A new $108 million animal health laboratory in Turlock, CA, will give ranchers and veterinarians more options for diagnosing livestock diseases.
The 44,000-square-foot facility replaces a poultry-only lab and can now examine deceased cattle, horses, pigs, goats and other livestock. Services include necropsies and diagnostic testing to identify diseases and help guide outbreak responses. University of California, Davis will operate the facility in partnership with the California Department of Food and Agriculture as part of the state’s four-laboratory California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System.
The expanded services will support the region’s livestock and poultry industry, valued at an estimated $3.5 billion.
