The animal health laboratory services arm of the AVA's Animal and Plant Health Centre has a professional team of veterinarians, microbiologists, molecular biologists and laboratory technologists specialising in Aquatic Animal Health, Bacteriology, Pathology and Virology. We aim to maintain our country's animal disease-free status, which facilitates Singapore's international trade, protects the health of local animal populations and indirectly safeguards human health.
The animal health laboratory services are sought by local and overseas farmers, private pet owners, private veterinary practitioners, as well as local establishments such as the Singapore Zoological Gardens, the Jurong Birdpark, the Singapore Turf Club and vaccine manufacturing companies.
Our services include:
- Diagnostic support for national surveillance programmes: We offer diagnostic support for AVA's national surveillance programmes for various notifiable animal and zoonotic pathogens, such as:
- 'bird flu' virus (avian influenza virus)
- Nipah virus
- Salmonella Enteritidis
- Close monitoring of important aquatic pathogens such as viral nervous necrosis virus, iridoviruses, whitespot syndrome virus and Streptococcus iniae in valuable food fish and shellfish. We also run programmes to investigate significant health-related problems in aquaculture.
- Diagnosis of animal diseases: We provide services for the diagnosis of animal diseases through laboratory testing, including determination of antibiotic susceptibility profiles of bacterial pathogens. We also offer disease investigation and professional consultation services for animal and fish farms.
- Quality control testing of veterinary biologics. For information on possession and import/export of veterinary biologics, click here.
- Diagnostic support for issuance of export health certificates: To support issuance of export health certificates we conduct tests for a variety of animals and fish, such as serological tests for Brucella canis, Leptospira canicola, Erhlichia canis and equine infectious anaemia, detection of koi herpesvirus and spring viraemia of carp virus, etc.
For information on export of personal animals, click here.
For information on export of animals for commercial purposes, click here.
Details of fees can be downloaded here.
Fees for commonly requested tests/services are also listed below.
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Post-mortem examination of fish and other aquatic animals <= 50kg |
S$126.00 or S$220.50 per batch or per animal (depending on body weight) |
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Post-mortem examination of fish and other aquatic animals > 50kg |
S$294.00 per animal |
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Cytological examination |
S$34.65 per origin of sample |
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Histological examination |
S$36.75 per organ |
Parasitological examination |
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Post-mortem examination of avian and laboratory animals |
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Post-mortem examination of companion animals |
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Post-mortem examination of equines, exotic mammals, ruminants and pigs |
S$112.35 per animal up to 4 months old;
S$294.00 per animal (> 4 months old) |
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Egg freshness |
S$30.45 per batch of 10 samples |
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Examination for specific bacteria or fungi |
S$54.60 per test |
Routine bacteriological or fungal examination |
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Serological examination (bacterial) |
up to S$53.55 per test (depending on method) |
| Supply of AVA's Salmonella Pullorum stained K-polyvalent antigen (for screening of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Pullorum antibodies in chicken whole blood, sera and egg yolks) |
S$62.00 per bottle of
25 ml for 500 tests |
Mrs Koh-Yeo Swee Chear
E-mail: koh-yeo_swee_chear@ava.gov.sg
or
Mrs Chan Geok Hua
E-mail: chan_geok_hua@ava.gov.sg |
| Purity or titration test on vaccines |
S$121.80 or S$252.00 per test (depending on method) |
Dr. Lim Chee Wee
E-mail: lim_chee_wee@ava.gov.sg
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Ms Lin Yueh Nuo
E-mail: lin_yueh_nuo@ava.gov.sg |
| Serological examination (viral) |
S$31.50 to S$78.75 per batch of 5 samples;up to S$132.50 per test (depending on method) |
| Sterility test for vaccines |
S$74.55 per test |
| Virological examination |
S$52.50 to S$151.20 per test (depending on method) |
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| Brucella canis serology for dogs (tube agglutination) |
S$53.55 per test |
Ms Toh Say Ling
E-mail: toh_say_ling@ava.gov.sg
or
Ms Tan Ee Leng
E-mail: tan_ee_leng@ava.gov.sg |
| Leptospira canicola serology for dogs (microscopic agglutination) |
S$53.55 per test |
| Salmonella culture |
S$54.60 per test |
| Taylorella equigenitalis culture for horses |
S$54.60 per test |
Babesia gibsoni serology for dogs:
immunofluorescent assay;
peripheral blood film |
S$120.75 per test
S$32.60 per test |
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| Canine heartworm (antigen test and microfilariae concentration test) |
S$71.40 for both tests |
| Erhlichia canis serology for dogs (immunofluorescent assay) |
S$71.40 or S$88.20 per test (depending on requirement of titration) |
| Hookworm (faecal flotation) for cats and dogs |
S$32.60 per test |
| Leishmania infantum and Leishmania donovani serology for dogs |
$74.90 per test |
| Toxoplasma gondii serology (immunofluorescent assay) for cats and dogs |
S$112.35 or S$186.90 per test (depending on requirement of titration) |
| Avian influenza virus (H5 or H7 subtype) serology (haemagglutination inhibition test) |
S$31.50 per batch of 5 samples |
Dr. Lim Chee Wee
E-mail: lim_chee_wee@ava.gov.sg
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Ms Lin Yueh Nuo
E-mail: lin_yueh_nuo@ava.gov.sg |
| Avian influenza virus detection (H5 or H7 subtype) |
S$233.10 per test |
| Avian influenza virus isolation |
S$52.50 per test |
| Equine infectious anaemia serology (Coggin's test) |
S$31.50 per batch of 5 samples |
| Equine viral arteritis serology (serum neutralization test) |
S$65.10 per test |
| Koi herpes virus detection (polymerase chain reaction) |
S$262.50 per batch of 5 samples |
| Newcastle disease virus serology (haemagglutination inhibition test) |
S$31.50 per batch of 5 samples |
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* Please check with the relevant authority of the importing country for tests required.
