MU Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

Guidance for Submissions During VMDL Construction Project

Due to the location of the Phase 1 VMDL construction project, a section of East Campus Loop to the east of the VMDL will be closed to through traffic. However, to ensure continuity of operations, access to the VMDL will still be available. Please read the following instructions carefully.

The VMDL receiving entrance and loading dock area on the north side of the building will be accessible to our clients throughout the construction process. However, this area must be approached from the north, by way of East Campus Loop. The VMDL receiving and loading dock areas will NOT be accessible from the south, by way of East Campus Loop or Cattle Drive.

If you have any questions or need directions, please call the lab at 573-882-6811. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we update our facilities!

Postmortem Diagnostics

VMDL Clinical Instructor Rosalie Ierardi, DVM, MS, offers insights into the importance of postmortem diagnostics and how we can partner with local veterinarians to serve producers.

New Policy – Owner Prepayment Requirements

The Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (VMDL) requires a completed payment agreement form and an accompanying $88.00 pre-payment deposit in order to receive and provide diagnostic testing services on owner submitted accessions.

VMDL will provide clients with an invoice upon completion of diagnostic accession work. The pre-payment balance will be applied toward the total invoice balance.  Any remaining balance must be paid to the VMDL within 30 days of the invoice date.

We 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 2024, veterinarians, animal owners and researchers from 103 Missouri counties and cities, as well as from 51 states and provinces outside Missouri, continued to rely on the Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (VMDL) diagnostic services. The lab performed approximately 63,500 total cases and conducted nearly 204,500 tests.

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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