Dr. Jeff Hayes, Section Head of the Pathology Unit at the Ohio State Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) in Reynoldsburg will retire after 36 years of service.

Board certified in pathology, Dr. Hayes is an expert on foreign animal diseases having worked at the Plum Island Foreign Animal Diagnostic Laboratory from 2002 through 2003.  He assists in training of pathology residents at the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine.

Over the years Dr. Hays has provided expert service to owners of livestock and poultry in Ohio and has been instrumental in improving the health and productivity of flocks through his diagnostic skills. Always courteous, prompt with reports and willing to assist owners and managers of herds and flocks, Jeff will be missed at the Reynoldsburg Lab.