MU Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

New MU VMDL Street Address

The city of Columbia has made address changes to a number of university street addresses.  810 E. Campus Loop will no longer be a valid street address to submit to.  Please carefully review the information below to assure safe delivery to the VMDL:

Shipping Methods to Ensure Safe Delivery mail to the MU VMDL

1. FedEx Billable Stamps.  Pre-printed FedEx Billable Stamps that have previously been provided by the MU VMDL are still safe to use.

2. New Address for UPS/FedEx.  Please note that 810 E. Campus Loop is our old address.  Clients that will be submitting via FedEx/UPS courier delivery, but do not have a pre-printed FedEx billable stamp provided by the VMDL, should ship to the following address to help ensure your shipment isn’t delayed.

Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab
901 E. Campus Loop
Columbia, MO 65211

3. Via US Post Office.  If submitting via US Post Office; use the following PO Box address:

Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab
PO Box 6023
Columbia, MO 65205

After hours samples (not for necropsy) can also be dropped off and logged in at the small animal front desk (enter through emergency doors on the street level) of the Veterinary Health Center – Columbia.

We are sorry for any confusion this may cause.  Thank you for your business!

Message from the Director

The University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (VMDL) is a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory and Missouri’s only laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. The VMDL is a Level I Lab of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, Tier I Lab of the FDA Veterinary Laboratory Response Network, and a National Poultry Improvement Plan authorized lab. The VMDL maintains an effective quality assurance and quality control program.

The VMDL has formal anatomical pathology, clinical pathology, and clinical microbiology training programs. The VMDL faculty hold academic appointments in the Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology and Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. The director is administratively responsible to the dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine for the overall operation of the laboratory and its multiple missions of public service, teaching, research and continuing education/extension.

The VMDL faculty and staff work diligently to provide relevant, timely and cost-effective diagnostic services to our clients and to create a positive learning environment for our students and residents. In 2023, the VMDL processed approximately 64,924 accessions and performed more than 207,026 laboratory tests, which represents a 10.67 percent increase in diagnostic accessions and 17.54 percent increase in laboratory tests compared to 2022. The diagnostic service was utilized by veterinarians, owners, and researchers from 110 Missouri counties and independent cities and 28 other states.

About the MU VMDL

The VMDL is a full-service laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD). The VMDL provides in-depth laboratory diagnostic support to veterinary practitioners, livestock and poultry industry interests, companion animal interests, wildlife conservationists, scientists utilizing animals in their research throughout the university, state and regulatory officials, and clinicians of the MU Veterinary Health Center.

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901 E. Campus Loop
Columbia, MO 65211

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