United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Proficiency Test Panels Available from the NVSL
The following proficiency test panels are available from the NVSL on a regularly scheduled basis. Other panels, listed in the Reagents catalog, are available upon request. See the Reagents page to view the Reagents Catalog and ordering information.
Click on the lab link to view contact information for the lab providing the proficiency panel.
| Name (all in PDF format) | Format | Target Distribution | Lab |
| African Swine Fever | real time PCR | January | FADDL |
| Anaplasmosis | Serology | October | DBL |
| Avian Influenza -Swine Influenza | rRT-PCR | January | DVL |
| Avian Influenza | AGID | November | DVL |
| Bacteriology | Culture | Spring/Summer | DBL |
| Bluetongue | AGID, ELISA | May | DVL |
| Bovine Leukosis | AGID, ELISA | May | DVL |
| Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy | ELISA | March | PL |
| Brucellosis | Serology | May | DBL |
| Chronic Wasting Disease | ELISA | September | PL |
| Classical Swine Fever | rRT-PCR | September | FADDL |
| Contagious Equine Metritis | Culture | Annually or as needed | DBL |
| Equine Infectious Anemia | AGID, ELISA | May | DVL |
| Equine Viral Arteritis | VN Serology | Every 2 years | DVL |
| Foot and Mouth Disease | rRT-PCR | September | FADDL |
| Johne's Disease | Culture, individual | April/May | DBL |
| Johne's Disease | Culture, pooled | April/May | DBL |
| Johne's Disease | Milk Serology | March | DBL |
| Johne's Disease | Serology | June | DBL |
| Leptospira | Microagglutination | Every 3 years | DBL |
| Newcastle Disease (APMV-1) | rRT-PCR | January | DVL |
| Piroplasmosis | cELISA | October | DBL |
| Pseudorabies | gB ELISA | January | DVL |
| Pseudorabies | gI ELISA (serum) | January | DVL |
| Pseudorabies | gI ELISA (meat juice) | January | DVL |
| Pseudorabies | Autolex | January | DVL |
| Pseudorabies | VN Serology | January | DVL |
| Rinderpest | rRT-PCR | January | FADDL |
| Salmonella | Serotyping | Spring | DBL |
| Salmonella Type D | Culture | Annually | DBL |
| Scrapie/Chronic Wasting Disease | Histopathology | June | PL |
| Vesicular Stomatitis | CF | February | DVL |
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