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The Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories hold laboratory accreditation from the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD). The laboratory is a National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) member in Good Standing, a member of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN), and a member of FDA’s Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN). Our Rocky Ford laboratory is also a member of the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN).

 
  • avian influenza
    NOTICE: USDA Detects Eurasian lineage H5 Avian Influenza in a Wild Mallard Duck in Montana
    The sample, taken from a hunter-harvested bird through routine surveillance, was tested at the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and forwarded to USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. Characterization of the sample is ongoing.
  • virulent newcastle disease
    Beware of Virulent Newcastle Disease
    It’s not the avian flu, but a condition known as virulent Newcastle disease is back in the United States. Learn more about how to protect your flock.
  • lablines, sample submission
    Five Tips to Get Better, Faster Results
    ​Submission forms that arrive in our system without full information can hamper our goal to provide accurate and timely results, timely reporting and correct billing. Won’t you take a few moments of time to make sure you’re not neglecting these five simple steps to help us serve you better by getting us off to a better start?​
  • lablines
    Now: Pathogen Identification in Minutes
    Our new bacterial and fungal identification equipment, using MALDI-TOF technology, is able to give bacterial and mold identifications in 20 minutes or less from a database of over 29,000 different organisms.
  • compliance
    Six Steps to Help Navigate the Regulatory Compliance Maze
    ​Read our six steps to help you understand the unique compliance requirements of testing for issues such as export testing. ​
 
 

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Contact Us:

​USPS Mailing Address:
200 West Lake Street
1644 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1644

Our address has changed! We are still in the same building but the address has been updated:
 
FedEx/UPS Shipping Address (physical address):
2450 Gillette Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80526

Phone:
​(970) 297-1281

Fax:
(970) 297-0320

​dlab@colostate.edu
Hours: M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sample Submission Address & Information

Rocky Ford Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
27847 Road 21
Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067
cvmbs-vdl_rockyford@colostate.edu

Western Slope Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
425 29 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81504
vdl_western_slope@colostate.edu 

*We are moving August 1!*
New address:
3164 B 1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81503​
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