Specimens submitted to the APHC must be accompanied by the appropriate sample submission form:
- Submission Form for Aquatic Animals
- Submission Form for Companion Animals
- Submission Form for Livestock / Exotic Animals and Birds
- Submission Form for Miscellaneous Specimens (Veterinary)
- Submission Form for Veterinary Vaccines
In addition to the sample submission form, animal carcasses submitted to the APHC must be accompanied by the following, whichever is appropriate:
- Post-Mortem Examination Consent Form
- Post-Mortem Examination Letter of Authorisation
Forms and appropriate Annexes are also available as hard copies from the APHC.
Please note that samples with incomplete or illegible forms may be rejected.
When large numbers of specimens are being submitted, Annex A or a separate list should be used. Please ensure that specimen identities are clearly printed on the list and match the labels on samples. Samples that are not listed may be rejected.
Due to risks to transport and laboratory personnel, please DO NOT send specimens in:
- Syringes, with or without needles. Needles may cause injury while specimens in syringes without needles are prone to leakage.
- Glass containers of any kind.
- Wet ice in plastic bags. Please use sturdy insulated boxes for wet ice or cold packs instead.
Please refer to our service booklet for detailed instructions.
A test report will be issued within 10 days from the date of receipt of sample(s). In cases where results, by nature of the test method, take longer than 10 days to obtain, a preliminary report will be issued within 10 days, where appropriate. Turn-around times are indicated here.
Please indicate on the submission form the preferred manner of receiving reports: by fax, mail or personal collection at APHC. If there is no indication, reports will be sent by FAX ONLY.
For reasons of confidentiality, reports will be sent only to the party being billed for the examination, except where a notifiable disease under the Animal and Birds Act is diagnosed, in which case, the relevant authorities will be notified.
Every report sent by fax from the APHC is documented with a confirmation of successful fax transmission. For customer-friendliness, one subsequent request for a 're-faxed' copy will be allowed gratis. After that, each additional request for a faxed copy will be charged an administrative fee of S$9.45 (inclusive of GST).
For a claim of unsuccessful mail delivery of a report, one CERTIFIED TRUE COPY can be issued gratis. The customer is encouraged to collect this report at the APHC as any subsequent request for a copy of the report will be charged the administrative fee of S$9.45 (inclusive of GST).
Payment for all laboratory services is by NETS, GIRO or cashcard ONLY.
For clients not residing in Singapore, please contact APHC for payment arrangements
Applications for payment by GIRO should be made in advance to allow time for processing. For GIRO application form click here.
Animal and Plant Health Centre
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority
6 Perahu Road
Singapore 718827
Tel: (65) 63165168 / (65) 63165188
Fax: (65) 63161090
Head/Administration & Laboratory Support Branch
Mrs Koh-Yeo Swee Chear
E-mail: koh-yeo_swee_chear@ava.gov.sg
Deputy Head (Animal Health)
Dr. Charlene Fernandez
E-mail: charlene_fernandez@ava.gov.sg
Operating hours:
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| Mondays to Thursdays |
8:00 am to 5:30 pm |
8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Fridays |
8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve and Christmas Eve |
8:00 am to 12:30 pm |
8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays |
Closed |
Closed |
For payment queries:
Mrs Chan Geok Hua
Tel: 65-63165168
E-mail: chan_geok_hua@ava.gov.sg
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