External assessments
INTERNATIONAL PROFICIENCY TESTING
Equigerminal has an excellent track record (since 2013) in International Proficiency testing/ comparison tests networks, such as VETQAS, QCMD and ISAG with accuracy results of ~100%.
VETQAS
Proficiency testing for veterinary laboratories
Vetqas is APHA’s independent, accredited, proficiency testing (PT) service provided by the APHA’s Quality Assurance Unit (QAU). Recognised by national accreditation bodies, it is ISO/IEC 17043 accredited and is a market leader in the provision of PT schemes for veterinary laboratories.
Certificate of Participation | Accuracy |
Certificate of Participation – VETQAS (2013-2014) | 100% |
Certificate of Participation – VETQAS (2014-2015) | 100% |
Certificate of Participation – VETQAS (2015-2016) | 100% |
Certificate of Participation – VETQAS (2016-2017) | 100% |
Certificate of Participation – VETQAS (2017-2018) | 100% |
QMCD
Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics
Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics (QCMD) is an independent International External Quality Assessment (EQA) / Proficiency Testing (PT) organisation. QCMD provides a wide-ranging quality assessment services primarily focused on molecular infectious diseases to over 2000 participants in over 100 countries.
Certificate of Participation | Accuracy |
Certificate of Participation – QCMD 2014 – Influenza Virus A & B | 100% |
ISAG
International Society for Animal Genetics
The International Society and the International Foundation for Animal Genetics (ISAG and IFAG) evolved from a series of annual workshops for comparing methods for detecting red cell antigens and variants of proteins to a organization focusing on basic and applied research on molecular genetics.
International Horse (Eqqus caballus) STR DNA Typing Comparison Test
Certificate of Participation | Accuracy |
Certificate of Participation – ISAG – HCT – (2015-2016) | Rank 1 |
Certificate of Participation – ISAG – HCT (2016-2017) | Rank 1 |
Absolute genotyping Accuracy Rank 1: 100%-98%; Rank 2: 97,9%-95%; Rank 3: 94,9%-90%; Rank 4: 89,9%-80%; Rank 5: Below 80% |