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VETQAS Proficiency Testing Schemes 2024/2025

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Proficiency Testing Schemes Timetable      
Scheme Code   Proficiency Testing Schemes Test Method Annual Price Delivery method Distribution dates Key Order Online (Existing Customers) Register (New Customers)
Antibody Detection
PT0001 View Details African Horse Sickness (AHS) ELISA - serum £675 C 21 May, 19 Nov ▲◊ Order online Register - new customers
PT0137 View Details African Swine Fever (ASF) ELISA - serum £610 C 23 Apr, 17 Sep Order online Register - new customers
PT0003 View Details  Aujeszky’s disease ELISA - SNT - serum £685 C 18 Jun, 15 Oct, 18 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0005 View Details Avian Influenza (AI) AGIDT / HAIT - serum £400 C 21 May, 19 Nov Order online Register - new customers
PT0144 View Details Avian Metapneumovirus (AmPV) ELISA - serum £335 C 21 May, 19 Nov Order online Register - new customers
PT0145 View Details Avian Reticuloendotheliosis (REV) ELISA - serum £425 C 18 Jun, 21 Jan Order online Register - new customers
PT0007 View Details Babesia caballi IFAT / cELISA / CFT - serum £570 C 21 May, 19 Nov ▲◊ Order online Register - new customers
PT0009 View Details Big Liver and Spleen disease (BLS) AGIDT - serum £415 C 20 Aug , 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0138 View Details Bluetongue Virus (BTV) ELISA - serum £575 C 17 Sep, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0011 View Details Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) ELISA - bulk milk £570 C 16 Jul, 15 Oct, 18 Feb ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0012 View Details Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) ELISA / SNT - serum £490 C 16 Jul, 19 Nov, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0015 View Details Brucella abortus CFT / SAT - serum £690 C 21 May, 17 Sep, 21 Jan ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0016 View Details Brucella abortus ELISA - serum £690 C 21 May, 17 Sep, 21 Jan ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0018 View Details Brucella abortus ELISA - milk £590 C 18 Jun, 17 Sep, 18 Feb ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0019 View Details Brucella abortus Milk Ring test - milk £430 C 16 Jul, 15 Oct, 18 Feb ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0020 View Details Brucella abortus Rose Bengal test - serum £365 C 21 May, 19 Nov, 18 Feb ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0022 View Details Brucella canis  SAT▲ / RSA▲ /ELISA- serum £415 C 21 May, 19 Nov   Order online Register - new customers
PT0035 View Details Chlamydophila CFT / ELISA - serum £625 C 18 Jun, 15 Oct, 18 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0036 View Details Classical Swine Fever (CSF) ELISA / SNT - serum £470 C 17 Sep, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0128 View Details Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP)  CFT serum £320 C 20 Aug Order online Register - new customers
PT0206 View Details Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) cELISA / IMB serum £320 C 20 Aug Order online Register - new customers
PT0041 View Details Egg Drop Syndrome (EDS) ELISA / HAIT - serum £370 C 23 Apr, 15 Oct Order online Register - new customers
PT0044 View Details Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (EBL) ELISA - milk £605 C 18 Jun, 15 Oct, 18 Feb ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0045 View Details Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (EBL) ELISA / AGIDT - serum £520 C 18 Jun, 15 Oct, 18 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0042 View Details Ehrlichia Canis IFAT - Serum £525 C 17 Sep, 18 Mar ▲◊ Order online Register - new customers
PT0046 View Details Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) ELISA / AGIDT- serum £555 C 21 May, 19 Nov ▲◊ Order online Register - new customers
PT0047 View Details Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) ELISA / SNT - serum £555 C 21 May, 19 Nov Order online Register - new customers
PT0172 View Details Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) ELISA - serum £420 C 20 Aug, 18 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0173 View Details Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) ELISA - bulk milk £420 C 15 Oct, 18 Feb ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0139 View Details  Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) - Eurasian strains ELISA / VNT - serum £560 C 17 Sep, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0065 View Details Gamma interferon (Bovine TB) ELISA - serum £650 D 5 Nov, 4 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0049 View Details Glanders CFT - serum £555 C 21 May, 19 Nov Order online Register - new customers
PT0051 View Details Hypoderma ELISA - serum £330 C 20 Aug, 18 Mar ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0054 View Details IBR / P13 / RSV ELISA - serum £315 C 19 Nov, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0052 View Details Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) ELISA - milk £570 C 16 Jul, 15 Oct, 18 Feb ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0053 View Details  Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) ELISA / SNT - serum £460 C 16 Jul, 19 Nov, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0055 View Details Infectious Bronchitis avian HAIT - serum £315 C 17 Sep, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0056 View Details Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) - Gumboro AGIDT - serum £315 C 18 Jun, 21 Jan Order online Register - new customers
