Small Animal Respiratory Disease Panel

Test information	Details
Lab section	Anatomic Pathology
Test description	Panel includes the following: Histopathology of fixed tissue Aerobic bacterial culture of lung. Limit 2 susceptibilities per case. PCR: Canine: Canine Distemper Virus, Influenza A, Canine Adenovirus Feline: Chlamydophila, Feline Calicivirus, Feline Herpesvirus, Mycoplasma Charge is for testing of one animal. Up to three from the same group may be tested on the same case, each additional animal will be 50% off. Additional testing not listed will be an extra charge.
Species	Canine, Feline

Submission information	Details
Sample type	Submit the following:Fixed tissue: lung (abnormal with contiguous tissue) and other affected respiratory tissuesFresh tissue: lung
Container	Leak-proof containers for fresh tissue.See “How to Submit a Sample” for packaging fixed tissue.Swabs must be kept moist; use transport media such as BBL CultureSwab Plus.
Special submission instructions	Ship fresh tissue and swabs with cold packs.
Turnaround time	After conclusion of testing; at 5 business days report with histopathology

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 2025, veterinarians, animal owners and researchers from 90 Missouri counties and cities, as well as from 38 states and provinces outside Missouri, continued to rely on the Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (VMDL) diagnostic services. The lab performed approximately 61,000 total cases and conducted more than 206,000 tests.