About the ISU VDL

Contact information Mailing address Map and directions Business hours After-hours emergency services After-hours submissions Holiday schedule

ISU VDL Mission

• Provide comprehensive and cutting edge diagnostic services agents as fast as possible
• Deliver accessible, timely, accurate, valid and consistent test results
• Detect and identify emerging domestic and foreign animal disease
• Lead efforts in disease surveillance and eradication
• Provide educational opportunities to professional and graduate students, scientists, diagnosticians and practitioners
• Develop state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and techniques
• Direct or support studies to provide understanding of pathogenesis, transmission, epidemiology and control of infectious and toxicological diseases

Contact information

515-294-3564 (Main Office)
515-294-6961 (FAX case histories to this number)

Mailing address

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
College of Veterinary Medicine
Iowa State University
1600 South 16th St
Ames, IA 50011-1250

 
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Laboratory business hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

University holidays

The Lab will be closed for the following University Holidays

• Monday May 27, 2013
• Thursday July 4, 2013

After-hours emergency services

After-hours emergency service is available on weeknights, weekends, and during University holidays by calling our on-call student at 515-290-1969 who can assist and also provide access to diagnostic pathologists and toxicologists.

After-hours submissions

Delivery of specimens to the ISU Vet Diagnostic Lab after business hours can be placed directly in a refrigerator located inside the VDL submission door foyer.

After entering the foyer, follow the procedure below for unlocking the refrigerator and leaving samples for submission:

• Paperwork MUST accompany the submission. If you do not have paperwork completed, please do so with the forms provided and place the submission form with the sample(s).
• Enter the access code "1650" on the key holder and press down on the black button. (This will allow you access to the key.)
• Use the key to unlock the refrigerator. (The key will unlock either stainless steel door.)
• Place the sample into the refrigerator.
• Relock the refrigerator.
• Enter the access code on the key holder, and press and hold down the black button.
• Place the key back into the key holder until it snaps into place.
• Log your submission on the log sheet provided. Please fill out as much information as possible, so we can contact the submitting veterinarian if there are questions.