Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-90465) and in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No.’s 33-85908, 33-61103, 333-18363, 333-42723, 333-90471 and 333-76298) of Synbiotics Corporation of our report dated March 27, 2002 relating to the financial statements, which appears in this Form 10-K.