Products & Services
Our general list of services can be found at the bottom of this page under Downloads. For price information please contact us by mail: preisauskunft_VET@ages.at. Please note that price information is only valid for the time of the request. Information about our services regarding accreditation can be found here.
TheGeneral Terms and Conditions of AGES apply.
Should there be any examination requests that you do not find in this list of services, or should any questions arise, we will be happy to answer them and perform additional examinations. Our team will be happy to answer any questions you may have. We offer advice and assistance in interpreting findings and in selecting, collecting and shipping specimens. Get in contact withus
You can find more current offers and other services here.
Products & Services in the accredited area
The three institutes within the Animal Health business unit in Mödling, Linz and Innsbruck, as well as the Department of Veterinary Microbiology at the Centre for Foodborne Infectious Diseases in Graz, which forms part of the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene in Graz, are accredited as testing laboratories in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17025 ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’ by the national accreditation body ‘Akkreditierung Austria’ of the BMDW
Through this accreditation and the quality management system they have implemented, AGES’s veterinary testing centres have demonstrated that the tasks entrusted to them are carried out with a high degree of competence and reliability. This is a prerequisite for the provision of diagnostic services.
Our services are based on the requirements for quality, transparency, traceability and impartiality set out in EN ISO/IEC 17025, the Accreditation Act and national and European legislation. Thanks to our accreditation, our Austrian test reports are recognised as equivalent to those from other countries within the EU.
Continuous improvement and optimisation of testing activities are ensured through regular contact with clients, annual internal and external audits, annual assessments of the QMS, and standardised mechanisms for error correction.
The scope of accreditation for the testing laboratories of the individual institutes within the Animal Health business area (AA 0452): Mödling, Linz and Innsbruck, as well as the IMED Graz testing laboratory (Public Health Office), can be found under ‘Accredited Testing and Inspection Bodies of the BMDW / Accreditation Austria’.
In addition to accredited services, the sites also offer non-accredited services.
You can find the current range of services here.
Forms and information on the correct procedure for sending samples can be accessed here.
Scope of services provided by the individual AGES institutes for veterinary examinations and the Department of Veterinary Microbiology (VEMI), opening hours and contact details:
Tests carried out in accordance with accredited procedures
- Tests for BSE in cattle that have died or been slaughtered, identification of cattle
- Tests for scrapie in small ruminants, genotyping of the prion protein in small ruminants
- Tests for Chronic Wasting Disease (TSE in wild red deer and game in enclosures)
- Tests for brucellosis
- Bacteriological detection of anthrax, paranthrax and CEM
- Tuberculosis testing in cattle, fenced game and red deer
- Testing for BHV-1 (IBR/IPV) and enzootic bovine leucosis (EBL)
- Tests for avian influenza (AI), Newcastle disease (NCD) and psittacosis (chlamydia)
- Tests for bluetongue (BTV)
- Tests for BVD in cattle and BD in small ruminants
- Rabies diagnostics (including for human medicine), rabies antibody testing for small animals
- Tests for glanders, infectious anaemia of equidae and dourine
- Tests for foot-and-mouth disease (BSL 3+ laboratory), Swine vesicular disease, peste des petits ruminants, sheep and goat pox, lumpy skin disease, African horse sickness, African swine fever, European swine fever, Aujeszky’s disease, swine pleuropneumonia and Rift Valley fever
- Tests for various pathogens in pigs: influenza viruses (e.g. pandemic H1N1), leptospires
- Tests for anthrax and tularemia
- Tests for West Nile virus in horses and birds
- Detection of Salmonella in accordance with the Poultry Hygiene Regulations
- Specialised bacteriological investigations of animal samples (swabs, organs, faecal samples)
- Pathogens causing abortion in cattle / abortion diagnostics
- Microbiological meat testing
- Detection of inhibitory substances using a biological inhibition test
- Trichinella testing using the digestion method
- Post-mortem examinations of whole carcasses and organs or organ groups
- Histological examinations of animal specimens
Tests using non-accredited methods
- Specialised molecular biological analyses (conventional PCR, real-time PCR, RFLP, sequencing, genotyping, phylogenetic analysis)
- Specialised molecular biological analyses of diarrhoea-causing pathogens in pigs: porcine rotaviruses, Brachyspira sp., Lawsonia sp.
- Molecular biological testing for blackleg (Clostridium chauvoei, C. septicum)
- Antibiotic resistance testing (preparation of antibiotic susceptibility profiles)
- Specialised virus isolation in egg and cell cultures
- Specialised serological detection of bacterial and viral animal disease pathogens in poultry (CAV, AE, ILT, IBD, IB, APV, mycoplasmas, salmonellae)
- Investigations into various pathogens in pigs
- Smallpox diagnostics (including human smallpox)
- Specialised immunohistochemical and immunocytochemical techniques
- Parasitological examination of skin scrapings (mange)
- Parasitological examinations of faecal samples
Other
- Participation in and organisation of national interlaboratory tests, participation in international interlaboratory tests, provision of expert advice, provision of information to national laboratories and collaboration with the EU Community Reference Laboratories
- Maintenance of the laboratory’s internal databases as a basis for epidemiological surveys on the occurrence of animal diseases in Austria
- Advice and assistance in response to enquiries from practising vets, collaboration with authorities and the Animal Health Service
Here you will find contact details, opening hours and a map showing how to get to the testing centre.
Here you will find contact details, opening hours and a map showing how to get to the testing centre.
