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Welcome to the DCPAH

The Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health (DCPAH) is a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory offering more than 800 tests in 11 service sections. In the more than 30 years since its inception, DCPAH has become one of the country's premier veterinary diagnostic laboratories, handling more than 220,000 cases involving approximately 1.5 million tests annually.

The Michigan State University Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health is an invaluable professional resource, making quality, trusted, and comprehensive veterinary diagnostics widely available. Income from the laboratory is reinvested in teaching, research, and outreach for the purpose of protecting human and animal welfare domestically and around the world.

Holiday Hours
DCPAH will be open on the University holidays indicated below. Building access and Customer Service telephone lines will be available from 8am - 1pm EST on the following days:
  • Friday November 27 - day after Thanksgiving
  • Thursday December 24 - Christmas Eve
  • Thursday December 31 - New Years Eve
Our Receiving/Order Entry staff will also be working to ensure your incoming specimens are handled promptly and efficiently. We will be working our regular Saturday schedule for the weekends after the holiday. Have a joyous holiday season and thank you for choosing the Diagnostic Lab!
AAVLD Fully accredited by the
American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
through December 31, 2012