PTS time schedule

GD is continuously developing new proficiency testing schemes. Please consult the time schedule below to find all important dates for the upcoming PTS. We can also set up proficiency testing schemes for third parties or in cooperation with third parties. You can click on the name of the PTS to open the information sheet.

ISO 17043:2010 accredited

PTS with an asterix (*) are accredited according to the international standard ISO 17043:2010. For the organisation of most of the proficiency schemes for antibody detection and molecular biology (registration number R016 Prof. Testing) GD has been accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO/IEC 17043:2010.

PTS in 2024

Cat. no.	Proficiency testing scheme	Closing date registration	Shipment samples	Closing date submission test results	Final report + certificate
Round 6
VLDIA323	PTS Bacterial Identification cattle	August 9	Week 35	October 4	Week 48
VLDIA324	PTS Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial strains cattle
VLDIA323	PTS Bacterial Identification swine
VLDIA324	PTS Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial strains swine
Round 7
VLDIA255*	PTS aMPV antibody detection (TRT)	August 16	Week 37	November 1	Week 52
VLDIA277*	PTS ARV antibody detection (REO)
VLDIA292*	PTS ILT antibody detection
VLDIA329	PTS CAV antibody detection
VLDIA333	PTS IBR antibody detection (serum)
VLDIA334	PTS IBR antibody detection (milk)
VLDIA335	PTS IBR antibody detection (milk and serum)
Round 8
VLDIA232*	PTS AI antibody detection	September 6	Week 39	November 15	Week 2, 2025
VLDIA327	PTS AI virus detection
VLDIA233	PTS Salmonella poultry antibody detection
VLDIA171*	PTS Salmonella porcine antibody detection
VLDIA295*	PTS SIV antibody detection
VLDIA347	PTS Swine Influenza virus detection

PTS in 2025

Cat. no.	Proficiency testing scheme	Closing date registration	Shipment samples	Closing date submission test results	Final report + certificate
Round 1
VLDIA234*	PTS PRRSV antibody detection	January 3	Week 4	March 14	Week 19
VLDIA290*	PTS PRRS virus detection
VLDIA225*	PTS IBV antibody detection
VLDIA296*	PTS IB virus detection
Round 2
VLDIA323	PTS Bacterial Identification cattle	January 24	Week 7	April 4	Week 22
VLDIA324	PTS Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial strains cattle
VLDIA323	PTS Bacterial identification poultry
VLDIA324	PTS Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial strains poultry
VLDIA323	PTS Bacterial Identification companion animals
VLDIA324	PTS Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial strains companion animals
Round 3
VLDIA294	PTS App antibody detection	February 14	Week 10	April 25	Week 25
VLDIA340	PTS Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae antibody detection
VLDIA345	PTS Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae detection
VLDIA226*	PTS Mycoplasma (Mg/Ms) antibody detection
VLDIA303*	PTS Mycoplasma (Mg/Ms) bacteria detection
Round 4
VLDIA336*	PTS MAP antibody detection (serum)	March 7	Week 13	May 16	Week 28
VLDIA337*	PTS MAP antibody detection (milk)
VLDIA219*	PTS NDV antibody detection
VLDIA328	PTS ND virus detection
VLDIA313*	PTS EDS antibody detection
Round 5
VLDIA172*	PTS IBDV antibody detection (Gumboro)	March 28	Week 16	June 6	Week 31
VLDIA314*	PTS IBD virus detection (Gumboro)
VLDIA286*	PTS BVD virus and antigen detection
VLDIA235*	PTS SRLVs (MVV/CAEV) antibody detection
VLDIA285*	PTS PCV2 detection
VLDIA344	PTS PCV2 antibody detection
Round 6
VLDIA255*	PTS aMPV antibody detection (TRT)	April 18	Week 19	June 27	Week 34
VLDIA277*	PTS ARV antibody detection (REO)
VLDIA292*	PTS ILT antibody detection
VLDIA329	PTS CAV antibody detection
VLDIA333	PTS IBR antibody detection (serum)
VLDIA334	PTS IBR antibody detection (milk)
Round 7
VLDIA323	PTS Bacterial Identification cattle	August 8	Week 35	October 17	Week 50
VLDIA324	PTS Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial strains cattle
VLDIA323	PTS Bacterial Identification swine
VLDIA324	PTS Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial strains swine
Round 8
VLDIA232*	PTS AI antibody detection	August 29	Week 38	November 7	Week 1, 2026
VLDIA327	PTS AI virus detection
VLDIA233	PTS Salmonella poultry antibody detection
VLDIA171*	PTS Salmonella porcine antibody detection
VLDIA295*	PTS SIV antibody detection
VLDIA347	PTS Swine Influenza virus detection

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