Animal Care & Housing
Controlled, welfare-oriented environments for experimental and clinical studies.
We are able to select every tipology of farm animals.
Our main skills are related to the handling of animals, their accomodation, treatment and sampling of organs and body fluids.
Our animal facilities provide either individual or group housing.
All internal facilities comply with the European laws on the protection of animal used for scientific purpose (Recommendation 2007/526/CE; Directive 2010/63/EU).
Protocols are evaluated by the internal Animal Welfare Body before the application to the Italian Ministry of Health.
Vetspin complies with the Italian law on conscientious objection (Law 12 October 1993, n. 413)
Bioanalytical Laboratory
Advanced platforms for residue, PK, and bioanalytical testing (HPLC and uPLC coupled to MS/MS, immunoassays).
The Bioanalytical Laboratory is specialized in development and validation of methods for the analysis of veterinary drugs in various biological matrices (plasma, muscle, liver, kidney, fat, fat + skin, milk, eggs, manure, intestinal content).
High standard quality of work, ability to provide timely and reliable results, flexibility, short communication lines and competitive prices.
Methods are developed and validated in accordance to both the client specific needs and internal SOP. All the methods are validated to meet current EMA guidelines and the analyses can be performed under GLP.
Italian authorities regularly inspect the laboratory that is also subjected to a rigorous auditing schedule to ensure continuous conformity with the quality system.
Diagnostic Laboratory
Clinical pathology and serology.
Clinical Pathology Tests on all food producing species consucted by validated methods using certified reference materials (CRM), suitable for haemato-biochemical and electrolyte blood analysis.
Gross Examination and Sampling of tissues and organs, slide preparation and lecture by blind method.
Parasitology Laboratory
Field and experimental parasitology models.
The Parasitology Laboratory performs diagnostic tests on coccidiosis (OPG), identification of oocysts species in chicken and turkey, intestinal lesion scoring on infected animals, purification of fecal samples and preparation of sporulated inocula.
Microbiology Laboratory
The Microbiology Laboratory performs cultures, isolation and identification of bacteria, as well as antibiograms and characterisation of the strains. Vetspin has experience with fastidious and non fastidious bacteria such as Salmonella spp., Clostridiaceae, E. coli, Mycoplasma spp., ….