Academic Programs Catalog

College of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University

Rachel Reams, Director

In the more than 30 years since its inception, the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Michigan State University has become one of the country’s premier veterinary diagnostic laboratories whose mandate is to protect the public by ensuring the health of animals in Michigan and around the nation.

The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is a full-service laboratory with expertise provided in anatomic pathology, bacteriology, clinical pathology, endocrinology, immunodiagnostics/parasitology, nutrition, toxicology, and virology.

Faculty are appointed in academic departments and participate in teaching, research, diagnostic, and service programs.

It is fully accredited for all species by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.