Awanui Veterinary
New Zealand’s leading provider of veterinary diagnostic testing and pathology services. Our four laboratories are all IANZ-accredited and are situated in major centres in the North and South Islands.
Local labs, supporting local vets, nationwide.
We are committed to providing innovative laboratory services and delivering service excellence to animal health professionals, and in doing so supporting the health and well-being of animals throughout the country.
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NewsBRAF mutation PCR now available in NZ!!After several years work, Awanui Veterinary has now completed the design, development and validation of a duplex qPCR assay to detect the canine BRAF mutation responsible for canine urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). We are very excited to be the first New Zealand laboratory to offer a BRAF mutation test locally.This mutation can be detected […]Read More
NewsHerd of facial eczema?Summer is upon us and it is never too early to ensure plans are in place to protect the herd. To be effective, preventative measures need to be in place before Pseudopithomyces chartarum and / or Pseudopithomyces toxicarius (formerly Pithomyces spp.) spores are detected.For every clinical case of facial eczema you see, there will be at least […]Read More
NewsOpportunistic sepsisSandy McLachlanClinical historyQuery enterotoxigenic E.coli, torsion, sepsis? Metronidazole had been administered by the owner in the morning. Late afternoon the dog presented to the attending veterinarian with fever 40.9°C, and was treated with cefazolin, enrofloxacin, IV fluids, meloxicam and maropitant. In house CBC showed haemoconcentration (HCT 69.5% (37.3 – 61.7)) and profound leukopenia (neutrophils 0.04 […]Read More
NewsWe say goodbye to John GillOur long-standing resident pathologist, John Gill, will be retiring after more than 40 years as a veterinary pathologist. John began his career with the MAF Animal Health Lab in Mosgiel in the early 1980s.“I have had the privilege of working alongside John since 1993, and I will especially miss his sense of humour and the […]Read More
