Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to provide comprehensive and cutting edge diagnostic services to veterinarians, producers, and animal owners in Iowa and nationally. The lab is responsible for delivering accessible, timely, accurate, valid, and consistent test results to aid in the protection of animal and human health. Other services include a wide range of surveillance testing for early detection and identification of foreign animal and emerging domestic disease agents, as well as acts of bioterrorism directed at human and livestock populations and agricultural food supplies. The VDL also provides educational opportunities to professional and graduate students, as well as local, national and international scientists, diagnosticians and practitioners. Research is an important component of the tripartite mission as faculty and staff develop state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and techniques and also direct studies which provide new insights and deeper understanding of pathogenesis, transmission, and immunomodulation of infectious diseases.
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Topics of Interest
Current VDPAM flyer.
ISU News Service story on Racing Chemistry, Walter Hyde and the Kentucky Derby
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae testing and research
New calf diarrhea PCR panel
Johne's disease
PCV2
Sulfur toxicity
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