Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
The Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory provides accessible and accountable diagnostic service for Oklahoma veterinarians and animal owners in all 77 counties. Early detection of diseases provides the starting point for reducing their incidence and threat. The Laboratory promotes and protects the health and economic welfare of Oklahomans, supports the teaching and research missions of the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine, and conducts self-supported research aimed at developing more precise test procedures for commonly encountered, as well as emerging and foreign animal diseases, that may produce catastrophic losses (e.g., malignant catarrhal fever, parvovirus disease, avian influenza, equine viral arteritis and encephalitis, and toxicoses related to oilfield wastes and agricultural chemicals). The Laboratory maintains full accreditation by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
PI: William C. Edwards and staff
State of Oklahoma Poultry Research, Service, and Extension
Poultry production is currently the fastest growing agricultural enterprise in the State of Oklahoma. Rapid expansion is taking place in every county along the eastern Oklahoma border. In an effort to address the needs of this industry, the Oklahoma State Legislature appropriates funds that flow through the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture for the support of a Poultry Pathologist, an Area Extension Poultry Specialist in eastern Oklahoma, and a variety of relevant and competitive research projects. The research project funded during the past year was "Pathophysiology of Ascites in Broiler Chickens and Therapeutic Regimens."
Sponsors: The Oklahoma Legislature and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
PI: Stanley Vanhooser
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