Veterinary Biochemistry Analyser
Liver, kidney and metabolic panel testing for veterinary reference laboratories and clinical practices across East Africa.
Hepatic and renal biochemistry panels change treatment decisions and prevent the silent organ damage that erodes production before an animal shows clinical signs.
HORIBA Medical's Yumizen C560, adapted for veterinary use, delivers comprehensive metabolic panels from cattle, equine, small ruminant and companion animal samples. Liver function tests, renal function, metabolic markers and protein profiles in under 10 minutes from 200 µL serum. Jos•Hansen supplies analysers, reagents and calibrators with preventive maintenance across East Africa.
Ketosis detection
Subclinical ketosis and fatty liver affect 40-60% of dairy cows in the first 3 weeks of lactation in herds without metabolic monitoring. Serum BHBA, NEFA, AST and GGT in the transition period identify at-risk cows before the full clinical syndrome, allowing targeted drench intervention at a fraction of the cost of treating clinical cases.
Renal protection
Aminoglycoside antibiotics are widely used in East African livestock practice and are dose-dependently nephrotoxic. Monitoring creatinine and BUN before and during long-course therapy in valuable animals prevents the irreversible renal damage that ends productive life. A biochemistry panel takes 10 minutes. Renal failure is permanent.
Mineral panel
Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and selenium can all be measured on the same run, providing a complete mineral status profile from one blood draw. For milk fever, grass tetany or downer cow syndrome, the panel confirms the mineral involved before treatment, preventing a calcium overdose in a magnesium-deficient cow.
Transition cow screening returns 5-10 times its cost.
Subclinical ketosis costs an average dairy cow 300-500 L of milk production in the first lactation month and increases the risk of displaced abomasum, retained placenta and metritis 2-3-fold. Systematic fresh cow BHBA profiling with targeted drench treatment for cows above threshold returns 5-10 times the programme cost across a managed dairy herd.
Equine biochemistry serves the performance horse market.
The East African equine market, including racehorses in Kenya, polo ponies and sport horses, requires specific biochemistry panels. Muscle enzyme profiles (CK, LDH, AST) for exertional rhabdomyolysis, liver function monitoring during long-course NSAID therapy and renal function assessment in febrile illness are routine in any equine practice managing performance horses.
Government laboratories run herd health profiles.
National veterinary diagnostic laboratories in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania run routine metabolic profiles for government livestock programmes, including nutritional status assessment of communal grazing herds and toxicological screening after suspected poisoning events. A laboratory-grade biochemistry analyser with traceable calibration supports the reporting standards required for government programme documentation.
Technical specifications.
Analyser platform
HORIBA Yumizen C560 (veterinary application)
Parameters
20+ analytes, liver, renal, metabolic, electrolyte panels
Sample volume
200 µL serum / 150 µL plasma
Result time
Under 10 minutes per panel
Throughput
400 photometric tests/hour
Key panels
Liver function, renal function, mineral status, muscle enzymes
Time to complete metabolic panel from serum sample on the HORIBA Yumizen C560
Analytes measurable in a single run from one blood draw, liver to minerals
Proportion of transition cows affected by subclinical ketosis in herds without active metabolic monitoring
Why Veterinary.
HORIBA platform reliability
World-leading clinical chemistry instrumentation with 99.9% uptime expectation under Jos•Hansen preventive maintenance.
Reagent supply included
Jos•Hansen manages HORIBA reagent importation and in-country distribution. Standing order replenishment with no stock-outs.
Multi-species calibration
Calibrated with veterinary reference ranges for cattle, equine, small ruminants and companion animals.
Preventive maintenance
Annual service visit, calibration verification and consumable audit under Jos•Hansen service agreement.
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