Gonzales

The Gonzales laboratory is one of two TVMDL facilities dedicated to poultry diagnostics. This lab employs four staff members committed to serving backyard and commercial poultry flocks.

Sam and Sally Glass Poultry Diagnostic Laboratory

Resident Director: Dr. Martin Ficken

Phone: 830.672.2834
Fax: 830.672.2835
Finance/Account Information: 979.458.3207

Shipping/Courier/GPS Address
1162 East Sarah DeWitt Drive
Gonzales, TX 78629

USPS Mailing Address
1162 East Sarah DeWitt Drive
Gonzales, TX 78629

Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m./1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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General Questions

When calling the lab with a case-specific question, please have the following information available to best assist TVMDL staff in answering your questions.

Information for general consultations

  • Previous or current TVMDL accession number
  • Pertinent testing done at TVMDL or at another lab
  • Signalment
  • Vaccination history
  • Working differential diagnosis

Additional information for production animal consultations

  • Production type
  • History of current condition in the population
  • Clinical signs in other animals
  • Morbidity percentage/mortality percentage in the population

As a reminder, TVMDL can only share case information with the Submitting Client per the agency’s client confidentiality policy.

For questions specific to your client portal login, call the Finance Section. All other questions can be addressed by calling 979.845.3414 or emailing clientservices@tvmdl.tamu.edu.

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