DA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 25, S. 2003

: The order concerns the revision of the schedule of fees for diagnostic services rendered by the Philippine Animal Health Center, Bureau of Animal Industry.
: The fee increase was mandated under Executive Order No. 197 issued on January 13, 2000.
: Fees and services must be increased by not less than 20%.
: The schedule of fees for the Philippine Animal Health Center, Bureau of Animal Industry is being revised.
: The order took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
: Diagnostic services include pathology (gross pathology, histopathology, clinical pathology), virology, bacteriology, parasitology, and toxicology.
: No, all orders, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this order are repealed.
: The order was signed and adopted by Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr., Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
: The fee is 150.00 pesos per head.
: The fee is 75.00 pesos per serum sample.
: The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) test in cattle, carabao, goat, sheep, and swine.
: It indicates that all prior orders, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this order are nullified and replaced by the provisions of this order.
: Examples include RBC/WBC count for 50.00 pesos, blood chemistry tests such as ALT/SGOT for 250.00 pesos, urinalysis for 75.00 pesos, and hematocrit count for 75.00 pesos per sample.
: The order was recommended by Jose Q. Molina, DVM, MVS, Director IV of the Bureau of Animal Industry.