International Reference Laboratory
VLA is one of the largest establishments of its kind in the world and is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in veterinary science.
It provides a wide range of applied research and consultancy on diseases of livestock, diagnosis of diseases of statutory and public health importance and surveillance of new and emerging diseases throughout the country to the UK Government, all sectors of the livestock health industry and the private sector. VLA has close international links with research institutes, universities and commercial companies and acts as a Reference Laboratory for a wide range of infectious and non-infectious diseases in farm animals.
UK National Reference Laboratory for:
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Aujeszky's Disease |
| Avian Influenza | |
| Brucellosis | |
| Classical Swine Fever | |
| Enzootic Bovine Leukosis | |
| Equine Encephalomyelitis | |
| Equine Infectious Anaemia | |
| Newcastle Disease | |
| Teschen Disease (Porcine Enterovirus Encephalomyelitis) |
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European Union (EU)
Community Reference Laboratory for:
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Avian Influenza |
| Newcastle Disease | |
| Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies |
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World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
Reference Laboratory for:
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Antimicrobial Resistance |
| Avian Influenza | |
| Bovine Tuberculosis | |
| Bovine Viral Diarrhoea | |
| Brucellosis | |
| Classical Swine Fever | |
| Contagious Agalactia | |
| Contagious Equine Metritis | |
| Enzootic Bovine Leukosis | |
| Equine Viral Arteritis | |
| Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis | |
| Newcastle Disease | |
| Rabies | |
| Salmonellosis | |
| Scrapie and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
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UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
Reference Centre for:
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Avian Influenza |
| Brucellosis | |
| Newcastle Disease | |
| Poultry Diseases |
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World Health Organisation (WHO)
Collaborating Centre for:
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Characterisation of Rabies and Rabies-related Viruses |
| Reference and Research on Brucellosis |
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