Test per sampleTurnaround Time
ELISA testing4 days
Water Testing for Coliforms and E. coli3 days
Water Testing for Total Viable Counts3 days
Hygiene Surface Swabs3 days
Hygiene Hand Swabs3 days
Isolation of Aspergillus6 days
Isolation of Salmonella6 days
Mastitis Monitoring4 - 6 days
Milk Bacteriology for Mastitis6 days
Feacal Egg Counts3 days
Post mortems1 - 2 days

Flock Monitoring Serology

  • IBD - Infectious Bursal Disease
  • NDV - Newcastle Disease Virus
  • IBV - Infectious Bronchitis Virus
  • MG - Mycoplasma gallisepticum
  • MS - Mycoplasma synoviae
  • REO - Reo Virus
  • AE - Avian Encephalomyelitis
  • CAV - Chicken Anaemia Virus
  • AI - Avian Influenza

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - PCR (Real Time PCR)
POULTRY

  • MG – Mycoplasma gallisepticum
  • AI - Avian Influenza
  • Salmonella species

RUMINANTS

  • Chlamydia, Brucella and Pathogenic Leptospira


Microbiology
Hygiene Monitoring in hatcheries, poultry houses & abattoirs

  • Surface swab analysis
  • Salmonella Monitoring
  • Aspergillus Isolation


Water Analysis

  • Total Viable Counts
  • Coliforms and E. Coli Counts

Mastitis Monitoring in Dairy Cows
Milk samples tested for:

  • Bacterial culture and Identification
  • Antibiotic Sensitivity

ANIMAL NUTRITION
NIR-
Moisture, Crude Protein, Fibre, Fat, Starch and Ash.
UREASE Analysis
Mycotoxin Analysis
(Feed raw materials)

Post-mortem Service
Poultry post-mortem service offered at Fivet Head Office, 2 Telford Road, Graniteside, Harare.

Abortions in Cattle, Sheep & Goats
Our laboratory accepts aborted foetuses and placentae for examination to determine causes of abortion using various tests available both in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

*Please ensure that a member of the Technical Services team is contacted before any samples or postmortems for testing are brought into Fivet.
 

Technical Services Team 

Dr Gideon Mutema, Dr Oswin Choga & Dr Tafadzwa Chifamba
Veterinarian, B.V.sc, B.Sc. (Hons)

Mr Misha Mpofu
Bsc (Honours)  Degree in Biological Sciences – Midlands State University

Ms Maria Chikuvadze
Dip Veterinary Nursing