Herd test prices

Basic herd-testing prices are made up of a one-off service fee and a sample fee for every animal tested.

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We charge additional fees for:

booking a Herd Test Assist
booking EZ Link devices and EZ Link EID wands

If you cancel or re-schedule within 10 days of your herd test date you’ll be charged a fee to cover the costs associated with planning and scheduling a test.

Herd Test prices

Prices effective from 1 June 2024. For current pricing download our 2023 Price List.

Herd test frequency (within one season)	Service fee	Sample fee - Classic test *	Sample fee - Single test**
Herd test frequency (within one season) 1st herd test	Service fee $499	Sample fee - Classic test * $2.89	Sample fee - Single test** $2.69
Herd test frequency (within one season) 2nd herd test	Service fee $499	Sample fee - Classic test * $2.89	Sample fee - Single test** $2.69
Herd test frequency (within one season) 3rd herd test	Service fee $324	Sample fee - Classic test * $2.89	Sample fee - Single test** $2.69
Herd test frequency (within one season) 4th and subsequent tests	Service fee $224	Sample fee - Classic test * $2.89	Sample fee - Single test** $2.69

* Samples collected at both evening and morning milkings.
**Samples collected at either the morning or evening milking.

All prices exclude GST.

Emergency Herd Test fee

Emergency fees are only charged when a test is booked within three set up days (set up days typically run from Sunday – Thursday). This fee is in addition to standard herd test fee costs.

Service type	Fee
Service type Emergency Herd Test fee	Fee $300

All prices exclude GST.

Herd Test Assist Prices

Per assist technician

Service Fee - Herd Test Assist	Classic test	Single test
Service Fee - Herd Test Assist Service fee and first hour	Classic test $214	Single test $178
Service Fee - Herd Test Assist Per hour thereafter*	Classic test $59	Single test $59

* Charged by the quarter-hour and per-assist.

EZ Link® prices

EZ Link Solution		Cost per test
EZ Link Solution EZ Link hand scanner		Cost per test Nil
EZ Link Solution EZ Link EID wand		Cost per test $59

Note: If you put one herd through two or more locations, you’ll need multiple EZ Link devices.

All prices exclude GST.

Herd Test equipment cleaning fee

If herd test equipment is not cleaned to a suitable standard or trays are dirty when collected from farm, a cleaning fee may be charged.

Herd Test Equipment Cleaning	Fee
Herd Test Equipment Cleaning Herd Test Equipment Cleaning	Fee $195

All prices exclude GST.

Herd Test - additional delivery fee

Applicable in cases in which additional equipment is required to be delivered to farm after the first delivery has been made, and/or the customer has not notified LIC of changes to either the herd or its milking regime.

Herd Test Additional Delivery	Fee
Herd Test Additional Delivery Herd Test Additional Delivery	Fee $195

All prices exclude GST.

Herd test cancellation and date change fees

Days out from booked herd test	Date change	Cancellation
Days out from booked herd test 0-10 days	Date change $155	Cancellation $255

All prices exclude GST.

Herd Testing Brackets

You’ll need to buy new brackets when you first set up your shed for herd testing. You may occasionally need to replace old or broken brackets.

Bracket/Equipment	Per Unit
Bracket/Equipment Extended right angle bracket	Per Unit $20
Bracket/Equipment Right angle brackets (ordinary meter bracket)	Per Unit $20
Bracket/Equipment Nib wall bracket (for lowline and internal rotary installation)	Per Unit $9
Bracket/Equipment Short right angle brackets (suit rotaries)	Per Unit $12
Bracket/Equipment Straight bracket	Per Unit $12
Bracket/Equipment Super extended right angle bracket	Per Unit $23
Bracket/Equipment U bolts and backing flange (U bolt pack)	Per Unit $15