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SDSU to Break Ground on New Animal Research Lab
USAgNet - 08/22/2017

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory in Brookings will be held August 31. Officials say the facility will both serve as the front line of defense in protecting South Dakota's $7.3 billion livestock industry against diseases and provide important diagnostic information for the state's wildlife and companion animals.

"I'm very excited to see this project moving forward," South Dakota State Veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven said. "The expansion and renovation of the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory is critical to animal health, public health, and food safety. This facility will protect the dedicated and talented people who work in the laboratory, and will give them the tools to do the best work possible. Expert veterinary laboratory diagnostic and research capacity is important for the timely identification of emerging and zoonotic diseases, and for the continuity of business when animal health events occur."

The groundbreaking ceremony will take place on the south lawn of the South Dakota State University Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences/SD ADRDL Building. The new facility will include an attached addition to the north of the current building along with renovation on the existing building on the SDSU campus.

Dr. Jane Christopher-Hennings, the head of the SDSU Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and director of the South Dakota ADRDL explains the importance of the lab to the people of South Dakota and the country.


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