BattLab

22/07/2025

🐰 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐂𝐑𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐛 — 𝐂𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬!🐰
𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐛 now offers 𝐢𝐧-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐂𝐑 testing for two significant rabbit pathogens: 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐚 and 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐢.
⏱️ 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝: 𝟏–𝟑 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬
📦 No more hassle with customs delays
🦠 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐚
𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦: 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘣, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘣, 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘣, 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 (𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘣)
A key pathogen in rabbit upper respiratory disease (snuffles) and other conditions:
• Nasal discharge
• Sneezing
• Otitis media
• Pneumonia
• Abscess formation
🌀 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐢 (Rabbit syphilis)
𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦: 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘣 (𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭, 𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭, 𝘭𝘪𝘱, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳) 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘺 (𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘣)
Clinical signs include:
• Crusting, ulcerative lesions (nose, lips, eyes, genitalia)
• May be subclinical in early or chronic stages
PCR offers a 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 — especially valuable in chronic or partially treated cases, or where sample quality may limit bacterial growth.
These tests help differentiate key infectious causes of common clinical signs in rabbits — now with quicker results and no international delays.
📧 For more info: 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧@𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐛.𝐜𝐨𝐦
🔗 battlab.com

18/07/2025

🐔 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐏𝐃 – 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡

BattLab is proud to sponsor this full-day CPD course on 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞, led by the highly regarded 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐊𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐤 𝐁𝐕𝐒𝐜 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐀𝐕𝐏(𝐙𝐌) 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐀𝐪𝐕 𝐃𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐌𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐑𝐂𝐕𝐒, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.

Designed for general practice vets and nurses, this course offers a practical and pragmatic overview of caring for pet poultry – with 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 working with chickens and turkeys 🐔🦃

💡 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:
- Poultry husbandry & legal considerations
- Common medical and surgical conditions
- Coelomic ultrasonography for reproductive pathology
- Post-mortem techniques
- Parasitology & preventative medicine
- Housing assessments

📍 Cleobury Mortimer, South Shropshire
🕤 Thursday 15th August 9:30am – 4:30pm
🎓 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐛

📝 Booking link: http://bit.ly/4kKUGNe

08/07/2025

🧫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 – 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 🐾
Skin disease in dogs and cats can be notoriously tricky to pin down, especially in chronic or relapsing cases. While systemic investigations and allergy testing play a role, don’t overlook the simple power of the microscope.
In her latest article, our Clinical Pathologist 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 BVetMed FRCPath MRCVS takes a closer look (literally) at what skin scrapes, hair plucks and tape strips can reveal — from elusive 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬, to 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐱 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐲𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚, and even signs of 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚.
It’s a practical guide packed with real microscope images and tips to help make the most of your in-house dermatology work-ups — and to know when it’s time to consider further testing like culture, PCR or serology.
🔬 Curious what you might be missing?
Read the full article here: https://battlab.com/superficial-skin-microscopy/

04/07/2025

🎓✈️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐕𝐀 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤! ✈️🎓
Veterinary medicine knows no borders — and neither should your career! 🌍
FECAVA and Laboklin want to help you 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰.
Whether you’re dreaming of attending a conference, visiting a specialist centre, or shadowing a colleague in another European country — this opportunity is for you!
💶 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫?
Two lucky European vets will receive €𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 to support their travel plans in 2025/26.
🎥 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲?
It’s easy!
✅ Send proof that you’re a European veterinarian
✅ Submit a 𝟑𝟎–𝟔𝟎 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 video about yourself and your travel goals
📅 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
📧 Send your application to: info@fecava.org
🏆 Winners will be announced at the 𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐕𝐀 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 in Antwerp, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!
So, where will veterinary medicine take you next? 🌍🐾

03/07/2025

🧪 𝐑𝐇𝐃 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐫?
Evolution Exotics Referrals, one of our sponsored RWAF Gold Standard rabbit clinics, has 𝐘𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐜 𝐑𝐇𝐃 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲) in 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫, 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞.
📍 In response to recent RHD concerns, they’re taking enhanced biosecurity precautions with 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐏𝐄 to reduce any risk of disease transmission.
At 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐛, we’re proud to support practices like Evolution Exotics with 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐑𝐇𝐃 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 to help inform vaccination strategies and protect rabbit populations.
📩 To refer a patient, contact: 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦
(Referring vets: please ensure medical histories are shared in advance.)
Let’s work together to stay ahead of RHD.

