The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in samples from adult dairy cows in Texas and Kansas.

The University of Minnesota no longer offers Tritrichomonas culturing.  Please click on link above for more information on alternatives.

The University of Minnesota VDL will increase its pricing effective July 5th, 2022

See how the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is working to solve the worst deadly bird flu outbreak in years.

VDL clients are currently experiencing shipping delays. To avoid problems related to shipping we recommend some best practices.

LUH clients are currently experiencing shipping delays, for packages sent to and from the lab. Because most shipments are time sensitive, we recommend the following shipping practices to avoid problems. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as needed.

The University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has added another ELISA test for detection of antibodies to Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae in pigs.

The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory will be transitioning to the VetMAX™ PRRSV EU & NA 3.0 Kit for  PRRS/NAEU detection effective Monday, April 5th, 2021.

According to Veterinary Services Memo VSG 15201.1, there have been some changes in the requirements for laboratories performing EIA testing and to maintain approval to conduct this testing.

Dr. Anibal Armién and Jan Shivers, VDL Histology section head, along with Dr. Stephanie Valberg and several other researchers from the University of Minnesota co-authored a publication on equine shivers which won the prestigious Davis-Thompson Foundation (former CL Davis Foundation) Journal award for best article in the journal Veterinary Pathology for the year 2016.