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High-quality veterinary analysis services

Bio Chêne Vert, a member of the Finalab group, is the leading provider of veterinary and environmental laboratory services in France. With a team of approximately one hundred professionals specialising in bacteriology, lesion analysis, serology and molecular biology, including engineers, technicians, and administrative staff, the laboratory delivers high-quality services to its clients.

Our veterinary analysis services include:

  • Lesion analysis: poultry, pigs, rabbits and small ruminants
  • Parasitology and Bacteriology:
    • Identification of pathogens by mass spectrometry
    • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)
    • Detection and identification of Salmonella species
  • Mycoplasma Culture / Isolation / Identification / MIC
  • Serology (pig and poultry sectors):
    • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA): Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), Infectious Bronchitis (IB), Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD), Newcastle Disease (ND)
    • Rapid Serum Agglutination Test (RSAT): avian mycoplasmas, Salmonella Pullorum Gallinarum
    • Haemagglutination-inhibition Test (HAIT): ND, Adenovirus Egg Drop Syndrom (EDS)
    • Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Test (AGIDT): Influenza
  • Water testing
  • Hygiene and environmental control
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR):
    • Bacterial screening: mycoplasmas, O. rhinotracheale, H. paragallinarum, Lawsonia intracellularis, Brachyspira, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, virulence factors in E. coli, Vibrio splendidus, V. aestuarianus, V. harveyi
    • Virus: respiratory coronavirus, metapneumovirus, IBD virus, laryngotracheitis virus, pigeon circovirus, PRRS, Influenza, circovirus, parvovirus, nodavirus, oyster herpes virus (OsHV-1)
    • Parasites: Histomonas meleagridis, Enteromyxum leei
  • MIC and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) of biocidal or antimicrobial substances
  • Bird DNA sexing and detection of infectious agents in exotic birds: Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD), Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD), Psittacid Herpes Virus (PsHV) responsible for the Pacheco disease, Avian Polyoma Virus (APV), Chlamydophila Psittaci
  • Genetic testing: identification, parentage, genetic disease (dog, cat), breed identification, population studies