PT0204 View Details Leishmania antibodies in dog serum IFAT / ELISA - serum £380 C 21 May, 19 Nov   Order online Register - new customers
PT0057 View Details Leptospira hardjo ELISA - bulk milk £570 C 16 Jul, 15 Oct, 18 Feb ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0058 View Details Leptospira hardjo bovis  ELISA - serum £410 C 18 Jun, 3 Dec Order online Register - new customers
PT0059 View Details Maedi visna / CAEV AGIDT / ELISA - serum £715 C 18 Jun, 15 Oct, 18 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0202 View Details Mycobacterium paratuberculosis ELISA - individual milk £505 C 16 Jul, 15 Oct, 18 Feb   Order online Register - new customers
PT0068 View Details Mycobacterium paratuberculosis - Bovine ELISA - serum £505 C 18 Jun, 15 Oct, 18 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0120 View Details  Mycoplasma gallisepticum - Chicken RSA / ELISA - serum £405 C 16 Jul Order online Register - new customers
PT0122 View Details  Mycoplasma gallisepticum & meleagridis - Turkey RSA / ELISA - serum £415 C 16 Jul Order online Register - new customers
PT0072 View Details Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae  ELISA - serum £375 C 23 Apr, 15 Oct Order online Register - new customers
PT0155 View Details Neospora caninum  ELISA - serum £475 C 18 Jun, 19 Nov Order online Register - new customers
PT0073 View Details Newcastle Disease HAIT £340 C 21 May, 19 Nov Order online Register - new customers
PT0076 View Details Porcine Parvovirus (PPV) ELISA / HAIT serum £455 C 16 Jul, 3 Dec Order online Register - new customers
PT0077 View Details Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) ELISA / IPMA serum £510 C 23 Apr, 20 Aug, 3 Dec Order online Register - new customers
PT0198 View Details Pregnancy Testing in Cattle ELISA - milk £320 C 15 Oct, 18 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0081 View Details Rabies FAVN/ELISA serum £575 C 20 Aug, 18 Mar ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0175 View Details Streptococcus equi subs equi (Strangles) ELISA - serum £455 C 20 Aug, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0106 View Details Theileria (Babesia) equi  IFAT / CFT / cELISA - serum £555 C 21 May, 19 Nov Order online Register - new customers
PT0110 View Details Toxoplasma gondii LAT / IFAT / ELISA - serum £360 C 19 Nov, 18 Mar ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0112 View Details Trypanosoma equiperdum (Dourine) IFAT / CFT - serum £555 C 21 May, 19 Nov ▲◊ Order online Register - new customers
Haematology
PT0050 View Details Haematology - Ruminant blood Blood cell counts £980 C 23 Apr, 21 May, 18 Jun, 16 Jul, 20 Aug, 17 Sep, 15 Oct, 19 Nov, 3 Dec, 21 Jan, 18 Feb, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
Clinical Chemistry
PT0107 View Details Tissue - copper Tissue biochemistry £490 C 23 Apr, 15 Oct Order online Register - new customers
PT0108 View Details Tissue - lead Tissue biochemistry £490 C 16 Jul, 21 Jan Order online Register - new customers
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
PT0124 View Details BSE Rapid Tissue Test ELISA / Blot - Brain Tissue £750 B 23 Apr, 15 Oct Order online Register - new customers
PT0135 View Details PrP Immunohistochemistry Technical Histopathology - brain sections Please enquire N/A Variable   Order online Register - new customers
PT0094 View Details Scrapie blood genotyping Genotyping - blood £345 C 15 Oct, 18 Feb ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0125 View Details Scrapie Rapid Tissue Test ELISA / Blot - Brain Tissue £570 B 23 Apr, 15 Oct Order online Register - new customers
Virology
PT0142 View Details Avian Leukosis Antigen ELISA - serum £420 C 3 Sep, 4 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0010 View Details Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus Ern AgELISA / PCR - serum £330 C 18 Jun, 3 Dec Order online Register - new customers
PT0148 View Details Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus AgELISA - ear tissue £485 C 4 Jun, 3 Dec Order online Register - new customers
PT0178 View Details Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus PCR - ear tissue £485 C 6 Aug, 7 Jan Order online Register - new customers
PT0160 View Details Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus PCR - bulk milk £495 C 1 Oct, 4 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0136 View Details Koi Herpes Virus (KHV) PCR £545 C 23 Apr, 15 Oct   Order online Register - new customers
PT0208 View Details Rabies PCR PCR - RNA £410 C 17 Sep, 18 Mar   Order online Register - new customers
Parasitology
PT0176 View Details Ectoparasitology ID of lice and mites £220 N/A 16 Jul, 21 Jan   Order online Register - new customers
PT0177 View Details Fluke egg count FEC - faeces £310 C 18 Jun Order online Register - new customers
PT0111 View Details Trichinella spiralis Enumeration in post digestion filtrate £735 C 18 Jun, 17 Sep, 3 Dec, 18 Mar   Order online Register - new customers
PT0114 View Details  Worm egg count WEC - faeces £650 C 1 Oct, 4 Feb Order online Register - new customers
Feed Tests
PT0063 View Details Bone in animal feed Microscopic examination £795 C 21 May, 20 Aug, 19 Nov, 18 Feb   Order online Register - new customers
PT0080 View Details Protein in animal feed PCR £560 C 23 Apr, 16 Jul, 15 Oct, 21 Jan   Order online Register - new customers
Microbiology
PT0033 View Details ABP Enterobacteriaceae Culture & ID / enumeration £370 C 7 May, 3 Sep, 7 Jan ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0163 View Details Acid alcohol-fast Bacilli (AAFB) Stain & ID £230 C 16 Jul, 19 Nov   Order online Register - new customers
