Emergency services are no longer available during weekends and holidays. For herd health emergences contact the pathologist at ndsu.vetlab.path@ndsu.edu. For submission of samples and small carcasses outside of regular business hours, please visit our sample submission page....
The NDSU-VDL is pleased to announce a return of our Continuing Education (CE) Seminar! The Seminar will be offered as in-person, virtually, or recorded sessions.
The NDSU-VDL Seminar is a day-long continuing education event hosted by NDSU VDL faculty and staff....
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in North Dakota. The NDSU-VDL is now activated as an avian influenza testing laboratory by the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN). View USDA-APHIS updates on HPAI here.
Any commercial poultries or backyard...
The North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is modernizing our Laboratory Information Management System
We will begin transitioning to our new Laboratory Information Management system (LIMS) on Monday, March 14, 2022.
The new LIMS, MATRIX GEMINI, is designed to improve workflow...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in several U.S. commercial poultries, backyard flocks, and wild birds. View the USDA-APHIS news release here.
Any commercial poultries or backyard flocks with multiple sick birds or high death loss should contact the state...
Until further notice, the complete blood count (CBC) will be a referral test. Referral tests incur an accession fee of $10, an additional fee of $25 for shipping and handling, plus the cost of the referral test.
A manual differential can...
From the January 2022 Newsletter:
The image is from a one-year-old male dog that has not been bred. History of wound on toe one week prior to presentation for swollen testes.
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To our laboratory clients currently utilizing fax services:
Please be advised that as of January 31st close of business, we will be changing Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). The new LIMS does not support fax communications; therefore, clients using fax services...
The NDSU-VDL is pleased to announce our new laboratory director, Dr. Heidi Pecoraro. Dr. Pecoraro has served as a pathologist and section head of the virology and serology laboratories at the VDL since 2018. Prior to her work at NDSU,...