Author Archives: Envirocare Laboratory

Swab Smart — Are You Using the Right Sampling Tool?

In environmental monitoring, accuracy starts long before results reach the laboratory. One of the most [...]

Effluent Testing for Water Use Licence (WUL) and Discharge Compliance with Envirocare Laboratory

Effluent management is not only an operational responsibility, it is a legal requirement for all [...]

Starting a Food Business — How Envirocare Laboratory Supports Food Safety Testing and Compliance From Day On

Starting a food business is an important and commercially promising step, but it also introduces [...]

Antibiotic Residues in Carcasses & Meat Products: A Hidden Risk You Can’t Ignore

Antibiotics play a vital role in treating bacterial disease in livestock. When used responsibly and [...]

Avian Influenza (AI) Monitoring — Protect Your Flock Before Outbreaks Occur

Avian Influenza (AI), commonly referred to as “bird flu”, is a highly significant viral disease [...]

MG & MS PCR Testing for Poultry — EnvirocareVet Molecular Diagnostics

Respiratory and production-limiting diseases remain a major challenge within the poultry industry, with Mycoplasma gallisepticum [...]

Received a Positive Salmonella Result? Don’t Panic — Understand What It Really Means

A positive Salmonella result can understandably cause concern for food producers, processors, packhouses, abattoirs, and [...]

Deep Clean Done? Verify It With Start-Up Sampling

Start-Up Hygiene Risks After Shutdowns in Food Facilities As food facilities reopen after the festive [...]

Octavoscene Information Day: Beef Cattle & Sheep – 2026

Envirocare Western Cape will be attending and exhibiting at the 2026 Octavoscene Information Day, a [...]

Envirocare Launches South Africa’s First Molecular Eimeria Species Detection and Quantification Service

Revolutionising poultry diagnostics with cutting-edge molecular technology Coccidiosis remains one of the most significant health [...]