PCR detection of bacterial, parasitic and viral pathogens of poultry, ornamental and wild birds
Advanced typing of specific viral and bacterial pathogens
Virology
Viral infection diagnostics from faeces, swabs, blood and organ samples of poultry, ornamental and wild birds (virus isolation and identification)
Testing of sera for antibodies against viruses by means of commercial and self-developed ELISA, hemagglutination (inhibition) tests
Production of antigens and antisera for self-developed diagnostic tests
Bacteriology
Bacterial and fungal infection diagnostics from faeces, swabs and organ samples from poultry and ornamental birds
Characterization of bacterial isolates by biochemical and molecular biological typing methods, serotyping
Antibiotic sensitivity testing
Diagnostics of Salmonella
Testing the effect of disinfection agents on specific microorganisms
Parasitology
Parasitological examination of faeces and organ samples or intestinal swabs for poultry and ornamental birds
Counting of coccidial oocysts (McMaster method), oocystsporulation
Histomonas detection (by PCR)
Serology
Testing blood sera from poultry for antibodies against bacteria and viruses using commercial and self-developed ELISA methods, hemagglutination (inhibition) tests
Fast agglutination of poultry sera using specific antigens (Salmonella, Mycoplasma)
Production of antigens and antisera for self-developed diagnostic tests