BADDL provides scientific expertise in the detection and investigation of animal diseases that affect livestock, pets and public health.
The Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (BADDL) exists to provide consummate scientific expertise in the detection and investigation of animal diseases that affect human and animal health. Our goal and direction are to enhance our capabilities, as science advances, and to expand our availability to those we serve.
Accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians as a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory, BADDL is the only accredited laboratory in Florida and is committed to providing state-of-the-art, quality diagnostic services concentrated on maximum testing accuracy, timeliness and cost-effectiveness. Attaining these goals not only provides immediate benefits to the animal owner, but also ensures the success of a disease surveillance system that provides an early detection system for high-consequence animal diseases.
BADDL is a part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), a group of state and regional laboratories performing surveillance testing for high-consequence agricultural and zoonotic pathogens, organized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. BADDL staff receive annual training, follow nationwide standard operating procedures, and stand ready to perform surge capacity testing in the event of an animal disease outbreak. As a member of NAHLN, BADDL performs testing and surveillance for avian influenza, foot and mouth disease, vesicular stomatitis, contagious equine metritis, classical swine fever (hog cholera), scrapie, and chronic wasting disease in deer.
BADDL is a Level 1 Laboratory within the Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Vet-LIRN program coordinates facilities, equipment and professional expertise of government and veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the country and Canada to respond to high-priority chemical and microbial feed/drug contamination events. The network provides the means for rapid response to reports of animal injury and establishes protocols to facilitate veterinary diagnostic reporting to FDA.
Email: DiagLab@FDACS.gov
(321) 697-1400
(321) 697-1467 Fax
