Diagnostic Lab Division Goals & Objectives
DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY AUTHORIZATIONS:
Title 81, Chapter 2, part 1 (b) and (c), MCA
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
The goals of the Diagnostic Laboratory Division are:
- to provide accurate, timely test results which help to minimize economic losses to livestock producers;
- to provide timely and accurate test results to regulatory officials to assist in contagious livestock diseases control;
- to respond in a timely manner to test requirement changes for livestock and livestock products which enable Montana producers to participate in interstate and international commerce;
- to be knowledgeable of animal diseases and the technology to identify them;
- to share information on animal health problems with producers, animal owners, and veterinarians;
- to provide continuing education to veterinary professions and animal owners through local meetings, education programs, consultations, and diagnostic investigations;
- to provide laboratory data on animal rabies and other zoonotic diseases to help protect the public health; and
- to provide services in a fiscally responsible manner. (1-MT)
- to perform immunology, bacteriology, and virology tests required for interstate and international livestock shipments. (1-MT & US)
- to investigate and diagnose animal disease reports through pathology investigations; clinical pathology, bacteriology, virology, and serology testing. (1-MT)
- to perform regulatory required testing on game farm animals and migrating bison out of Yellowstone National Park. (1-MT & U.S.)
- to perform diagnostic investigations and testing that are public health related, such as rabies, dairy products, salmonellosis, and tularemia. (1-MT & U.S.)
- to perform diagnostic services and medical research involving both game and non-game species. (1-MT)
