No. |
Description |
Tests available regional laboratories |
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1 |
Microbiology culturing and testing |
All VICs |
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2 |
Microbiology culturing and testing with ABST |
All VICs |
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3 |
Hatchery Waste & Egg testing |
All VICs |
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4 |
California Mastitis Test- CMT |
All VICs |
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5 |
Water quality -pH, salinity, hardness, nitrate, nitrites, ammonia, alkalinity, acidity, Soluble oxygen demand (BOD test ) |
VIC - Welisara |
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6 |
Water analysis -PH |
VIC - Welisara |
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7 |
Water analysis-salinity/Total soluble solids/electric conductivity pH |
VIC - Welisara |
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8 |
PCR for aquatic animals - disease diagnosis |
VIC - Welisara |
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9 |
PCR for aquatic animals -surveillance |
VIC - Welisara |
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10 |
Bacteriology and biochemical tests for ornamental fish disease |
VIC - Welisara |
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11 |
ELISA for poultry disease diagnosis |
VIC – Wariyapola, Chilaw |
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12 |
PCR for poultry disease diagnosis |
VIC - Wariyapola |
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PCR for shrimp disease diagnosis |
VIC - Chilaw |
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Post-mortem examinations without laboratory tests |
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11 |
Large ruminants |
All VICs |
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12 |
Small ruminants |
All VICs |
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13 |
Elephants |
All VICs (collaboratively with WLD / NZD) |
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14 |
Pets |
All VICs |
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15 |
Pigs |
All VICs |
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16 |
Poultry |
All VICs |
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17 |
Rabbits |
All VICs |
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18 |
Fish |
All VICs |
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Bacteriology |
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19 |
Salmonella pullorum antigen test |
All VICs |
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20 |
RBPT – serum test |
All VICs |
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21 |
Aerobic bacteria Enumeration of dairy and other livestock products, coliform and other identified bacteria test |
All VICs |
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22 |
Coliform and other identified bacteria test in non-livestock products |
All VICs |
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Products/ Services - Parasitology |
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Blood Parasites Tests |
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23 |
Farm animals (cattle, goat poultry, pig)* |
All VICs |
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24 |
Pets (dogs, cats etc.) |
All VICs |
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Blood Tests – WBC/DC |
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25 |
Pet animals |
All VICs |
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26 |
Farm animals |
All VICs |
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Parasite tests in dung |
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27 |
Determination of parasitic eggs |
All VICs |
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28 |
Enumeration of parasitic eggs (from Mac master test) |
All VICs |
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29 |
Fecal samples test for Coccidiosis |
All VICs |
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Skin scraping samples tests (Marginal scrapings) |
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30 |
Farm animals |
All VICs |
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31 |
Pet animals |
All VICs |
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