South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL)
Welcome! Since 1887, the South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL) has maintained a proud tradition of providing quality veterinary diagnostic services to the state and region. As one of 36 accredited veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the U.S., the ADRDL serves animal owners by acting as a reference laboratory for animal health professionals and state/federal regulatory officials. As a reference laboratory, we provide the precise detailed animal disease information that is needed for those in charge of managing, treating and preventing diseases in animals. Many of the diseases we deal with are also potential human diseases, and thus we play a significant role in public health as well. As the world population grew to 7.5 billion people on April 26, 2017, we were reminded that we are an integral part of an infrastructure that works to feed the state, region, nation, and world.