South Dakota State lab is world renowned

Melisa Goss
Jul 21, 2022
Jul 21, 2022

SDSU ADRDL (37).JPG — Students and faculty conduct a necropsy in the necropsy lab at the South Dakota State University’s Animal Disease Research and Diagnostics Laboratory.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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When most think of renowned South Dakota sites, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse or the Corn Palace might come to mind.

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SDSU ADRDL (27).JPG — Tamer Sharafeldin, veterinary pathologist at South Dakota State University’s Animal Disease Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (ADRDL), provided a tour of the state-of-the-art building during the South Dakota Governor’s Ag Summit June 23 in Brookings.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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SDSU ADRDL (19).JPG — South Dakota State University’s Animal Disease Research and Diagnostics Laboratory opened a new building in 2019. The lab is well renowned around the world, said Tamer Sharafeldin veterinary pathologist and assistant professor.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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SDSU ADRDL (52).JPG — The Animal Disease Research and Diagnostics Laboratory saw more than 26,000 cases and completed over half a million bacteriology, serology, microbiology and virology tests in 2021.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Melisa Goss, Associate Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Sioux Falls with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.