Location

Diagnostic capabilities

Confirmable condition (if applicable)

Field offices

Clinical examination Gross post mortem examination California Mastitis Test* Microscopy (+/- stain)*

 

Mastitis Blood-borne parasites

VICs

California Mastitis Test Microscopy (+ stain) and fecal flotation Aerobic bacterial culture Antibiotic sensitivity testing Rose Bengal plate agglutination test Rapid antigen detection

Mastitis Blood-borne parasites, intestinal parasites Bacterial infection Bacterial drug resistance Brucellosis Highly pathogenic avian influenza

VRI

California Mastitis Test Microscopy (+ stain) and fecal flotation Aerobic and anaerobic bacterial culture Antibiotic sensitivity testing Histopathology Complement fixation test Milk ring test Antigen detection enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction Pathogen isolation by egg inoculation Serology

Mastitis Blood-borne parasites, intestinal parasites Bacterial infection Bacterial drug resistance

Brucellosis Brucellosis Foot and mouth disease Classical swine fever Highly pathogenic avian influenza Newcastle disease Infectious Bursal Disease Infectious Bronchitis Reovirus infection Infectious laryngotrachitis

*Only select offices have these diagnostic capabilities.

Table 2: Veterinary diagnostic capabilities in Sri Lanka.