Companion Animal and Equine Tests, Schedule and Price List


  • Animal import and export tests are performed on a scheduled basis each week.
  • Schedule changes may occur due to public holidays or urgent disease testing, with planned schedule updates available at the bottom of this page.
  • If your test result is required urgently, please contact ACDP Accessions prior to sample submission (email: acdp-accessions@csiro.au or phone: +61 3 5227 5414).
  • Occasionally, tests may need to be repeated, causing delays in receiving results. It is advisable not to plan travel dates too close to the anticipated reporting dates.

* Close of Business.
** The Customs and Handling fee applies to overseas submissions. The fee is applied once per submission and is required to cover the cost of quarantine clearance.

Glossary of terms

  • ELISA – Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

  • FAVN – Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralisation

  • IFAT – Immunofluorescence Antibody Test

  • MAT – Microscopic Agglutination Test

  • SAT – Serum Agglutination Test

  • SNT – Serum Neutralisation Test (also known as VNT – Virus Neutralisation Test)

Public Holiday Test Schedules

King's Birthday 10th June (Monday) 2024 testing schedule changes

TestSamples Arrive By (COB)Results Available By (COB)
Brucella canis SAT, Ehrlichia IFAT, Leishmania IFAT, Leptospira MAT - NO CHANGE Tuesday, 11 June 2024 Thursday, 13 June 2024
Hendra ELISA NO CHANGE Wednesday, 12 June 2024 Friday, 14 June 2024
Hendra and Nipah SNT: NO TEST 7th-10th; EXTRA TEST: Arrive by COB Mon 10th June Monday, 10 June 2024 Friday, 14 June 2024
Nipah ELISA NO CHANGE Monday, 10 June 2024 Friday, 14 June 2024
Rabies FAVN NO CHANGE Monday, 10 June 2024 Friday, 14 June 2024

Beware altered courier schedules for public holidays! Let us know if you are planning to send a sample to arrive on a public holiday. For Victorian public holidays click here.