LABORATORY FACILITIES
The system is composed of four laboratories that are administratively housed within the Department of Pathobiology & Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University.
The CVM Diagnostic Laboratory Services (CVM-DLS) is a full-service, all species laboratory which provides diagnostic laboratory support to the college’s Animal Health Center and serves as the teaching laboratory for professional and graduate students and the research and development laboratory for the system
The Mississippi Veterinary Research & Diagnostic Laboratory in Jackson is a full-service, all species laboratory and serves as the central reference laboratory for the system. The MVRDL provides regulatory tests to satisfy state and federal regulatory requirements in regard to animal health, animal health and export regulations.
The Poultry Research and Diagnostic Laboratory in Pearl provides diagnostic services including necropsy, microbiology, and field services to the poultry industry of the state.
The Aquatic Research and Diagnostic Laboratory in Stoneville provides diagnostic service to the commercial catfish industry.
Through the network of these four laboratories essential services in microbiology, pathology, clinical pathology, molecular diagnostics, serology, toxicology, and virology are provided. All 82 counties in the state are served by the laboratory system. Over 70,000 case accessions requesting diagnostic services are received on an annual basis. |
