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The Michigan State University Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory offers animal health services that diagnose the cause of illness or death in the state's companion animals, livestock and wildlife.
Established in the mid-1970s, the AHDL's primary purpose was to help the state understand the cause of unprecedented deaths on cattle farms throughout Michigan. Through diagnostic tests, it was discovered that PBB (a fire retardant chemical) had been inadvertently mixed with livestock feed.
Since then the, the AHDL has become one of the country's premier and busiest diagnostic laboratories. It has grown from just over 9,700 cases when it was created to about 146,000 cases involving nearly a million tests in 1999.
The MSU AHDL helps Michigan identify, track and eradicate diseases like bovine Tuberculosis, and to address other important needs such as food safety and export requirements.
For more information please contact Michigan State University at (517) 353-0635.
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