EX-23.1 CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Published on June 19, 2009
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
our report dated February 20, 2009 relating to the financial statements, financial statement
schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in IDEXX
Laboratories, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 19, 2009
June 19, 2009