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1 Schedule of Accreditation Organisation Name INAB Reg No Contact Name Address Central Veterinary Research Lab-Pathology & Virology Divisions 267T Claire Fahy Celbridge, Kildare Contact Phone No Website Accreditation Standard ISO T Date Initially Awarded 07/09/2010 Scope Classification Services available to the public¹ Biological and veterinary testing No ¹ Refer to document on interpreting INAB Scopes of Accreditation Sites from which accredited services are delivered (the detail of the accredited services delivered at each site are on the Scope of Accreditation) Name Address 1 Head Office Backwestern Campus, Young's Cross, Celbridge, Kildare, W23 X3PH INAB Registration No. 267T Page 1 of 5 Edition Y, dd/mm/yyyyy

2 Scope of Accreditation Head Office Biological and Veterinary Testing Category: A Biology/veterinary field - Tests 804 bacterial, techniques -.03 Enzyme immunoassay, 804 bacterial, techniques -.07 Neuraminidase inhibition 804 bacterial, techniques -.09 Agar gel immunodiffusion 805 Detection and/or identification of bacterial, parasite, fungal and viral nucleic acids using.04 Nucleic acid amplification tests, in house developed assays Test name Technique Matrix Equipment detection of bovine viral Diarrhoea Virus (types I & II) in bovine serum, ear notches and semen to Bovine Leukaemia Virus in bovine serum to bovine viral Diarrhoea Virus in bovine serum to Johnes Disease (verification) IDEXX IBRgB ELISA for detection of antibodies to bovine Herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) in bovine serum Neuraminidase Inhibition test to characterise AIV in allantoic fluid Coggins Test for antibodies to EIAV Detection od Avian/Equine Influenza Virus matrix gene by real time RT- PCR in tissues and SOP serum, ear notches & semen IDEXX ELISA kit SOP serum IDEXX EBL ELISA kit SOP serum Herdchek IDEXX BVDV ELISA kit SOP serum IDEXX ELISA kit SOP serum IDEXX IBR ELISA kit SOP allantoic fluid Antiserum to neuraminadase serotypes SOP serum IDVet EIA AGID Antibody test kit SOP tissue, INAB Registration No. 267T Page 2 of 5 Edition Y, dd/mm/yyyyy

3 African Horse Sickness Virus by real time RT-PCR in blood and tissue African Swine Fever Virus by real time RT-PCR in blood and tissue Avian/Influenza virus H7 gene by real time RT-PCR in tissues and Avian/Influenza Virus H5 gene by real time RT-PCR in tissues and Blue Tongue Virus genome segment 10 by real time RT-PCR Bluetongue Virus serotypes 1-24 by real time RT-PCR in blood Classical Swine Fever Virus by real time RT-PCR in blood WNV RNA by Real time RT- PCR Real time PCR to SOP detect BHV-1 & BHV-4 in ruminant tissues, semen and Real time RT-PCR o detect CEMO in and semen detect EAV in equine blood, nasal swab, semen and tissue detect EIAV in equine blood and tissue detect FMDV in blood and epithelial tissue detect pestivirus by real time Taqman RT- PCR in blood, epithelial tissue, semen, milk and SOP blood & tissue SOP blood & tissue SOP tissues & SOP tissues & SOP blood SOP blood SOP blood SOP tissue tissue,, semen SOP SOP whole blood, plasma, tissue SOP blood & tissue SOP SOP serum & epithelial suspensions epithelial suspensions, blood, semen, milk & INAB Registration No. 267T Page 3 of 5 Edition Y, dd/mm/yyyyy

4 806 Identification of cultured bacteria and fungi using non-nucleic acid based techniques -.03 Identification of fungi by microscopic morphology 808 antibody.09 Haemagglutination inhibition 808 antibody.11 Agar gel immunodiffusion 808 antibody.14 Serum neutralisation test 810 Culture of virus and other obligate intracellular pathogens using in vivo or in vitro techniques 815 prions using specific antibodies and appropriate techniques -.01 Histological identification of prion disease lesions detect SVDV in serum and epithelial tissue Real-time PCR to detect BHV1 in ruminant tissues, semen and Isolation and Identification of Taylorella equigenitalis antibodies to avain Influenza virus H5 and H7 subtypes by Haemagglutination Inhibition test in serum Haemagglutination inhibition (HAI) to detect antibodies to avian paramyxovirus-1 in avian sera antibodies to avian influenza virus matrix gene by agar gel immunodiffusion in serum antibodies to Equine Arteritis Virus by virus neutralisation test Rapid serum agglutination test for Avian mycoplasmosis (M. gallisepticum, M. synoviae, M. meleagridis) Virus Isolation and Identification (egg innoculation technique) for avian influenza and avaian Paramyxovirus Disease specific Prion protein by Bio-Rad TeSeE Western Blot Haematoxylin & Eosin staining of suspect TSE SOP SOP SOP 2.25 based on OIE Terrestrial Manual (2012) chapter (CEM) epithelial suspensions & serum tissue, & semen n/a SOP serum stock antigen, positive/negative control sera SOP serum red blood cells, stock antigen, control serum SOP serum chick embroyos, control serum, antigen SOP serum Control antisera, EAV virus, RK-13 cells, Earle's medium SOP serum Stock antisera SOP tissue/ embryonated eggs. red blood cells, antisera SOP 2.14, SOP 3.15 based on TeSeE Western Blot. SOP 2.4, SOP 3.16 tissue Bio-Rad Western Blot Assay Kit formalin fixed tissue Leica stainer & coverslipper INAB Registration No. 267T Page 4 of 5 Edition Y, dd/mm/yyyyy

5 815 prions using specific antibodies and appropriate techniques -.02 Detection of prion protein by immunological methods (including ELISA, Western Blots, immunohistochemistry) Disease specific Prion protein by Bio-Rad TeSeE based Hybrid Western Blot Immunohistochemistry of suspect TSE SOP 2.63 tissue Bio-Rad Western Blot Assay kit SOP 2.1, SOP 2.2, SOP 3.16 tissue Ventana Immunohistochemistry automated stainer INAB Registration No. 267T Page 5 of 5 Edition Y, dd/mm/yyyyy

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