Nahln scope diseases: maintain capacity at wisconsin veterinary diagnostic laboratory

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $250,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The funding supports the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) program and will allow the University to maintain diagnostic laboratory capacity at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023.

As part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory will utilize the funding to provide diagnostic testing services for high-consequence livestock diseases covered under the FADI program, which aims to protect the nation's food supply and agricultural production systems. The laboratory's diagnostic capabilities supported by this award will enhance detection of and response to foreign animal diseases in Wisconsin and the broader Midwest region.