The ISU VDL Serology Laboratories perform in excess of 550,000 antibody assays per year.
Results from these assays are used to:
- monitor herd health for day-to-day production companies
- assure flock health for poultry companies
- qualify animals for international sales
- assist veterinarians in their diagnostic approaches for companion animals
- build methods for continuous improvement of assay performance
- facilitate business decisions in livestock enterprises
- train veterinary students in assay interpretation
Our research and development team members:
- collaborate with other universities and stakeholders
- discover new specimens for detecting antibodies
- validate of new veterinary assays or assay platforms
- assist clients in sampling methods
- provide technical support for the serologic assays
- create new diagnostic approaches
- develop improved methods for sample handling