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Diagnostic & Research Services

​​​​​​​DVR supports the NIH intramural research program by operating a central animal diagnostic laboratory that receives laboratory animals and specimens for evaluation. The Diagnostic & Research Services Branch of DVR provides, manages and evaluates a wide variety of scientific services to support the NIH intramural research program in the broad areas of veterinary pathology, animal health surveillance, and clinical microbiology.

Services include rodent animal health surveillance, bacteriology, serology, parasitology, contract PCR, necropsy, gross pathology and histopathology.​

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Diagnostic & Research Services​

DVR Web Apps

For DVR customers and staff

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DVR submission forms such as lab services, pathology, etc.

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Divison of Veterinary Resources (DVR)/ Office of Research Services (ORS) Current FY Services Rates





Diagnostic & Research Service Areas
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Bacteriology

​​DVR operates a clinical veterinary bacteriology laboratory in support of the NIH intramural program.

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Health Surveillance

DVR supports centralized animal health surveillance programs by monitoring most NIH animal colonies.

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Pathology

DVR's veterinary pathology staff supports the NIH intramural program through diagnostic investigation of spontaneous diseases and issues related to experimental protocols.

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Mouse Phenotyping

Mouse phenotyping services are available to evaluate for genetic expression.

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