Your Irish Veterinary Diagnostic Partner

Local laboratory service with access to international veterinary specialists and expertise in advanced diagnostics, genetics, genomics, research and animal health.

One Irish Contact. A World of Animal Health Expertise.

Animal Health Laboratories is part of the GD Group, an international animal health organisation. Through AHL, our customers can access a wider network of veterinary specialists, scientists, diagnostic laboratories and expertise across animal health, advanced diagnostics, genetics, genomics, surveillance and research. Whatever the animal health question, start with AHL and we’ll help connect you with the right expertise.

As part of the GD Group, AHL connects Irish customers with a wider international animal-health network spanning diagnostics, contract research, epidemiology, genetics and genomics, monitoring, health programmes, innovation and knowledge transfer.

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A change to our opening hours

  Please note that from Monday, 27th July, our opening hours will change to 9:00am to 5:00pm. These new hours will apply going forward, and our team...

Our Services

From routine diagnostics in our Bandon laboratory to specialist services and expertise available through the wider GD Group, AHL provides a single Irish point of contact for animal health diagnostics and support.

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Veterinary Services

Trusted by more than 350 veterinary practices, AHL provides diagnostic testing, practical laboratory support and access to specialist expertise across the wider GD Group.

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Farm Services

We provide a ‘direct contact service’ for our farmers. West Cork is a large farming part of the country and our location, allows farmers to drop samples into us in the lab directly

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Equine Services

We have grown this part of our business successfully throughout the years. We are a DAFM approved laboratory for carrying out CEM culture and are currently expanding our range of equine diagnostic services

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Online Results Portal

Securely access your laboratory results through the AHL Veterinary Results Portal

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Royal GD & Animal Health Labs In New Partnership

We were delighted to announce at the end of 2023 that Animal Health Laboratories are now part of well...

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Equine Services

CEM, EVA, EIA

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Johnes Disease

Johnes TASHA Animal Health Ireland Scheme Interesting Facts Johnes is caused by mycobacterium avium Paratuberculosis (MAP) The bacteria lays...

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