PT0002 View Details Bacillus anthracis Microscopic exam of blood £555 C 17 Sep, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0008 View Details Bacterial diseases in cold water fish Isolation & ID of fish pathogens £585 C 4 Jun, 5 Nov   Order online Register - new customers
PT0192 View Details Brachyspira species Isolation & Identification £515 C 9 Apr, 1 Oct   Order online Register - new customers
PT0025 View Details Brucella abortus - slides Stain & ID £430 C 4 Jun, 1 Oct, 4 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0187 View Details Brucella PCR (multiple species) PCR £415 C 17 Sep, 18 Feb   Order online Register - new customers
PT0165 View Details Campylobacter species Isolation & ID £500 C 9 Apr, 1 Oct   Order online Register - new customers
PT0164 View Details Composting of animal by-products Isolation / enumeration £380 C 2 Jul, 5 Nov, 4 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0199 View Details Ecoli Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test AST £320 C 3 Sep, 4 Mar   Order online Register - new customers
PT0040 View Details E.coli Serotyping £385 C 3 Sep, 4 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0039 View Details E.coli O157 Isolation & ID from clinical samples £590 C 2 Jul, 7 Jan ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0134 View Details Equine microbiology Isolation & ID of equine pathogens £535 C 4 Jun, 1 Oct, 4 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0153 View Details Leptospira in kidney PCR £430 C 20 Aug, 18 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0171 View Details Listeria species Isolation & ID £400 C 4 Jun, 3 Dec Order online Register - new customers
PT0060 View Details Mastitis - bovine Isolation & ID of milk pathogens £350 C 9 Apr, 3 Sep Order online Register - new customers
PT0185 View Details Microbiology - Antimicrobial Sensitivity Test (AST) Culture and AST  £460 C 7 May, 3 Sep, 7 Jan   Order online Register - new customers
PT0181 View Details Microbiology - Avian Isolation & ID of animal pathogens £390 C 2 Jul, 7 Jan Order online Register - new customers
PT0182 View Details Microbiology - Bovine Isolation & ID of animal pathogens £390 C 2 Jul, 7 Jan Order online Register - new customers
PT0183 View Details Microbiology - Ovine Isolation & ID of animal pathogens £390 C 2 Jul, 7 Jan Order online Register - new customers
PT0184 View Details Microbiology - Porcine Isolation & ID of animal pathogens £390 C 2 Jul, 7 Jan Order online Register - new customers
PT0061 View Details Microbiology - farm animals Isolation & ID of animal pathogens £1040 C 9 Apr, 7 May, 4 Jun, 2 Jul, 6 Aug, 3 Sep, 1 Oct, 5 Nov, 3 Dec, 7 Jan, 4 Feb, 4 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0127 View Details Mycobacterium avian subsp. paratuberculosis (Johnes) Culture - faeces £370 C 1 Oct, 4 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0154 View Details Mycobacterium avian subsp. paratuberculosis (Johnes) PCR - faeces £308 C 1 Oct, 4 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0121 View Details Mycoplasma gallisepticum & meleagridis culture Isolation & ID £415 C 2 Jul Order online Register - new customers
PT0126 View Details Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Culture £470 C 3 Sep, 4 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0150 View Details Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae PCR £420 B 4 Jun, 3 Dec   Order online Register - new customers
PT0074 View Details Pasteurella multocida toxin detection PCR £535 C 4 Jun, 7 Jan ▲• Order online Register - new customers
PT0087 View Details Salmonella in animal feed Isolation & ID £390 C 9 Apr, 2 Jul, 1 Oct, 7 Jan Order online Register - new customers
PT0092 View Details Salmonella Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test AST £320 C 3 Sep, 4 Mar   Order online Register - new customers
PT0190 View Details Salmonella in Farm Animals Isolation & ID £380 C 4 Jun, 3 Dec   Order online Register - new customers
PT0179 View Details Salmonella in bulk eggs Isolation & ID £290 C 7 May, 5 Nov Order online Register - new customers
PT0088 View Details Salmonella in poultry Isolation & ID £385 C 7 May, 6 Aug, 5 Nov, 4 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0180 View Details Salmonella Pullorum, Gallinarum, Arizonae Isolation & ID £300 C 4 Jun   Order online Register - new customers
PT0084 View Details Salmonella serotyping Serotyping £555 C 4 Jun, 1 Oct, 4 Feb   Order online Register - new customers
PT0140 View Details Small animal microbiology Isolation & ID of small animal pathogens £535 C 2 Jul, 5 Nov, 4 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0026 View Details Staphylococci - including MRSA Culture & ID - sim.clinical specimen £430 C 3 Sep, 4 Mar Order online Register - new customers
PT0193 View Details Streptococcus equi subsp equi Isolation & ID £360 C 3 Sep, 4 Mar   Order online Register - new customers
PT0102 View Details Taylorella equigenitalis Isolation & ID £555 C 4 Jun, 7 Jan Order online Register - new customers
PT0104 View Details Taylorella / Klebsiella / Pseudomonas (non UK labs) Isolation & ID £860 C 4 Jun, 7 Jan Order online Register - new customers
Histopathology
PT0166 View Details Cellular Pathology Technique (CPT) Staining technique £760 C 9 Apr, 4 Jun, 6 Aug, 1 Oct, 3 Dec, 4 Feb Order online Register - new customers
PT0167 View Details Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Staining technique £795 C 9 Apr, 4 Jun, 6 Aug, 1 Oct, 3 Dec, 4 Feb Order online Register - new customers
Bacteriology
PT0200 View Details Salmonella serotyping - Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Sequencing/MAb typing £371 C 7 May, 5 Nov   Order online Register - new customers


