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MU VMDL Rabies Antibody-Non Export Submission instructions

Veterinarians may consider rabies antibody titer checks in certain situations.  Titer checks for the core vaccines (including rabies) can be beneficial for pets who have experienced severe adverse reactions to vaccines or have other health issues that would preclude vaccination.

MU VMDL Rabies Antibody-Non Export Sample Submission Instructions:

MU Rabies Antibody-Non Export Submission form

Specimen

  • 0.5 – 2.0 mL of clear serum in an unbreakable tube labeled with the animal’s First and Last Name and/or identification number (if needed).

Payment

  • Test fees can be found at https://vmdl.missouri.edu/tests-and-fees-all/
    • There are NO additional fees assessed beyond the test fee.
  • The submitting clinic is the client and is responsible for payment.
  • International clients are required to complete payment before testing can proceed. Lack of payment within a week will result in cancellation of the submission.

How to Pay for Rabies Antibody Testing:

  • Debit/Credit Card/Web Checks: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Debit Card and Web Check payments can be made online at:  https://mvl.missouri.edu/vmdlpayment/  .  Please type your name and account (or invoice) number and then click the “Start Payment Process” button.
  • Check (Cheque) or Money Order: Checks and money orders can be made payable to Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory and sent with the sample or sent directly to:

Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
P.O. Box 6023
Columbia, MO 65205
U.S.A.

Please do not send any medical specimens to the PO Box listed above.

Questions about Billing?

Phone 573-882-6811
Email: mucvmvmdlbusiness@missouri.edu

If a payment is not received, an invoice will be sent to the submitting clinic.  For ease of processing, please include the animal name or ID with submitted payments.

Packing

Shipping information

  • Ship to:

One Health-Rabies Section/MU VMDL
901 East Campus Loop
Columbia, MO 65211

Result Reports

  • Electronic results will be sent to the submitting clinic via fax and/or email.

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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