Laboratory Information

About the Lab

The Animal Health Laboratory at the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) helps state and federal veterinarians monitor the health status of production animals that are in Oregon, including when they move into, or out of, the state or country.

The laboratory's role is regulatory in nature. The laboratory and technicians are certified annually by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as competent to perform each type of regulatory test offered.

The laboratory provides testing and referral services for veterinarians whose clients require specialized testing not normally available in routine diagnostic laboratories. These tests often are required by either state or federal agencies in order to export animals to other states or countries.

Submission Forms

• For use with non-regulatory testing. Brucellosis and Equine Infectious Anemia require official submission forms. See test pages for more information.
• General Submission Form
• Sample Continuation Form
  To be used in conjunction with General or Commercial Poultry Submission Form when submitting more than 10 samples for a given owner.
• Commercial Poultry Submission Form
  This form is only to be used for commercial poultry flocks. All others use General Submission Form. Any non-commercial samples submitted with this form will not be processed.
• Lab Supply Order Form

Lab Tests and Fees

Additional Fees

When 25 or more samples are submitted on the same accession (same date/same owner/same species) the samples must be packaged and received in the same sequential order as listed on the submittal form. Failure to do so will result in an additional $30.00 fee minimum for the submission. High-volume sample sets may incur additional charges.

A $20.00 fee per sample will be added to all rush requests. Rush requests are only available for blood tests. Please contact the lab for specific test result turnaround times, we will make every effort to help accommodate these needs.

Non-negative serology samples will be repeated with additional charges. Samples requiring confirmation will increase turnaround times and may incur additional charges.