University of Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Category: Research, Testing, & Medical Laboratories (including CROs)

Veterinary diagnostic laboratories are a useful aid in disease control for veterinarians and producers. The primary function of these laboratories is to provide assistance in disease diagnosis. They also serve as an "early warning" system for new emerging diseases, resurgence of well-known diseases, and introduction of foreign animal diseases into the United States. Finally, diagnostic laboratories may conduct applied research into animal diseases of local, state, national, and international significance.