Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency (TVLA) is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (MLF), that was established under the Executive Agency Act Cap 245 (Revised Edition; R.E 2009), gazetted on GN number 74 of 9th march 2012 supplement Number 8 and instated by the Chief Permanent Secretary on 11th July, 2012.

The Agency was established to work and meet the following objectives: -

1. Developing and marketing appropriate technological packages and biologicals.
2. Institutionalizing the Management systems.
3. Undertaking and strengthening surveillance and diagnostic services.
4. Improving infrastructures and facilities.
5. Strengthen Financial and Human Resource management systems
6. Strengthen institutional arrangement.
7. Addressing crosscutting issues