Skip to content

Veterinary and Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory Operations

Veterinary laboratories support animal health, food safety and disease surveillance across the livestock economy. They combine sample handling, diagnostics and reporting under tight biosecurity. This programme covers the operation of a veterinary diagnostic laboratory.

Ready to book? Secure your place on this programme.

Register for this course

What you will be able to do

  • Handle and register animal samples safely
  • Run common veterinary diagnostic tests
  • Apply biosecurity and containment practices
  • Manage quality and turnaround of results
  • Report findings for surveillance and clinical use

Course outline

  1. 01Sample receipt and registration
  2. 02Core diagnostic techniques
  3. 03Biosecurity and containment
  4. 04Quality control and proficiency
  5. 05Turnaround and workflow management
  6. 06Surveillance and reporting
  7. 07Waste and carcass handling

Who should attend

Veterinary laboratory technicians, animal health officers and quality staff in government, university and private veterinary laboratories.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

Related courses in Laboratory, Analysers and Research

Laboratory, Analysers and Research

Laboratory Operations and Supervision

A practical programme for laboratory supervisors and section heads running testing and calibration facilities across South African and...

Next session
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026
Venue
Dubai
3 day programme
FromR13,000
Laboratory, Analysers and Research

Laboratory Quality Management Toward ISO/IEC 17025

Builds practical understanding of the ISO/IEC 17025 management and technical requirements for testing and calibration laboratories...

Next session
5 to 9 Oct 2026
Venue
Lagos
5 day programme
FromR18,000
Laboratory, Analysers and Research

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

Covers the selection, configuration and daily use of laboratory information management systems for testing and calibration facilities.

Next session
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026
Venue
Cairo
3 day programme
FromR13,000
See all Laboratory, Analysers and Research courses