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State-Federal Diagnostic Laboratory

The laboratory provides proficient and accurate surveillance and diagnostic testing to maintain high quality, disease free livestock and poultry industries in the State of Maine. The laboratory performs serological testing on all species of livestock for brucellosis monitoring, for interstate and international exportation requirements, for diagnostic purposes and for breeding purposes. These requirements are in compliance with the State Federal Brucellosis Eradication Program, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, and the National Poultry Improvement Plan. The lab trains and certifies Independent Field S. pullorum Testers for surveillance of backyard flocks. Specific diseases (Bovine Leucosis, Bluetongue, Brucellosis, Anaplasmosis, Salmonella enteritidis, Pseudorabies) are targeted.

Summary of Lab Tests

PLATE TESTS AGAR GEL IMMUNO
DIFFUSION TESTS		 ELISA TESTS OTHER TESTS
Brucellosis Bovine Leukosis Blue Tongue Hemagglutination Inhibition Test for MG and MS
Pseudorabies Blue Tongue Equine Infectious Anemia S. pullorum Microtiter Test
Mycoplasma galliseptium Equine Infectious Anemia Johne's  
Mycoplasma synoviae Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Anaplasmosis  
Salmonella pullorum Ovine Progressive Pneumonia Bovine Leukemia  
Epizootic Hemorrhage Disease
Avian Influenza

 

For testing fees or results:

e-mail katherine.hayford@maine.gov
or call the SFDL at (207) 287-7624