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Diagnostic Tests Available

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The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has laboratories in two locations: Ames, Iowa and the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL) at Plum Island, New York. Diagnostic test services range from a single laboratory test to comprehensive laboratory services covering many pathogens for a suspected disease outbreak. Click the links below to view the services conducted at each location.

Note: New user fee rates became effective on October 1, 2008.

Text in the PDF-format catalogs is fully searchable. When the catalog displays, click the Search feature (binoculars icon) in the Adobe Acrobat toolbar to type in keywords.

Still can't find the test you want? Click here for an index (PDF, 18K) of diseases and pathogens.

Unfamiliar with an abbreviation or acronym in the catalogs? Click here for catalog definitions (PDF, 20K)
Unfamiliar with an abbreviation used in a diagnostic test report? Click here for report definitions (PDF, 7K)

Submitting Diagnostic Samples to the NVSL

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Ownership of Specimens: All diagnostic specimens and all agents/isolates submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), will become the property of the NVSL unless arrangements are made in writing at, or prior to, the time of submission. Proprietary restrictions must be stated at, or prior to, the time of submission.

Quality Assurance at the NVSL

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The NVSL Quality Management System is accredited to ISO 17025. Click here to learn more about the NVSL Quality Management System and the scope of accredited tests.

USDA Approved Laboratories

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Testing for certain types of diseases is required to be performed at either NVSL or APHIS-approved, non-USDA facilities. Click to see non-USDA facilities approved to perform corresponding tests.

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Last Modified: October 1, 2008