The Cattle Information Service (CIS) Laboratory in Shropshire
The Cattle Information Services has recently invested in a purpose-built state-of-the-art laboratory testing facility ensuring the business continues to provide the independent and reliable service offered, with scope for future growth and testing services. This testing facility, under its robust Quality Management System, is UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ICAR approved.
CIS operate a highly sophisticated Quality Management System to ensure full confidence in each result reported.
- Compositional analysis for Butterfat, Protein, Lactose, Urea and Somatic Cell counts
- Capability for analysis of Fatty Acids and Ketosis
- State of the art automation and equipment to provide results
- Samples individually barcoded and analysed uniformly to ensure full traceability and confidence in each result
- Analysis for Johne's, BVD Ab, BVD Ag, IBR Ab, IBR gE Ab, Lepto, Neospora and Liver Fluke.
- BVDV Tissue, Blood and Milk testing by PCR or Elisa
- Pregcheck screening service
- Capability for analysis of most* diseases using blood
- Results can be viewed online using the herd management programme YourHerd and MobileHerd app.
*Liver Fluke is milk tests only
The CIS Laboratory in Shropshire is UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
The internationally recognised, privately owned, laboratory uses innovative state of the art equipment ensuring samples are analysed uniformly extracting a wealth of information. Results help make strategic decisions about individual cows or herd performance.
The Telford laboratory is a UKAS accredited testing laboratory No.7851 - for the following methods:
- CISMK001 Delvotest SP-NT test for the detection of antibiotics and sulpha residues in milk
- CISMK003 CISMK003B Analysis of Bovine Milk using Combifoss FT+ (Fat, Protein, Lactose, Urea, Somatic Cell Count)
- CISAH001 CISAH012 Detection of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Milk ELISA in Milk Samples
- CISAH004 Detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus antibodies Milk ELISA (BVD Ab)
- CISAH005 Detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus antigens Ear Notch and Blood ELISA (BVD Ag)
- CISAH006 Detection of Pregnancy Associated Glycoproteins (PAGs) Milk ELISA
The following methods Not UKAS accredited are also performed by the CIS Laboratory
- CISAH002 Detection of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis Bulk Milk ELISA
- CISAH003 Detection of Infectious Bovine Rhinotraceitis Individual Milk ELISA
- CISAH007 Detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Antigens Individual Milk ELISA (BVD Ag)
- CISAH008 Detection of Leptospirosis Milk ELISA
- CISAH009 Detection of Neospora Milk ELISA
- CISAH010 Detection of Liver Fluke Milk ELISA
- CISAH013 Detection of IBR gE Milk ELISA
- CISPCR001 Detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus RNA (BVDV) Bovine blood, plasma, serum, ear tissue and milk (pooled and individual) using Real Time PCR
The laboratory also operates a Pregcheck screening service for the detection of Pregnancy-associated Glycoproteins found in milk during pregnancy as early as 28 days after breeding.
The Cattle Information Service (CIS) provides reports to support the management of herds. Results can be viewed online using the herd management programme YourHerd and MobileHerd app. Opinions and interpretations expressed herein are outside the scope of UKAS accreditation.