We have spaces available on the morning of July 5th for Yurvac RHD vaccination. Our practice is based in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire and is approved by RWAF as a gold standard rabbit vet clinic.
Please note that this is in response to recent concerns about RHD infection and so vaccination administration and biosecurity are the priorities. This means that there will be increased PPE and limited evaluation and handling of rabbits to avoid the potential for disease transfer.
Email us at evolutionexoticsreferrals@gmail.com if you would like to book a vaccination. If you are registered at another clinic you will need to check with your vet they are happy for us to see your bunny and pass on any relevant medical history.

02/07/2025

🦠 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐬 – 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐭?
Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites in young animals but diagnosing it accurately can be tricky! From microscopy to PCR, each method has its pros and cons depending on clinical signs, sample timing, and test sensitivity.
In our latest article, we break down the 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 of the various detection methods – including EIA, IFAT, and PCR – to help you choose the right approach for your patients.
📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://bit.ly/4lD55eR
🧪 BattLab offers EIA, PCR & IFAT testing for Giardia as part of our diagnostic profiles.

28/06/2025

🐾 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬!
We’re back at 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎 with 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧 from 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐛 representing 𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐊𝐋𝐈𝐍 — come say hi! 🐱
🧪 Chat to us about our 𝐢𝐧-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐂𝐑 & 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, with rapid 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟏–𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 for respiratory, diarrhoea, ocular and Mycoplasma cases.
🎁 Don’t forget to enter our 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 — just stop by the stand!
👋 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧’𝐬 here with 𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐫, and ready to talk all things feline diagnostics.

27/06/2025

🐱 𝐖𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞
Come and visit us at 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎 — you’ll spot the 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐛 team proudly representing 𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐊𝐋𝐈𝐍.
🧁 While you’re there, don’t miss your chance to 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐨 — just stop by the stand to enter! 🎁
We’re showcasing our 𝐢𝐧-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐂𝐑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 , including rapid diagnostics for respiratory, diarrhoea, ocular and Mycoplasma cases — all with 𝟏–𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝.
👋 Brendan from BattLab is here and ready to chat all things feline diagnostics — so come say hello!
📸 Check out our stand below 👇

25/06/2025

🐱 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 | 𝟐𝟕–𝟐𝟗 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!
We’re excited to be representing 𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐊𝐋𝐈𝐍 at this year’s 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 – the must-attend CPD event for anyone passionate about feline care.
𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐛 will be there in person – ready to answer your questions and showcase our in-house feline testing services:
🔬 PCR Panels: Respiratory | Diarrhoea | Eye | Haemotropic Mycoplasmas
🧪 ELISA: Toxoplasma gondii (IgG & IgM) and Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin
⚡ Sample turnaround: 1–3 days
📌 Stop by booth 20 to find out how we support feline diagnostics across the UK.
Let’s talk cats.

17/06/2025

🎊💒 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛! 💒🎊
We’ve had something very special to celebrate at BattLab today—our wonderful technicians 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐤 and 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚 have just returned from getting 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 last week! 💍💕
We were over the moon to welcome them back and mark the occasion with a little celebration in the lab. 🥰
Wishing you both a future as bright as a microscope slide under the sun. ☀️🔬

13/06/2025

🌟 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐬! 🌟

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐏𝐃 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭! 🐾
It was fantastic to see so many familiar faces join us for an evening of learning, discussion, and networking.

A special thank you to our wonderful speaker, 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐚𝐧 DVM, Dip.ECVCP, FRCPath, FRCVS, for delivering such an engaging and informative session — we’ve received great feedback from attendees who found it both insightful and practical. 👏

We’re already looking forward to the next one — keep an eye out for upcoming CPD events!