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The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) is a not-for-profit professional organization which seeks to:

Disseminate information relating to the diagnosis of animal diseases
Coordinate diagnostic activities of regulatory, research and service laboratories
Establish uniform diagnostic techniques
Improve existing diagnostic techniques
Develop new diagnostic techniques
Establish accepted guidelines for the improvement of diagnostic laboratory organizations relative to personnel qualifications and facilities
Act as a consultant to the United States Animal Health Association on uniform diagnostic criteria involved in regulatory animal disease programs

AAVLD 51st Annual AAVLD/USAHA Meeting

October 23-29, 2008

Sheraton Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

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2008 Foundation Auction

Celebrating 51 Years of AAVLD!

Repeating the success from last year, the AAVLD Foundation Auction will return again at this year’s 51st annual AAVLD meeting!

The mission of AAVLD Foundation is to promote recruitment, education and retention of the next generation of veterinary diagnosticians and to reward excellence in veterinary diagnostic medicine.

Please support the Foundation by donating an item(s) from your Laboratory!

The procedure is as follows;

1. Donate an item(s) of at least $50 value from each laboratory.

2. Email the name of your item to barb.powers@colostate.edu, and preferably send a picture by PDF file as well.

3. Items will be posted on the AAVLD web site.

4. At the Annual Meeting at the AAVLD President’s reception there will be

(a) A silent auction followed by

(b) A live auction with a professional auctioneer.

Let’s all participate for YOUR AAVLD Foundation and support the next generation of AAVLDers.

Click here to view Auction items

Click here for Foundation Auction Donor Info