Services
Preclinical and GLP Studies
Our services cover all types of preclinical studies required for the registration of veterinary pharmaceutical products.
Vetspin offers GLP-compliant study packages supporting Part III and Part IV of the registration dossier for veterinary medicinal products (EU Directive 2004/28/EC). Alternatively, we can perform individual studies tailored to specific customer requirements.
Our laboratories are also equipped to conduct non-GLP (research or diagnostic) activities in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, and histopathology.
In addition, our Animal Care Unit is available for proof-of-concept studies, enabling early-stage experimental evaluation of products under controlled conditions.
Veterinary Pharmaceuticals
- Residue Studies
Vetspin conducts residue studies to determine drug residue levels in tissues, milk, and eggs. These studies are essential for establishing withdrawal times and ensuring regulatory compliance for veterinary medicinal products — a key requirement for product registration and consumer safety.
Residue studies are performed at Vetspin across all food-producing species, including cattle and other ruminants, pigs, poultry, and rabbits.
Our bioanalytical assessment begins with method development and GLP validation, followed by the analysis of tissue samples collected during the study. This process guarantees accurate, reliable, and traceable data in full accordance with international regulatory standards.
- Tolerance Studies
Vetspin performs safety and tolerance studies in both target and non-target species, including overdose and margin-of-safety assessments.
Data from target animal safety studies are a regulatory requirement for the registration of veterinary medicinal products in countries adhering to VICH guidelines.
At Vetspin, tolerance studies are conducted on all food-producing animals, including ruminants (such as cattle and sheep), swine, poultry (chickens, turkeys, and guinea fowl), and rabbits.
All studies are carried out by qualified veterinary surgeons and trained technicians, under the supervision of an experienced Study Director, ensuring compliance with GLP and animal welfare standards.
- PK / BEQ (Bioequivalence) Studies
Pharmacokinetic / Bioequivalence (PK–BEQ) Studies
Vetspin conducts pharmacokinetic (PK), bioequivalence (BEQ), and bioavailability studies to evaluate drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination in target species.
These studies provide essential data for dossier submission and regulatory approval of veterinary medicinal products.
Vetspin performs PK studies in food-producing animals, including cattle, swine, poultry, and rabbits.
All studies are conducted by qualified veterinary surgeons and trained technicians, under the supervision of an experienced Study Director, and in full compliance with GLP procedures.
We carry out single- and multiple-dose PK, bioavailability, and bioequivalence studies, with data analyzed using non-compartmental pharmacokinetic methods.
All analyses are performed by trained data analysts under the supervision of an experienced pharmacokineticist, ensuring scientific accuracy and regulatory consistency.
- Clinical Studies
Vetspin conducts clinical and efficacy studies in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines to evaluate the safety and performance of veterinary medicinal products under practical field conditions.
Our expertise covers a wide range of food-producing animal species, including ruminants, swine, poultry, and rabbits.
We perform:
- Clinical trials
- Efficacy studies
- Dose confirmation studies
All studies are carried out in full compliance with VICH Guideline GL9 (Good Clinical Practice), ensuring high scientific quality, animal welfare, and regulatory acceptance.
- Analytical Services
Vetspin provides comprehensive analytical services to the veterinary pharmaceutical industry, supporting product development, quality control, and regulatory submissions.
Our expertise covers method development, GLP validation, and bioanalytical studies using state-of-the-art instrumentation and validated procedures.
Our capabilities include:
- Method development for pharmaceuticals and biologicals
- Analytical method validation according to GLP standards
- Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) analyses
- Stability and degradation studies
- Bioanalysis and quantification of active substances and metabolites
All activities are performed under strict GLP-compliant conditions, ensuring precision, reproducibility, and full regulatory acceptance.
Validated Multiresidue LC-MS/MS Method for Coccidiostats
The Lab has developed and GLP-validated a multiresidue LC-MS/MS analytical method for the determination of coccidiostats — lasalocid, maduramycin, monensin, narasin, salinomycin, decoquinate, diclazuril, nicarbazin, halofuginone, semduramicin and robenidine — in target feed.
This validated method is now routinely available for client studies requiring accurate quantification and regulatory-compliant residue analysis
- Diagnostic Services
Vetspin offers a range of diagnostic and clinical pathology services supporting research, preclinical, and regulatory studies.
Our laboratory performs microbiological, parasitological, serological, molecular (PCR), and immunological assays for pathogen detection and health monitoring in food-producing species.
We provide the following clinical pathology tests:
- Haematology
- Blood chemistry
- Urinalysis
All tests are conducted using validated methods and certified reference materials (MRC), ensuring reliability and reproducibility.
These methods are suitable for haemato-biochemical and electrolyte analyses across all food-producing species.
Gross examinations and sample collection for histopathology are performed by our experienced veterinary pathologists.
Histopathological evaluations are conducted in collaboration with our specialized partner laboratories, ensuring high-quality and timely reporting.
Vaccines
Vetspin provides comprehensive support across all phases of vaccine development, from pre-clinical evaluation to field trials, ensuring scientific reliability and compliance with European regulatory standards.
Our services include:
- Antigen and adjuvant evaluation
- Safety and immunogenicity testing
- Challenge models and protection studies
- Batch potency and stability testing
- Serological and molecular immune-response assays
- Coccidiosis Vaccines Expertise
Vetspin has enhanced its expertise in coccidiosis vaccines for poultry by establishing dedicated pre-clinical and clinical testing procedures in full accordance with European Guidelines and the European Pharmacopoeia.
- Pre-Clinical Tests on Safety and Efficacy in Chickens:
- Safety and overdose studies
- Immunogenicity testing
- Residual pathogenicity evaluation
- Increase-in-virulence assessment
- Vaccine Clinical Trials in Poultry
Vetspin organizes vaccine clinical trials under field or semi-controlled conditions to assess both efficacy and production performance impact.
Our trials typically include:
- Animal breeding and management
- Clinical monitoring
- Feed conversion ratio assessment
- Challenge tests in isolators with reference pathogens on representative vaccinated groups
Additives
Vetspin offers services to study the efficacy of anticoccidials, performed in compliance with EFSA guidelines.
Screening tests and floor pen studies in chickens, turkeys and rabbits
- OPG counting
- Lesion scores
- Performance parameters
- Inoculum preparation and titration