Fish Diagnostic Laboratory

The Aquatic Medicine Laboratory has a fully functional diagnostic laboratory using the facilities of the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. This laboratory provides diagnostic services to aquaculturists, home aquarist and researchers using aquatic animals. With the recent increased interest in marine aquaculture, detection and evaluation of various diseases in marine finfish has expanded in the laboratory.

A clinical laboratory is being used for such projects as the standardization of blood collection techniques for fish, and for the establishment of normal hematological and blood chemistry values for various cultured fish species.

The Aquatic Medicine website is found at http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/Organization/Research/Aquatic/.