Albert Rovira, DVM, PhD

Dr. Rovira’s professional goal is to contribute to the field of animal and public health by
advancing the science and practice of infectious disease diagnostics in animals. He has 25 years
of experience in the field as a researcher, diagnostician and administrator.

Dr.  Rovira has been working as a large animal diagnostician at the University of Minnesota
Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (VDL) since 2008. His diagnostic service responsibilities include
supervising diagnostic submissions to the VDL, supervising specific sections of the VDL,
representing the VDL in collaborations with external partners and participating in the validation
of new diagnostic tests. Dr. Rovira's philosophy of diagnostic service involves personalized
consultation on food animal diagnostics with an emphasis on utilization of the best diagnostic
tools available. In addition to diagnostic service, his position includes a small research
component (see publications on infectious diseases of swine below) and a small teaching
component.

• Infectious diseases of swine
• Surveillance of infectious diseases
• Emerging infectious diseases

For a listing of publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine, and Google Scholar.