62 | Promoting animal health across NZ Awanui Veterinary offers a comprehensive range of services to private veterinary practices, academic institutes, research organisations, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, other animal health laboratories, aquaculture enterprises, and zoological parks. Awanui Veterinary Labs T T Kelly Deeks REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Supporting New Zealand’s primary producers and pet owners alike, Awanui Veterinary provides veterinary diagnostic testing and pathology services nationwide, ensuring high standards of animal welfare, and high standards of production from New Zealand farms. Awanui Veterinary offers a comprehensive range of services to private veterinary practices, academic institutes, research organisations, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, other animal health laboratories, aquaculture enterprises, and zoological parks. These services are designed to support veterinarians in diagnosing, managing, and monitoring a wide array of animal health conditions, as they affect New Zealand animals, in particular. Awanui Veterinary national category manager Rachel Howie says diagnostics is a crucial component for vets to identify diseases, make treatment plans, and manage diseases, and on farms, helping farmers to be as productive as they can be. “One of the hot issues at the moment is parasitology and drench resistance on farms,” she says. “We have an experienced team of parasitologists and scientists, who do different parasitology tests and report back to vets and farmers to help farmers make decisions around drenching their stock. “Our tests are a tool in the toolbox for managing the effect of drench resistance on farm production and animal welfare. We do nationwide annual data analysis to identify and monitor drench resistance on a national level.” In addition to diagnostic services, Awanui Veterinary is a major contributor to biosecurity surveillance in New Zealand, playing a crucial role in monitoring and responding to potential biosecurity threats, safeguarding our country’s unique ecosystems and agricultural industries. Running the biggest team of pathologists in New Zealand gives Awanui Veterinary the ability to innovate for the New Zealand market. “New Zealand is quite unique in a lot of areas, so we put a lot of focus on that. “One of the things we do is develop New Zealand-specific reference ranges, which reflect the normal population of New Zealand animals, rather than using international-based ranges that may not be indicative of the New Zealand population. “Our pathologists are a big part of the diagnostic picture and they work alongside vets to help determine what is going on with their patient.” With its national network of laboratories strategically located in Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, and Dunedin, Awanui Veterinary ensures comprehensive coverage, an efficient and speedy service, and ‘local’ support for animal health professionals across the country, focusing on the issues and challenges specific to each particular region. All Awanui Veterinary laboratories are International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ ) accredited, the Christchurch laboratory is accredited for compliance with the OECD standards of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), and the Palmerston North laboratory is accredited under the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Recognised Laboratory Programme to perform serological and microbiological testing for live animal and germplasm export. Awanui Veterinary is New Zealand’s leading provider of veterinary diagnostic testing and pathology services and aims to maintain this position with innovation, service excellence, and commercial integrity. Ph: +64 9 2652884 Ph: +64 9 2716415 info@pointviewlaboratories.com info@ma-v.co.nz www.pointviewlaboratories.com www.ma-v.co.nz Milton Adams NZ Ltd Pointview Laboratories NZ Ltd and Suppliers of Laboratory Consumables, Reagents, Equipment & Test Kits for Microbiological Identification, Antibiotic Resistance & Antibiotic Contamination. Our products facilitate early detection, monitoring, and effective treatment planning. Supporting Veterinary Diagnostics for over 20 years
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