Aviagen chooses PATHATRIX system for Salmonella testing

The world’s leading poultry breeding company, Aviagen, is to use Matrix Microscience Ltd.’s PATHATRIX system for the routine Salmonella testing of visitors and staff to its Scottish, bio-secure farms.

Giving completed test results in just 40 hours, PATHATRIX recently received AOAC* RI Validation for Salmonella testing after an extensive evaluation process at Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association (CCFRA). PATHATRIX has also received AOAC accreditation for it’s Dual (Listeria/ Salmonella), Listeria and E. coli O157 tests.

The Aviagen Group supplies pedigree day-old chicks for the production of major commercial broilers to over 85 countries worldwide. As part of its commitment to quality and product integrity, Aviagen routinely tests all visitors and staff before they can gain entrance to one of its bio-secure farms.

Previously the Group had used traditional, microbiological testing methods for Salmonella, which took between two to four days to complete. Following a 10 month trial of PATHATRIX, Aviagen concluded the system was not only quicker than existing methods, but more accurate and sensitive.

The company is now evaluating PATHATRIX for a wider range of uses within the Group and is also carrying out trials with Matrix’s presence/absence test, COLORTRIX, which will be officially launched in December 2002.

Dr Barry Thorpe (Associate Director Health and Biosecurity) of the Aviagen Group commented,
‘…We have moved to Pathatrix for testing personnel samples for Salmonella because of the rapid and reliable turnaround of results..’

Dr. Adrian Parton, Managing Director of Matrix Microscience added,
‘We are delighted that Aviagen will be using PATHATRIX for its Salmonella testing as the Group’s reputation for product quality and customer service is unequivocal. As the company supplies 44% of the global market for broiler breeding stock and comprises such prestigious brands as Ross, Arbor Acres and L.I.R., absolute product safety is essential for Aviagen.’

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