October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, Sadly, many of us have either been affected by, or experienced the loss of someone with, breast cancer. See below regarding the steps to follow to do a breast self-examination (credit: CANSA) MDS also offers BRCA testing for breast and ovarian cancer. Pathogenic germline BRCA mutations account for approximately […]
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Avian DNA Certificate
MDS is excited to have launched a NEW “do it yourself” Avian DNA Certificate available from today on our MDS Vetsite. This new function allows our Avian clients to log onto the MDS Vetsite (http://vetsite.mdsafrica.net/login) and download a certificate for each bird submitted for testing. This function is available to all Avian orders new or […]
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This week, MDS is exhibiting at The Southern African Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SASVEPM). SASVEPM was formed at the end of 2000, with the objective of promoting veterinary epidemiology and preventive medicine in the Southern African region. One of the reasons for starting a regional society was the realization that Africa has […]
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Dear Valued Client, Kindly note that as of the 1st of April 2018, National Treasury will officially increase VAT from 14% to 15%. As our services to you are subject to VAT, our accounting system will be configured to apply the new VAT rate, as of 1 April 2018, and our price lists updated to […]
Read ArticleVeterinary results
Our veterinary site allows you to access your results at any time; both current and past results may be viewed. All you need to do is sign in and set up your personalized log in details which remain confidential. If MDS has initialized your log in on receipt of your samples, you will receive an […]
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