Sample Submission
The Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Purdue University (ADDL) serves the people of Indiana by diagnosing disease in livestock, poultry, companion animals, and wildlife, as well as providing blood testing of animals for federal disease programs.
Various sections of the ADDL participate in proficiency tests conducted by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory and other quality control evaluations. Because of ADDL’s nationally/internationally recognized facilities and staff, Indiana practitioners and animal producers can be assured of quality service.
All submissions and materials derived from those submissions are the property of ADDL and will not be released to either the submitter or a 3rd party without prior approval.
Hot Weather Sample Submissions
In hot weather, please follow these helpful tips when shipping diagnostic specimens to prevent overheating that may destroy or decrease the diagnostic quality of the sample.
Shipping Diagnostic Specimens in Hot Weather
Cold Weather Sample Submissions
In cold weather, please follow these helpful tips when shipping diagnostic specimens to prevent freezing, which may destroy or decrease the diagnostic quality of the sample.
Please submit samples to:
Reed Laboratory406 South University StreetWest Lafayette, IN 47907-2065Ph: (765) 494-7440Fax: (765) 494-9181
Heeke Laboratory11367 East Purdue Farm RoadDubois, IN 47527-9666Ph: (812) 678-3401Fax: (812) 648-3412
Guidelines
To ensure prompt service and accurate results, please follow these general guidelines when submitting cases to ADDL.
- Be sure all forms are complete and legible. Include the owner’s name and address and the veterinarian’s name, address, and license number. Download ADDL Accession Forms
- Incomplete submission forms or test requests not clearly indicated will result in samples being held. This likely will delay testing and the reporting of results.
- If specimens of the same organ are to be sent to two or more labs within ADDL (e.g., Virology, Bacteriology, Toxicology), they must be packaged and labeled separately (one bag for each lab requested)
- When calling for results, refer to the case by accession number. If the accession number is not available, identify your owner and veterinarian exactly as written on the test chart or the diagnostic accession form.
- Please DO NOT submit materials for diagnostic procedures on the Brucellosis form (VS 4-33)
- Case information can only be released to the veterinarian or owner specified on the submission form. For release to a third party, CF.346 Submitting Veterinarian Release Form must be completed and on file with the laboratory.
- Specimens submitted for examination may undergo additional diagnostic testing for state or federal disease surveillance programs, particularly involving foreign animal diseases.
- The veterinarian’s signature is needed on the submission form for all regulatory tests (e.g., Pseudorabies, Brucellosis, etc.)
- Fees are subject to change without notice. Please visit our Policies & Fees page for the most current information on fees and new tests.
- Cases will be subject to a $10 accession fee. Exceptions: for EIA only, and parasitology only requests, the accession fee is waived.
Information to Include in Case History
- Owner’s name and address
- Species, breed, sex, age, and weight of affected animals
- Number of animals in herd or flock
- Morbidity and mortality
- A complete description of clinical signs
- The time and condition of the animal were last observed prior to death at that time.
- Provide a detailed description of your necropsy findings, if applicable.
- Treatment, time of treatment, and animal response.
- Detailed description of management practices.
Accession Submission Forms
The following submission forms are available for download and can be filled out using Acrobat Reader or printed.
Either left-click on the link to bring it up in your browser window, or right-click and select "Save Target As..." (or "Save Link As..." depending on the browser) and save it to your local drive for later use.
CF.927 Indiana ADDL Submission Form Instructions.pdf
CF.881 Aquatic Submission Form.pdf
CF.749 Avian Health Submission Form.pdf
CF.1093 Canine Genetics Submission Form - Individual
CF.1094 Canine Genetics Submission Form - Litter
CF.901 Commercial Poultry Incident Form.pdf
CF.750 Small Animal and Exotics Submission Form.pdf
CF.929 Necropsy Submission Form.pdf
CF.751 Ruminant Submission Form.pdf
CF.752 Serology Submission Form.pdf
CF.754 Surgical Pathology/Biopsy Form.pdf
CF.900 Request for Histology Services Form.pdf - Work not requiring a report or interpretation
CF.655 Swine Herd Health Form.pdf
CF.753 Toxicology Submission Form.pdf
CF.1023 Legal Necropsy Submission Form.pdf
CF.1082 Equine Submission Form.pdf
CF.1109 Racetrack Equine Necropsy Submission Form
CF.1111 HPAI in Livestock Submission Form
Multiple Animal Continuation Form
If the Submission Form you chose does not have enough space for the submitted samples, please complete a Multiple Animal Continuation Form.
CF.755 Multiple Animal Continuation Form.xlsx
Additional Forms
CF.925 New Client Information Form.pdf
CF.346 Submitting Veterinarian Release Form.pdf
Forms filled out using Acrobat Reader can be saved or printed. View our diagnostic tips and tricks page for more information using prefilled submission forms.
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