Examinations according to accredited procedures
- Serological tank milk and blood tests for brucellosis, IBR/IPV and leucosis
- Serological and molecular biological tests for bovine viral diarrhea (BVD)
- Serological and molecular biological tests for the causative agent of bluetongue (BTV)
- Serological investigations Schmallenberg virus
- Serological investigations in small ruminants for viral and bacterial pathogens (Brucella melitensis, Brucella ovis)
- Molecular biological tests (Campylobacter fetus subspecies, pestiviruses, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, Bluetongue virus (BTV), Salmonella, Lawsonia intracellularis, Schmallenberg virus, porcine coronaviruses)
- Microbiological meat testing
- Detection of inhibitors by means of biological inhibitor test
- Trichinella examination by means of digestion method
- Abortion pathogens in cattle / abortion diagnostics
- Clarification of suspected cases of animal diseases (Rauschbrand, poultry cholera)
- Paratuberculosis surveillance program in cattle, sheep, goats and farm game
- Pathological-anatomical examinations of animal carcasses and organ samples
- Microbiological examinations (except for fungal examinations)
- Salmonella examination private
- Examinations within the framework of animal traffic (import, export, market and auction examinations)
Examinations according to non-accredited procedures
- Special serological tests in small ruminants for viral and bacterial pathogens (Maedi-Visna, CAE, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis)
- Special serological blood tests in animals for the detection of viral and bacterial infectious diseases
- Histological examinations of animal specimens
- Antibiotic resistance testing (antibiogram preparation)
- Parasitological examinations from fecal samples
- Special molecular biological examinations
- Special molecular biological analyses of diarrheal pathogens in pigs: Brachyspira sp.
- Determination of pregnancy in cattle and goats from milk
Other
- Consultation and assistance with inquiries from practicing veterinarians, cooperation with authorities and the animal health service
Here you will find contacts, opening hours and a map of the examination center.
Examinations according to accredited procedures
- Microbiological meat testing
- Detection of inhibitors by means of biological inhibitor test
- Trichinella examination by means of digestion method
- Abortion pathogens in cattle / abortion diagnostics
- Serological blood tests in cattle: Detection of antibodies against bluetongue virus, BHV-1, enzootic bovine leukosis virus and against Brucella abortus within the framework of the ordinance on mating diseases or of sales examinations and fairs
- Bovine viral diarrhea (BVDV): detection of antigen and antibodies from blood and tissue samples within the framework of eradication programs and for auctions and shows using ELISA and PCR
- Serological blood tests in small ruminants: monitoring of Brucella melitensis within the scope of the regulation for the whole of Austria, detection of Brucella ovis and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis within the scope of health programs, for auctions and exhibitions
- Serological detection of antibodies against Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in ruminants
- Serological detection of antibodies against CAE/MVV virus
- Detection of bluetongue virus by PCR
- Differentiation of strains of Campylobacter fetus by PCR
- Differentiation of species of Trichinella larvae by PCR
- Dissection of whole animal carcasses, assessment of organs, in domestic, pet and wild animals
- Bacteriological examination of animal material (swabs, organs, fecal samples)
- Parasitological examination of skin scrapings (mange)
Examinations according to non-accredited methods
- Serological detection of pregnancy in cattle
- Antibiotic resistance testing (antibiogram preparation)
- Parasitological examinations from fecal samples
Other
- Consultation and assistance with inquiries from practicing veterinarians, cooperation with authorities and the animal health service
Here you can find contacts, opening hours and a map of the testing center.
Examinations according to accredited procedures
- Microbiological meat testing
- Detection of inhibitors by biological inhibitor test
- Abortion pathogens in cattle
- Investigations within the framework of the zoonosis directive (isolation of verotoxin-forming E. coli, thermophilic Campylobacter, E.coli, Salmonella)
- Detection of Salmonella within the framework of the Poultry Hygiene Ordinance
- Bacteriological examination of animal test material (swabs, organs, fecal samples, etc.)
- Parasitological examination of skin scrapings (mange)
- Examination for salmonellae from animal examination material
- Removal of organs from animal carcasses for further examination
- Forwarding of samples and parts of samples to other AGES laboratories for further investigations (PCR; histology, etc.)
Examinations according to non-accredited procedures
- Antibiotic resistance testing (antibiogram preparation)
- Parasitological examinations from fecal samples
- Examination of poultry and fish
- Examination of hygienic samples (e.g. from slaughter rooms, meat surfaces)
- Examination of various animal meals
- Removal of organs from animal carcasses (poultry, fish) for further examinations
- Forwarding of samples and parts of samples to other AGES laboratories for further investigations (PCR; histology, fish water, etc.)
Other
- Participation and organization of national proficiency tests, participation in international proficiency tests
- Advice and assistance with inquiries from practicing veterinarians, cooperation with authorities and the animal health service
Contact
Leitung
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Friedrich Schmoll
- vetmed.moedling@ages.at
- +43 50 555 38112
- +43 50 555-38529
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Robert Koch-Gasse 17
2340 Mödling
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Dr. Michael Dünser
- vetmed.linz@ages.at
- +43 50 555 45111
- +43 50 555-45109
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Wieningerstraße 8
4020 Linz
Leitung
Dr. Michael Dünser
- vetmed.innsbruck@ages.at
- +43 50 555 71298
- +43 50 555-71333
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Technikerstraße 70
6020 Innsbruck
Leitung
Dr. Christian Kornschober
- vetmed.graz@ages.at
- +43 50 555-62110
- +43 50 555-61208
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Beethovenstraße 6
8010 Graz
Last updated: 22.10.2026
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