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The Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) was an
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of the
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's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). It carried out animal disease surveillance, diagnostic services and
veterinary Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...
scientific research for government and commercial organisations. It was based in
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, though had offices and laboratories around the country, such as in Sutton Bonington. It was both an
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and the EU Community Reference Laboratory for
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.


History

1894 - The Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) is established in a small basement room in Whitehall, London to deal with a swine fever epidemic.
1917 - The Laboratory moves to its current location in Weybridge. The site is still known as Weybridge today, although the postal address is now Addlestone.


Merger with Animal Health

On 29 June 2010 DEFRA announced that the VLA would be merged with
Animal Health Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...
. The merger was completed on 1 April 2011, forming the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency.


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