The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) is a unit in the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM). Faculty and staff are extensively connected to and serve food animal agriculture.
2024 numbers
127,000 cases
1.7 million tests
Our Mission
Provide comprehensive and cutting edge diagnostic services
Deliver accessible, timely, accurate, valid and consistent test results
Detect and identify emerging domestic and foreign animal disease
Lead efforts in disease surveillance and eradication
Provide educational opportunities to professional and graduate students, scientists, diagnosticians and practitioners
Develop state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and techniques
Direct or support studies to provide understanding of pathogenesis, transmission, epidemiology and control of infectious and toxicological diseases
