Diagnostic assays
In the veterinary domain, diagnostic tests are extremely important, as they are needed to keep livestock healthy and guarantee food safety.
More than 300 tests
Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) offers over 300 diagnostic veterinary tests as a commercial service, and many more are being developed and applied within various research projects.
Development
We are experts in developing and validating veterinary tests. Development of new diagnostic tools is a joint effort of a multidisciplinary team of experts in the fields of bacteriology, virology, immunology and molecular biology. By combining these disciplines with state-of-the-art techniques, the development of specific and sensitive diagnostics for several applications is enabled.
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Diagnostic assay development
At Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR), new diagnostic tools are developed when required, e.g. when new pathogens emerge or new techniques become available. These new tests can be tailored to meet specific requirements of the customer or the application.
Validation of diagnostic assays
Validation of diagnostic assays is a strict requirement before the assays can be applied. Assay validation is a process that determines whether an assay is fit for the purpose for which it has been developed.
Use of diagnostics
Veterinary diagnostic tests are used to detect and identify pathogenic agents such as viruses, bacteria, prions, and toxins in samples of animal origin. In addition, responses of animals to pathogens can be recorded (serum antibodies, other immunological factors).
Tests can also be applied to establish phenotypic characteristics of pathogens, like antibiotic resistance or virulence, or to type pathogens based on genetic information.
Contact our expert
Please feel free to contact the expert of our contract research organization (CRO) if you have a question concerning diagnostics.