Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
Safeguarding Animal and Human Health and Facilitating Animal Agriculture
- Full-service animal health diagnostic laboratory and research center
- Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System (PADLS) member
- AAVLD accredited
- Certified NAHLN member
- Dog and cat necropsy service now available
If you are experiencing an animal health emergency, please contact us by phone. Do not use email for emergencies. For emergency assistance outside of laboratory working hours, please call the PA Department of Agriculture hotline at 717-772-2852.
Latest News
July 12, 2024
Dr. Jonathan Elissa from ADL Attends the AAAP Annual Meeting
Our own Dr. Jonathan Elissa had a very informative poster and presentation at this year's American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO.
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July 2, 2024
Pathology Services Update at the Animal Diagnostic Lab
Dear Clients of the ADL, On behalf of the Animal Diagnostic Lab (ADL) at Penn State, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation for your understanding and patience during the recent disruption in our mammalian necropsy service. I am pleased to announce that effective immediately livestock and equine cases can be submitted to ADL without calling ahead. Until mid-August we will still be somewhat restricted in the number of small, companion, and exotic animal cases we are able to accept, so please call 814-863-0837 before submitting those.
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April 4, 2024
Save the Date for the Animal Diagnostic Lab Practitioners Meeting
Save the date for the Penn State Animal Diagnostic Lab Practitioners Meeting at the Penn Stater Conference Center May 14th. CE credits will be available. If you would like to register for the conference, please email adlhelp@psu.edu with your name, email and phone number and we will reserve a spot for you.
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April 4, 2023
2023 Animal Diagnostic Lab Practitioners Meeting
The Penn State Animal Diagnostic Lab will be offering a Practitioners Meeting on April 25, 2023 at the Penn State Conference Center
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Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. After-hours submission available daily.
- Email adlhelp@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Fax 814-865-3907
2024 Holiday Hours
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 15, 2024: Closed
- Memorial Day, May 27, 2024: Closed
- Juneteenth, June 19, 2024: Closed
- Independence Day, July 4, 2024: Closed
- Labor Day, September 2, 2024: Closed
- Thanksgiving, November 28-29, 2024: Closed
- Christmas Eve, Dec 24, 2024: Open 8am-12pm
- Christmas Day, December 25, 2024: Closed
- Holiday Break, December 26-27, 30-31 2024: Open 8am-12pm
- New Years Day, January 1, 2025: Closed
