Advanced diagnostic testing and environmental monitoring of farms ensure the health of farm animals, and eventually the quality of farm products. The parameters monitored and tested include heavy metals and other chemicals, pesticide and antibiotics residues, pathogenic microbes and viruses.

Dependable chemistry, flexible platforms, government-licensed testing solutions are all critical in setting new farm animal and environmental testing standards. And it all must work together, rapidly and accurately. While monitoring the environment, for instance water quality, protects the safety of animals and the environment at large; surveillance of farm animals and timely diagnosis of just one sick animal ensure the health of an entire herd and protect a producer's livelihood.

At Fisher Scientific, we provide various testing solutions for farm animal health, including:

Analytical Chemistry Testing

The enforcement of laws and regulations governing residual antibiotics, pesticides, and heavy metals in farm products can be costly in the event of noncompliance. Thermo Fisher analytical instruments can help you monitor the levels of these harmful chemicals, including HPLC or LCMS for residual antibiotics detection, GCMS or GCMSMS for pesticide detection, and AAS or ICPOES for heavy metal profiling.

Water Testing

For water quality monitoring, we offer multiple techniques for the analysis of drinking water, surface water, groundwater, and wastewater to comply with legislation and regulations. The parameters monitored include pH, conductivity, turbidity, colour and a variety of chemical compounds and ions.

Microbiology Testing

Microbiology testing is employed to monitor and diagnose infectious diseases in farm animals.  We also offer Thermo Scientific SensititreTM ID/AST System which enables the screening of over 40 veterinary-specific antimicrobials for susceptibility testing with true minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) results. Our microbiology testing solutions bring together the best in product quality and safety testing. They include market-leading equipment and instruments that ensure safety for your laboratory staff, environment, and samples.

Immunoassay

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) or ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) is a microplate-based assay technique designed for detecting and quantifying substances such as peptides, proteins, antibodies and hormones. It is regularly used for infectious disease diagnosis, allergen detection, meat species and contamination identifications, and residual antibiotics screening. We offer modular and scalable ELISA solutions that suit your testing needs.

Molecular Testing

The ubiquitous presence of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) in biological organisms enables rapid amplifications and detections of these organisms in your raw materials and end products by real-time PCR. We offer a complete solution for nucleic acid extraction, purity check, amplification, and detection. Molecular testing is fast and sensitive, and is fast adopted for infectious disease diagnosis, meat species and contamination determination, and detection of genetically modified organisms.

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