蘑菇tv Diagnostics
Using diagnostics to protect animals and people
蘑菇tv Diagnostics (Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab) is a full-service AAVLD-accredited laboratory. Housed in the 蘑菇tv School of Veterinary Medicine, 蘑菇tv Diagnostics services the people of Louisiana and surrounding states by providing animal disease diagnostic services to agricultural and general communities. 蘑菇tv Diagnostics enhances research development and adaptation of diagnostic tests and protocols, researches and investigates livestock and companion animal diseases impacting the health and wellbeing of the animals and citizens of Louisiana, and researches selective diseases impacting the economics on the animal industries of Louisiana.
蘑菇tv Diagnostics operates in partnership with 蘑菇tv, the 蘑菇tv School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana veterinarians, and livestock and poultry producers. 蘑菇tv Diagnostics also provides support for the teaching and research programs of 蘑菇tv Vet Med.
Contact Us
River Road, Room 1043
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Administration: 225-578-9777
Specimen Receiving and Accessions: 225-578-9778
Directions
蘑菇tv Diagnostics is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on River Road adjacent to the 蘑菇tv School of Veterinary Medicine.
The entrance is on River Road near Skip Bertman Drive.
Hours of Operation
Regular Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Holiday Hours
蘑菇tv Diagnostics will be closed Monday, September 7 for the Labor Day holiday. Please plan to have shipments arrive when the lab is open. Regular testing will resume when campus reopens Tuesday, September 8. Animals can be delivered after-hours and during the holidays to the 蘑菇tv Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) on Skip Bertman Drive. For assistance, call 225-578-9600.
Weekend coverage
includes essential but limited services within the bacteriology laboratory.
Necropsy services
are available on Saturdays provided the animal arrives before 10:00 AM on Saturday.
Courier and FedEx Shipping
We offer courier services for a fee in the Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and New Orleans areas. For veterinary clinics and labs throughout the United States, we provide discounted FedEx shipping.
To use FedEx shipping, please print the label from . If you have not set up your portal yet, please call 225-578-9777.
Now Available at 蘑菇tv Diagnostics: High-Sensitivity Mini-FLOTAC Fecal Egg Counts
Diagnosing gastrointestinal nematode and protozoan infections in ruminants is important for assessing individual and herd health and supporting effective herd management. Learn More
Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a contagious and fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer and other members of the deer family, including mule deer, elk, reindeer, muntjac and moose. It belongs to a group of disorders known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), which are caused by abnormal, misfolded natural proteins known as prions. Learn More
Support 蘑菇tv Diagnostics
A general support fund for 蘑菇tv Diagnostics will be used for new diagnostic assay development and validation, equipment, sending staff members to training programs, staff recognition awards, and educational opportunities for anatomic pathology residents.
You can donate to 蘑菇tv Diagnostics by mailing a check to
蘑菇tv Foundation
3796 Nicholson Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Checks should be made payable to the 蘑菇tv Foundation with "LADDL" in the memo line.
If you have questions, please call 蘑菇tv Diagnostics (LADDL) at 225-578-9777.
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