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🧪 Service Update: Johne's Disease PCR – Now Performed In-House

We're pleased to announce that Johne's Disease PCR is now performed in-house at BattLab, with an improved turnaround time of just 1–3 working days.

Johne's disease is a chronic, progressive intestinal disease of ruminants—including cattle, sheep, goats, deer and camelids—caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Infection often occurs in young animals, with clinical disease developing months or even years later.

Our in-house PCR assay detects MAP DNA, providing a rapid and sensitive diagnostic tool to support the investigation of suspected cases, herd surveillance and disease control. Rapid and accurate detection plays an important role in herd health management and disease control.

If you'd like to find out more about our Johne's Disease PCR service or discuss sample requirements, our team is always happy to help.

🐱 We’re at World Feline Congress 2026!

If you’re attending the congress this weekend, come and say hello to the BattLab & LABOKLIN team at Booth 24.

Brendan Cullingworth is on the stand today, and on Saturday he’ll be joined by Dr Kathleen Tennant, one of our Clinical Pathologists. If you’ve ever spoken to Kathleen about a pathology result, now’s your chance to put a face to the name!

We’ll also have our new feline diagnostic flyers available, highlighting just some of the many tests and services we offer to support your feline patients.

While you’re there, ask us about our new overnight lockbox courier service and how it can help get your samples to us even faster.

🎁 Don’t forget to enter our giveaway for your chance to win a luxury spa day for two!

We’d love to meet you—see you at Booth 24! 🐈

🐰 Rabbit Cytology Cases 🔬

As part of Rabbit Awareness Week, we're highlighting three rabbit cytology submissions that demonstrate the value of cytological assessment in investigating disease in rabbit patients.

These cases illustrate how cytology can provide valuable diagnostic information for a range of conditions, from neoplastic and inflammatory processes to metabolic changes.

At BattLab, our experienced pathologists provide rapid cytological assessment and are always available to discuss results, case interpretation and appropriate follow-up testing.

🔗 Explore our cytology services: https://battlab.com/services/