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Our Location

Submit all laboratory samples to one of the following addresses:

Post Office Mailing Address
Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab
P.O. Box 6023
Columbia, MO 65205

Courier Street Delivery Address
Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab
901 E. Campus Loop
Columbia, MO 65211

For Overnight Delivery call the VMDL 1-800-862-8635 to obtain information about submitting specimens at a reduced cost. The shipping costs will be added to your account upon receipt of delivery.

Please arrange shipping so specimens arrive between 8 am – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday. No one is available to accept packages over the weekend.

If a particular test is not listed, call 1-800-UMC-VMDL to obtain information regarding availability, pricing, sample submission and packaging required.

Directions:

DIRECTIONS FROM THE EAST

I-70 WEST to Columbia, take EXIT 128A, HWY 63 South. Take STADIUM BLVD EXIT. RIGHT on Stadium to the 4th stoplight, then RIGHT on COLLEGE AVE. to 2nd stoplight – ROLLINS ST. Go RIGHT on ROLLINS, turn RIGHT opposite WILLIAMS ST, onto E. CAMPUS LOOP into the parking lot, turn LEFT and go around the VET MED Conference Center and you will face the VMDL. Client parking is by the steps, across from the metered parking lot.

DIRECTIONS FROM THE WEST

HWY I-70 to Columbia, take EXIT 124 – STADIUM BLVD. Turn RIGHT on Stadium Blvd and go to the 13th stoplight – COLLEGE AVE. (when you see the stadium on the right, there are approximately 3 lights left.) LEFT on COLLEGE AVE. to the 2nd stoplight – ROLLINS ST. Go RIGHT on ROLLINS. Turn RIGHT opposite WILLIAMS ST, onto E. CAMPUS LOOP into the parking lot, turn LEFT and go around the VET MED Conference Center and you will face the VMDL. Client parking is by the steps, across from the metered parking lot.

DIRECTIONS FROM THE SPRINGFIELD/JOPLIN AREA

HWY 44 EAST to HWY 5 at Lebanon. NORTH on HWY 5 to Camdenton. HWY 54 EAST from Camdenton to Jefferson City HWY 63 NORTH from Jefferson City to Columbia. Take STADIUM BLVD EXIT. Go LEFT on Stadium to the 4th stoplight – COLLEGE AVE. Go RIGHT on COLLEGE AVE. to the 2nd stoplight – ROLLINS ST. Go RIGHT on ROLLINS. Turn RIGHT opposite WILLIAMS ST, onto E. CAMPUS LOOP into the parking lot, turn LEFT and go around the VET MED Conference Center and you will face the VMDL. Client parking is by the steps, across from the metered parking lot.

DIRECTIONS FROM NORTH MISSOURI

Take HWY 63 SOUTH to Columbia, STADIUM BLVD EXIT. Turn RIGHT onto STADIUM. Take Stadium to the 4th STOPLIGHT – COLLEGE AVE.Turn RIGHT onto College Ave, Take College to the 2nd STOPLIGHT – ROLLINS ST. Go RIGHT on ROLLINS ST. Turn RIGHT opposite WILLIAMS ST, onto E. CAMPUS LOOP into the parking lot, turn LEFT and go around the VET MED Conference Center and you will face the VMDL. Client parking is by the steps, across from the metered parking lot.

DIRECTIONS FROM THE JEFFERSON CITY AREA

HWY 63 NORTH from Jefferson City to Columbia. Take STADIUM BLVD EXIT. Go LEFT on Stadium to the 4th stoplight – COLLEGE AVE Go RIGHT on COLLEGE AVE to the 2nd stoplight – ROLLINS ST. RIGHT on ROLLINS Turn RIGHT opposite WILLIAMS ST, onto E. CAMPUS LOOP into the parking lot, turn LEFT and go around the VET MED Conference Center and you will face the VMDL. Client parking is by the steps, across from the metered parking lot.

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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 2021, the VMDL processed approximately 55,756 accessions and performed more than 162,000 diagnostic tests. The diagnostic service was utilized by veterinarians and owners in 105 counties in Missouri and 43 US states and Canadian provinces.

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.

Our Location

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901 E. Campus Loop
Columbia, MO 65211

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