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Division of Animal Industry
350 Capitol Hill Avenue
Reno, Nevada 895029
Phone: 775-688-1182, ext 231
Fax: 775-688-1198 |
Animal
Disease /Food Safety Lab
From Interstate 80, take the Wells Ave. exit
and proceed 1.7 miles south on Wells. Turn left on Capitol Hill
Avenue. Immediately turn right into the Department of
Agriculture parking lot. Parking is available to the public. The
laboratory is located in the building next to the gated entry in
the central courtyard.
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Mission:
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The function of the Animal
Disease & Food Safety Laboratory (ADFSL) in Reno and its satellite
laboratory in Elko is to conduct tests for State/Federal program animal
diseases, livestock issues relating to food safety, and those animal
diseases that are transmissible to man. In addition, the laboratory
staff serves as a resource to Nevada’s livestock producers on matters
concerning animal health.
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Policy:
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The laboratories do not
duplicate veterinary services provided by the private sector. Cases
submitted for diagnostic evaluation should be referred by practicing
veterinarians, public health officials, animal control agencies and agencies
charged with regulating intestate movement of animals.
Routine necropsies should be
conducted by the attending veterinarian unless a foreign animal disease is
suspected. If such is the case, a foreign animal disease diagnostician
will be dispatched to conduct an investigation. Tissues harvested for
analysis may be submitted to either laboratory for processing and forwarding to
appropriate outside laboratories for analysis. Laboratory results will be
discussed with the referring veterinarian for interpretation and consultation
with the client. Charges for laboratory services will be billed to the
submitter.
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Major Accomplishments:
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Nevada was declared free of hog
cholera on September 24, 1965. Bovine tuberculosis free on March 21,
1984. Brucellosis free on September 6, 1990 and pseudorabies free on
January 1, 1995. |
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