Key:
Accredited by UKAS ISO/IEC 17043
New or updated PT Schemes
Subject to availability and changes to distribution date

Price

Prices quoted are for one year’s provision of proficiency testing services, exclusive of VAT and operational from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. Prices quoted and invoices raised are in UK pounds sterling (GBP£). Payment must be made in GBP£.

Delivery

For UK customers: The cost of delivery to a UK address is included in the scheme price with the exception of schemes requiring dry-ice delivery - price on application.

Delivery for non-UK customers: All delivery prices are per shipment.

Key:
C Courier Delivery: EU countries - £70.00; Non-EU countries - £80.00. Where possible our shipper will pay any local customs taxes or duties that may be charged. Please note: Some Customs will only allow the consignee to pay these fees or duties. If necessary, Customs or the courier will contact you on the telephone number stated on the parcel. Please ensure that you have provided us with the most appropriate contact number.
B Courier Delivery using a Biofreeze Bottle: EU countries - £115.00; Non-EU countries - £120.00.
D Courier Delivery using Dry Ice - Price on application.

Where possible, samples issued for different schemes on the same date to the same name and address, and using the same delivery method, will be packed and shipped together in one parcel.

Repeat samples are available on request, subject to availability. Repeat samples may not be available for PT schemes where sample material is in short supply. Samples can be included in your next scheduled shipment if you wish.

Import permits

It is the responsibility of the participants to check with their customs authority if an import permit is required for them to import Vetqas PT samples. If a permit is required, we must receive a valid copy of the permit before the scheduled distribution date. Please note that if we have been notified that a permit is required, but we do not receive it in time for the scheduled distribution date. The samples will not be shipped and there will be no refund.

Distribution dates

If we have to change any of these dates during the year we will contact all participants that are affected.


Vetqas and APHA Scientific are part of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), which is an executive agency of Defra.

If you require any further details please contact QA unit.