Effective October 15, 2026, Bordetella ELISA testing will no longer be available due to ongoing supply chain issues. This discontinuation also affects Turkey Panel 1 and Turkey Panel 2 testing. The duration of this disruption is currently unknown. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Die off of pelicans at rookery site

Please be advised that the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (UMN VDL) in St. Paul and the Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory (MPTL) in Willmar will implement a revised fee structure for select diagnostic tests, effective August 10, 2026.

We would like to inform you of an important update regarding our Turkey Bordetella ELISA testing.

Rabies in a big brown bat.

Please see the latest information on New World Screwworm

Anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity in 2 great horned owlets.

Rodenticide toxicity in a squirrel. 

Neurologic signs in a rock dove.

VDL to offer pregnancy tests by ELISA in milk and serum samples of ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats).

Neurologic signs in a juvenile Canada goose

Renal parasitism in a big brown bat

When is a parasite just an incidental finding—and when is it actually causing disease?

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health provides helpful information.

Skin disease in a red fox.

What caused the disease and death in these two coyotes?

Welcome, Dr. Varv Semenova!

Welcome, Dr. Carlos Lopez-Figueroa!

Neurologic disease in a Cooper's hawk

Seven of nine mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos) housed in the same enclosure and considered to be healthy on July 28, 2025.

An adult female WT deer was seen over multiple days with its fawn by a property owner. In the evening of July 19, 2025.

Welcome, Dr. Talita Resende!

The Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory uses decades of expertise to navigate ongoing HPAI outbreak

Welcome, Dr. Meg Moore!