LABORATORY CERTIFICATION

List of approved laboratories:

• Aquaculture
• Bluetongue, Bovine Leukosis, Equine Infectious Anemia, and Equine Viral Arteritis
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Chronic Wasting Disease
• Contagious Equine Metritis (PDF 11KB)
• Exotic Newcastle Disease
• Johne's Disease Culturing
• Johne's Disease Serology
• Johne's Disease - Pooling Methods
• Pseudorabies

The NVSL provides proficiency test panels for many of the tests listed above and for other purposes such as participation in State Herd Health Programs for Johne's Disease. The following is a list of the proficiency test panels that are offered and the contact person for each panel. A user fee will be charged for most test panels.

Laboratories performing testing for national Exotic Newcastle surveillance program
Laboratory
Alabama Charles S. Roberts Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory PO Box 2209 1001 Wire Road Auburn, AL 36830 (334) 844-4987	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
Arizona Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 2831 N. Freeway Tucson, AZ 85705 (502) 621-2356	Real-time PCR testing
Arkansas Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Laboratory One Natural Resources Drive Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 907-2400	Real-time PCR testing
California California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory PO Box 1770 University of California Davis, CA 95617 (530) 752-8700	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
Colorado Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 300 West Drake Fort Collins, CO 80523 (970) 491-1281	Real-time PCR testing
Connecticut Dept. of Pathobiology & Veterinary Science "University of Connecticut Unit 3089" 61 N. Eagleville Road Storrs, CT 06269 (860) 486-3736	Real-time PCR testing
Delaware University of Delaware Poultry Laboratory 16684 County Seat Hi-Way Georgetown, DE 19947 (302) 856-1997	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
Florida Florida Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory PO Box 458006 Kissimmee, FL 34742 (407) 846-5200	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
Georgia Georgia Poultry Laboratory PO Box 20 Oakwood, GA 30566 (770) 535-5996	Real-time PCR testing
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Athens Diagnostic Laboratory Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-5568	Real-time PCR testing
Iowa Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1600 S. 16th St. Ames, IA 50010 (515) 294-1950	Real-time PCR testing
Louisiana Louisiana State University Vet Medical Diagnostic Lab PO Box 25070 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 (225) 578-9777	Real-time PCR testing
Michigan Michigan (Animal Health Diagnostic Diagnostic Laboratory) Michigan State University PO Box 30076 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 353-0635	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
Maryland Maryland Dept. of Ag and Animal Health Laboratory PO Box 2599 Quantico Road Salsbury, MD 21801 (410) 543-6610	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
Minnesota Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory University of Minnesota 1333 Gortner Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108 (612) 625-8787	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
Mississippi Mississippi Vet Research and Diagnostic Laboratory PO Box 4389 Jackson, MS 39296 (601) 354-6089	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
Missouri Missouri (Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory) University of Missouri PO Box 6023 Columbia, MO 65205	Real-time PCR testing
Nevada Nevada Animal Disease Laboratory Nevada Dept of Agriculture 350 Capitol Hill Ave. Reno, NV 89510 (775) 668-1182	Real-time PCR testing
New Jersey New Jersey Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory John Fitch Plaza CN 330 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 984-2293	Real-time PCR testing
New Mexico New Mexico Dept of Agriculture (Veterinary Diagnostic Services) 700 Camino de Salud NE Albuquerque, NM 87106 (505) 841-2576	Real-time PCR testing
New York Cornell University Diagnostic Laboratory New York State College of Veterinary Medicine Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 253-3900	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
North Carolina Rollins Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory 2101 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, NC 27607 (919) 733-3986	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
Ohio Ohio Dept. of Agriculture 8995 E. Main Street Building 6 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 (614) 728-6220	Real-time PCR testing
Oklahoma Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory College of Veterinary Medicine PO Box 7001 Stillwater, OK 74074 (405) 744-6623	Real-time PCR testing
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 2305 N. Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 787-8808	Real-time PCR testing and complete poultry diagnostics
South Carolina South Carolina ( Clemson Vet Diagnostic Center ) PO Box 102406 Columbia, SC 29224 (803) 788-2260	Real-time PCR testing
Texas Texas Vet Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Drawer 3040 College Station, TX 77841 (979) 845-9000	Real-time PCR testing
Virginia Virginia Dept of Agriculture and Animal Health Laboratory 116 Reservoir Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (540) 434-3897	Real-time PCR testing
Washington Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory PO Box 2037 Pullman, WA 99165 (509) 335-9696	Real-time PCR testing
Wisconsin Wisconsin Vet Diagnostic Laboratory 6101 Mineral Point Road Madison, WI 54705 (608) 262-5432	Real-time PCR testing

Bluetongue, bovine leukosis, equine infectious anemia, equine viral arteritis:

Dr. Eileen Ostlund
Head, Equine and Ovine Viruses Section
(515) 663-7551
E-mail: Eileen.N.Ostlund@aphis.usda.gov

Pseudorabies, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, vesicular stomatitis:

Dr. Sabrina Swenson
Head, Bovine and Porcine Viruses Section
(515) 663-7551
E-mail: Sabrina.L.Swenson@aphis.usda.gov

Johne's disease culturing:

Dr. Janet Payeur
Head, Mycobacteria and Brucella Section
(515) 663-7676
E-mail: Janet.B.Payeur@aphis.usda.gov

Johne's disease serology:

Mr. Steve Hennager
Serology Section
(515) 663-7563
E-mail: Steven.G.Hennager@aphis.usda.gov

General bacterial culturing and identification, Salmonella enteritidis:

Dr. David Miller
Head, Bacterial Identification Section
(515) 663-7565
E-mail: David.A.Miller@aphis.usda.gov