Equine Medication Surveillance Laboratory

About the EMSL

The Equine Medication Surveillance Laboratory was established in 1987 and has served as the official laboratory for the Louisiana State Racing Commission since that time. The laboratory is now housed in new, modern facilities and is located in the Louisiana Animal Disease and Diagnostics Laboratory (LADDL) building directly behind the School of Veterinary Medicine.

The laboratory screens over 8,000 urine and blood sets per year as part of its responsibility to assist in regulating the Louisiana Horse racing industry and has developed sophisticated methodology for screening, detection and confirmation of a wide range of drugs and their metabolites.

The laboratory also serves as a comprehensive analytical facility within the School of Veterinary Medicine and a source of information to the racing industry at large and the citizens of Louisiana regarding equine drug pharmacology, metabolism and clearance.

Contact Us

Address

Equine Medication Surveillance Laboratory

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine

Comparative Biomedical Sciences Department

River Road, LADDL Building, Room 2054

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Phone

225-578-3601 

Fax

225-578-9555

emsl@lsu.edu    

Split Sample Analysis Request

Instructions

Please fax the split sample analysis request form or complete the online form prior to sending the sample. Laboratory confirmation of acceptance will follow, and the sample may then be shipped. Samples must be shipped in a manner that insures adequate chain of custody. Thus the information provided with the sample should include sample number, intact seals properly initialed and dated and shipping documents. Urine samples should be shipped frozen in an insulated container with ice packs to insure temperature control. Blood samples should be centrifuged and serum or plasma separated from red cells or in serum separator tubes and sent frozen. Blood samples not separated should be shipped cold in an insulated container with icepacks.

The amount of sample required is generally 5mls for urine samples and 2mls for plasma samples. All samples are done in duplicate and it is preferable to have enough sample for a repeat assay should it become necessary. Any questions as to the amount should be directed to the Director of the EMSL before submitting the sample for analysis.

Payment

Payment should be included with the sample at the time of shipment if this procedure is in keeping with jurisdiction practice otherwise payment must be received before analysis and release of data. Arrangements for invoicing payment must be made through the Director of the EMSL and is only offered to institutions and not to individuals.

Shipping

We do not pay for return shipping for sample containers. Containers that require return must be accompanied by return shipping form (FedEx or UPS); and a label showing the return address and phone number.

Ship to

Levent Dirikolu, DVM, MVSc, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology

Director, Equine Medication Surveillance Laboratory

Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences

School of Veterinary Medicine

Louisiana State University

Skip Bertman Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

225-578-9885

ldirikolu@lsu.edu 

Request Form

Complete the online form or download a PDF of the form and fax it to the EMSL Lab at 225-578-9885.

DOWNLOAD REQUEST FORM