Fda Cvm Vet-lrn Vet Diagnostic Lab Program

Applications for Vet-LRN Program Cooperative Agreement PA-12-194Summary The Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (VMDL) at University of Missouri isa full service veterinary diagnostic laboratory and it is Missouri's only laboratoryaccredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians(AAVLD). It provides in-depth laboratory diagnostic support to veterinary practitioners,livestock and poultry industry interests, various stakeholders in companion animalhealth, wildlife conservationists, researchers, state and federal regulatory officials, andthe MU Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. The VMDL is member of the NationalAnimal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) and Tier I Laboratory of Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN). The goal of this application is to better support FDA's missions of promptlyresponding to high priority microbial and chemical contaminations of feed and veterinarydrugs. The specific aims are to 1) improve VMDL's surge capacity for disease outbreakinvestigations and diagnostic test development and validation; and 2) to enhance theVMDL's training programs for more efficient diagnosis and report of foodborne illnesses.The added infrastructure will enable the VMDL to complete on-going FDA projects,develop new methods without interrupting routine diagnostic services, and to moreefficiently respond to foodborne disease outbreaks.1