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West Health Science Drive
Davis, California 95616
(530) 752-8700
(530) 752-6253 (FAX)
18830 Road 112 Tulare, CA 93274-9042 (559) 688-7543 (559) 686-4231 (FAX)
105 W Central Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92408 2113 (909) 383-4287 (909) 884-5980 (FAX)
The Davis laboratory, housed in the John E. Thurman, Jr. Building, is staffed and equipped to provide the full range of diagnostic procedures in the disciplines of pathology, bacteriology, mycology, serology, and toxicology for all species of livestock including poultry. Limited mammalian virology is available.
The Davis laboratory also conducts tests on specimens forwarded from the other four laboratories, which have not been staffed and equipped to perform them. As the central laboratory of the CAHFS, it provides professional support and supervision of tests and procedures to be used throughout the CAHFS. Discipline specialists at Davis, working with diagnosticians at the other laboratories, develop standard protocols and provide standardized reagents for use in the CAHFS. They also have supervisory responsibility over activities of their specialty, including both monitoring of testing procedures and the training of personnel in the use of such procedures at the other laboratories.
The Davis Laboratory accepts AVIAN, LIVESTOCK, and HORSE submissions. Carcasses may be submitted for necropsy. Submissions for livestock and horse biopsies, serology, bacterial cultures and electron microscopy are also accepted. The Toxicology section of the Davis Lab will accept specimens from all animal species, including domestic animals, wildlife, and sea mammals.
The Turlock laboratory provides diagnostic support for the needs of the poultry industry in the Turlock area. It provides diagnostic services in pathology, bacteriology, serology, mycology, and in some aspects of virology. The Turlock Laboratory serves as a point of access to the CAHFS and all of its services except necropsies of large animals. Specimens (except large animals) will be transported to other laboratories of the CAHFS for diagnostic procedures that cannot be conducted at Turlock.
The Turlock Laboratory accepts all AVIAN submissions including carcasses, serology samples and bacterial cultures. The Turlock Laboratory now performs the Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) Elisa test on ear notch samples.
The Tulare laboratory is located in the facilities of the Veterinary Medical Teaching and Research Center, University of California, Tulare. It provides diagnostic laboratory support for the food animal industries and the veterinarians who serve these industries. Services offered on-site include pathology, bacteriology, parasitology, mycology and certain aspects of verology. The Tulare Laboratory accepts all non-avian LIVESTOCK and HORSE submissions. Serology and toxicology samples are sent, as necessary, to other CAHFS laboratories for testing.
The San Bernardino laboratory provides diagnostic laboratory support for the livestock and poultry industries and conducts serological tests required for programs of the Animal Health Branch. It is staffed and equipped to provide diagnostic support in pathology, bacteriology, mycology, milk quality, serology, and some aspects of virology and parasitology. It serves as a point of access for all services offered by the CAHFS.
The San Bernardino Laboratory accepts AVIAN, LIVESTOCK, and HORSE submissions: avian carcasses and biopsies, livestock and horse carcasses and biopsies, serology and bacterial cultures.
1550 N Soderquist Road PO Box 1522 Turlock, CA 95380-2204 (209) 634-5837 (209) 667-4261 (FAX)
CAHFS is a livestock and avian diagnostic laboratory, not a small animal laboratory. Questions concerning dogs, cats, snakes, and fish should be directed to your local veterinarian.
The CAHFS Toxicology Section may be contacted regarding any poisoning cases in all animal species at this number: (530) 752-6322.
Each laboratory in the CAHFS System performs specific tests. If the CAHFS Lab nearest your location does not perform the test(s) needed for your submission, the specimen may be forwarded to the lab in the CAHFS System that does perform the test.
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Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM
Emergencies only on Saturday and Sunday.
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