The Davao City Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (DCADDL) of the Research and Laboratory Division of the City Veterinarian’s Office received two (2) new laboratory equipment in October 2021,  the Inverted Flourescent Microscope and the Molecular Centrifuge.  The purchase of these newly bought pieces of equipment has been made possible thru the office budget approved by the City Government of Davao.

The Inverted Flourescent Microscope is one of the pieces of equipment needed to conduct the confirmatory test known as the Fluorescent Antibody Test (FAT) in rabies diagnosis recommended by the Worl Health Organization (WHO).  The addition of this new equipment completes the animal rabies laboratory of the city that caters not only to its constituents but also offers services to the rest of the  Davao Regions.  The installation of the Inverted Flourescent Microscope took place at the DCADDL Building at Ma-a, Davao City.  Mr. Risolord de Guzman, Technical Support representative of Omnibus Bio-Medical Systems Incorporated,  assembled the equipment .

The purchase of another equipment, the Molecular Centrifuge, is in preparation for the DCADDL upgrading of another laboratory unit, the Molecular Laboratory Unit.  The addition to the Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) machine donated by the City Government of Davao for the African Swine Fever (ASF) Test, we are slowly completing the laboratory.  We expect the RT-PCR unit to operate by the year 2022.  Likewise, some of the equipment and laboratory supplies we expect to be delivered before the year ends.  However, an online demo on the installation of the molecular centrifuge by Mr. Matthew T. Claudio, Field Application Scientist of the Noveau Laboratory, was done last November 10, 2021, and attended by the DCADDL laboratory personnel.

The DCADDL will continue to extend its services to ensure the successful implementation of the Davao City Veterinarian’s Office program in achieving its goal, mission, and vision.