The Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network is comprised of more than 40 animal diagnostic laboratories within North America and offers voluntary Proficiency Exercises to these participating laboratories. The joint Proficiency Exercise Program is run in collaboration with the Center for Food safety and Nutrition and Institute for Food safety and Health, located at the Moffett Proficiency Testing Laboratory. From 2012 to 2018, the Proficiency Exercise Program offered 20 proficiency tests or interlaboratory comparison exercises focused on veterinary analytes of interest. The program evaluated performance of laboratories, individual analysts, and the methods used. Over the six-year period, the program improved exercise schemes, as well as offered network laboratories exercises with analytes not routinely seen such as animal tissue with naturally occurring residues. Animal diagnostic laboratories can use performance results to assist with accreditation, demonstrate proficiency, and improve diagnostic capabilities.

美国食品和药物管理局的兽医实验室调查和响应网络由北美 40 多个动物诊断实验室组成，并为这些参与的实验室提供自愿的熟练程度练习。联合能力锻炼计划是与位于莫菲特能力测试实验室的食品安全与营养中心和食品安全与健康研究所合作开展的。从 2012 年到 2018 年，熟练度练习计划提供了 20 项针对感兴趣的兽医分析物的熟练度测试或实验室间比较练习。该计划评估了实验室、个人分析员和所用方法的表现。在六年期间，该计划改进了锻炼计划，以及提供的网络实验室练习，使用不常见的分析物，例如带有天然残留物的动物组织。动物诊断实验室可以使用性能结果来协助认证、证明熟练程度和提高诊断能力。