Starting November 25, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) will no longer perform Dirofilaria immitis Antibody – Feline (Lateral Flow). The kit manufacturer, Heska, no longer produces the kits needed to perform this … [Read more...]
Updated Brucella canis panel offers decreased turnaround time
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) has updated a panel that detects antibodies to Brucella canis, the causative agent to canine brucellosis. Previously, TVMDL’s B. canis panel was performed using an indirect … [Read more...]
TVMDL adds test to detect glyphosate
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) is pleased to announce the addition of Glyphosate (GC/MS) to the test catalog. Glyphosate is one of the active ingredients in commercial herbicides. Using Gas Chromatography – Mass … [Read more...]
How to properly pack samples for CWD ELISA testing
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is progressive neurological disease that affects several cervid species. The CWD susceptible species are white-tailed deer, black-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, red deer, reindeer, sika, and moose. Since it was first … [Read more...]
TVMDL adds test to detect causative agent of ulcerative enteritis in avian species
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) molecular diagnostics section in College Station is pleased to announce the addition of Clostridium colinum real-time PCR to the test catalog. This new PCR test is a … [Read more...]
TVMDL provides virtual contributions to fall conferences
The 2020 joint-meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) and the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) recently concluded. This year’s meeting was entirely virtual and offered live and pre-recorded … [Read more...]
Bordetellosis (Turkey Coryza) in Turkeys
Bordetellosis (Turkey Coryza) in Turkeys By Martin Ficken, DVM, PhD Bordetellosis is a highly contagious upper respiratory tract disease of poultry caused by Bordetella avium, a gram-negative motile aerobic rod-shaped bacterium. B. avium is … [Read more...]
Cryptosporidium in a Gerenuk
Cryptosporidium in a Gerenuk By Will Sims, DVM, MS Tissues from a 5-month-old gerenuk, also known as a giraffe gazelle, were submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in Canyon for evaluation. The calf had a … [Read more...]
Panel with heat-treated heartworm test added to TVMDL catalog
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) is pleased to announce the addition of Dirofilaria immitis Antigen – Pre and Post Heat Treatment Panel (ELISA) to the test catalog. This panel includes a routine Dirofilaria … [Read more...]
Canyon laboratory to open late Wednesday, October 28
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in Canyon is scheduled to open at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28. These altered business hours will allow staff time to monitor weather conditions and safely travel to the … [Read more...]
Canyon laboratory closing Monday at 3 p.m. due to weather
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory's (TVMDL) Canyon laboratory will close today at 3 p.m. due to winter weather. The Canyon laboratory will remain closed tomorrow, October 27. Please refer to the TVMDL website for information … [Read more...]
Anaplasmosis in cattle
Anaplasmosis in cattle Guy Sheppard, DVM Anaplasmosis is a blood cell parasite of cattle with a worldwide distribution, but the disease is most common in tropical and subtropical areas. Anaplasma marginale is the most common organism involved in … [Read more...]
Aspergillosis in a Pacific Eider
Aspergillosis in a Pacific Eider Erin Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVP and Narayan Paul, DVM, MS, PhD A four-year-old Pacific eider (sea duck) was reported to have a history of open-mouth breathing. It had been treated for suspected aspergillosis prior to … [Read more...]
TVMDL pathologist contributes to three studies over cetacean pathology
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) pathologist Josué Díaz-Delgado, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP co-authored three recently published studies. The articles cover the pathological perspective of an unusual mortality event in Guiana … [Read more...]
Necropsy offering for companion animal neonates added to TVMDL test catalog
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) is pleased to announce the addition of Necropsy – Companion Animal Neonate to the test catalog. This addition is for post-mortem examination and dissection of neonatal companion … [Read more...]
Drug screen for cannabinoids now offered at TVMDL’s College Station laboratory
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) analytical chemistry section is pleased to announce the addition of Drug Screen – Cannabinoids (LC-MS/MS) to the test catalog. This new drug screen is a cost-effective offering … [Read more...]
Equine Pregnancy Panel added to TVMDL test catalog
The clinical pathology section at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in College Station now offers an Equine Pregnancy Panel. This panel combines progesterone and estrone sulfate at a discounted price to aid in the … [Read more...]
Failed Equine Pre-Purchase Drug Screen
Failed Equine Pre-Purchase Drug Screen Travis Mays, MS, PhD Blood was collected during a routine pre-purchase examination on a horse and submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in College Station for drug … [Read more...]
Depluming mites in birds
Depluming mites in birds Martin Ficken, DVM, PhD Depluming mites (Knemidocoptes gallinae, Neocnemidocoptes gallinae) are found worldwide and are related to the scaly leg mite (Knemicocoptes mutans). Depluming mites prefer feathered portions of … [Read more...]
2020 World Rabies Day: Bringing Awareness to Rabies Prevention
Annually observed on September 28, World Rabies Day is a global health observance created in 2007 by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC). This day's aim is intended to motivate action for rabies prevention, raise awareness among … [Read more...]
Matthews joins TVMDL Canyon laboratory at veterinary pathologist
On September 21, Morgan Matthews, DVM joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) Canyon laboratory as a veterinary pathologist. In 2010, Dr. Matthews graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor … [Read more...]
TVMDL retires Bartonella heneslae IFA
Starting September 25, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) will discontinue the Bartonella heneslae IFA. Requests for this test have remained consistently low since last year. In addition, supplies needed to perform … [Read more...]
Bovine thrombotic meningoncephalitis
Bovine thrombotic meningoncephalitis Guy Sheppard, DVM and Andrés de la Concha-Bermejilla, DVM, MS, PhD Bovine thrombotic meningoencephalitis (TEM), formerly known as thromboembolic meningoencephalitis (TEME), is a neurological disease, primarily … [Read more...]
Unusual presentation of histoplasmosis in a canine patient
Unusual presentation of histoplasmosis in a canine patient Melanie Landis, DVM, and Julie Piccione,, DVM, MS, DACVP The clinical pathology section at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) received a digital cytology … [Read more...]
Rice joins College Station laboratory as veterinary pathologist
On September 1, Laura Rice, DVM, MS, DACVP joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) College Station laboratory as a veterinary pathologist. Dr. Rice graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2008 with a … [Read more...]
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