Lab Sections

Lab Sections & Programs

Anatomical Pathology

Diagnostic necropsy and surgical pathology services are provided by Board-certified pathologists in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

The Avian Disease Lab provides diagnostic services for the New York State poultry industry and serves as a reference laboratory for the diagnosis of diseases such as chicken infectious anemia, Marek's disease, and infectious bronchitis ...<more>

Bacteriology and Brucellosis

The Bacteriology Section provides high quality, detailed, and complete diagnostic bacteriology testing service to veterinary clients, round the clock coverage for the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, and contributes to the education of the veterinary students. ...<more>

Clinical Pathology

The Clinical Pathology Section of the Diagnostic Laboratory provides timely, comprehensive, and accurate laboratory testing of animal specimens in the areas of hematology, diagnostic cytology, clinical chemistry and immunology, and urinalysis. ...<more>

Comparative Coagulation

The Comparative Coagulation Section provides veterinarians and biomedical researchers comprehensive testing and consultation services for the diagnosis and characterization of blood coagulation disorders in animals. To fulfill this mission, ...<more>

Endocrinology

The lab offers diagnostic endocrinology services for veterinarians and scientists to improve the health of companion, food and fiber-producing, sporting, wildlife, zoo, and laboratory animals. A broad range of endocrine tests are done using ...<more>

Molecular Diagnostics

The Molecular Diagnostics unit provides services based on molecular technology. Conventional PCR services are available for pathogenic microorganisms, including Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne's), Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV), E. coli, ...<more>

NYSCHAP Program

The New York State Cattle Health Assurance Program (NYSCHAP) is an integrated disease prevention program that utilizes a team of advisors to develop a farm-specific herd health plan. To enroll in NYSCHAP, contact your herd veterinarian. They will then make arrangements ...<more>

Parasitology

The Parasitology Section is a full-service parasite diagnostic laboratory capable of diagnosing infections in domestic and wild animals. This service is provided in an accurate, timely and cost efficient manner. Accurate diagnosis of parasites ...<more>

Referrals

Any tests requested that are not performed by this laboratory will automatically be sent to a referral laboratory for testing, and the progress of test results will be monitored for you. The send out destination will vary according to factors such as availability, reliability, cost and turn-around time for results ...<more>

Quality Milk Production Services

QMPS serves the dairy industry of New York State by promoting the production of high quality milk through the control of mastitis, and the avoidance of antibiotic residues in milk through field and laboratory diagnostic evaluations and recommendations ...<more>

Serology/Immunology

The Serology/Immunology Section of the Animal Health Diagnostic Center seeks to develop and use fully validated serological assays to detect analytes (antibodies, antigens, etc.) for disease/infection conditions in food and fiber producing animals, companion ...<more>

Toxicology

The Toxicology section strives to be the most competent and responsive toxicology laboratory in the country by providing complete analytical toxicology services to private practitioners, commercial agricultural businesses, cooperative extension agencies and ...<more>

VAX Program

The Animal Health Diagnostic Center has developed a program to address the concerns of many practitioners, investigators, and animal owners about when to vaccinate cats and dogs and how long immunity lasts. This program, called VAX-Testing, has two ...<more>

Veterinary Support Services

A major emphasis of the Animal Health Diagnostic Center is to extend interpretation of diagnostic lab data to our clients. We provide interpretations of test results to aid in differential diagnosis. To supplement this service, our Veterinary ...<more>

Virology

The Virology Section complements the comprehensive services by other units of the laboratory by providing excellent diagnostic testing as well as consultative services in the area of veterinary virology. This is achieved through the detection of viral ...<more>