herd of cows on pasture over blue sky in summer

Up to date

  • Thanksgiving Holiday Lab Closure

    The WVDL will be closed while honoring the Thanksgiving Holiday. The WVDL (both Madison & Barron locations) will be closed Thursday, November 26, 2026, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Please plan appropriately for this interruption …

  • WVDL Shipping Program Update Effective October 1, 2026

    To continue providing reliable shipping services for diagnostic submissions and laboratory supplies, the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) will implement updated shipping and handling charges effective October 1, 2026. Over the past several years, carrier and …

  • Continued: Temporary Unavailability of Johne’s Disease Liquid Culture Test

    We would like to inform you that the Johne’s Disease Liquid Culture test for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is temporarily unavailable at WVDL due to a backorder of the required culture media. Based on …

  • More Up To Date posts

New Services:

Biopsy, contract services, and slide scanning all available at WVDL
New in 2024: Digital Pathology Service available to UW and public

Quarterly Newsletters

Annual Reports