The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory's (TVMDL) Amarillo laboratory hosted their annual winter meeting on January 17. Primarily targeted toward livestock producers, attendees listened to presentations covering African Swine … [Read more...]
Piccione set to host webinar over taking photomicrographs with smartphones
Clinical Pathology Section Head Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP will lead a webinar on how to take photomicrographs using a smartphone on January 31 at 7 p.m. (CST). Kendal Harr, DVM, MS, DACVP of Urika Pathology will co-lead this … [Read more...]
Dr. Hensley and Dr. Monday present at the Southwest Veterinary Symposium
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) was represented by two speakers at the most recent Southwest Veterinary Symposium (SWVS) in San Antonio, Texas. SWVS is a partnership between the Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New … [Read more...]
TVMDL – College Station laboratory celebrates grand opening
On April 19, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) celebrated the grand opening of the new, 93,000 sq ft College Station laboratory and agency headquarters. In 1967, the Texas Legislature created TVMDL and for 50 years … [Read more...]
TVMDL: 50 years of history website launch
The year 2017 marks TVMDL’s 50th anniversary of service to the veterinary community, citizens of Texas and the nation. This Golden Anniversary is celebrated on a new website, http://agrilife.org/tvmdl50/ that highlights the impact TVMDL has had on … [Read more...]
Backyard poultry biosecurity webinar set for Aug. 11
Contact: Fred Hall, 817-884-1946; fmhall@ag.tamu.edu FORT WORTH – As we move into cooler temperatures this fall, backyard flock owners will step up biosecurity and best management practices to protect their flocks. “Cooler temperatures mean a … [Read more...]
Florida diagnostic laboratory officials visit TVMDL, share marketing ideas
Officials from the Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Kissimmee, Florida, toured the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) at College Station last week. The group toured the current College Station lab and … [Read more...]
Visitors from South Africa tour TVMDL Amarillo
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) Amarillo hosted two guests from Beefcor, a fully integrated beef company in South Africa. Mr. Izak Kok and Mr. Ruben Couws toured the Amarillo lab to gain an understanding of the … [Read more...]
TVMDL Amarillo hosts 9th annual Southwest Dairy Day field day
For the ninth year the U.S. Dairy Education and Training Consortium (USDETC) brought students to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in Amarillo for a field day. Hosted by Pathology Section Head William Gilmore, DVM, … [Read more...]
AgriLife Advanced Leadership Program participant shadows TVMDL Amarillo Virology Section Head
Paul DeLaune, PhD, associate professor at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Vernon, Texas, visited the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in Amarillo on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. His visit was part … [Read more...]
Bayer Animal Health representatives visit TVMDL Amarillo
On May 23, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory - Amarillo hosted a group of 45 field service technical representatives from Bayer Animal Health. The goal of the visit was to provide an educational overview of bacteriological … [Read more...]
TVMDL hosts legislative representatives, discusses CWD
On Tuesday, March 29, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) hosted staff from the Texas Legislature and the Legislative Budget Board at the College Station laboratory. The attendees discussed the functions of the … [Read more...]
TVMDL hosts bilingual webinars for IICA members in Latin America, Caribbean
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) hosted two webinars discussing veterinary diagnostics with employees from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). TVMDL and IICA entered a partnership … [Read more...]
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Days facilitates TVMDL visit for Paraguay Delegation
During the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) thousands of visitors from Latin America and Europe visit the show during International Days, an event that works to highlight agriculture practices, facilities and American beef cattle. As part of … [Read more...]
Amarillo Resident Director Dr. Gayman Helman speaks to “Amarillo Ag Group”
On March 3, R. Gayman Helman, DVM, PhD, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) resident director of the Amarillo lab, spoke to a group of agriculture–related business people, the “Amarillo Ag Group.” The group meets monthly to … [Read more...]
TVMDL participates in RMTC-organized workshop on equine hair testing
From the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium RMTC ORGANIZES WORKSHOP ON HAIR TESTING AT UC DAVIS LABORATORY The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) organized an equine racing chemist workshop February 8-9 at the UC Davis … [Read more...]
Free USDA webinar on backyard bird biosecurity held tonight, Aug. 6, at 7pm
Reminder: Today! Free USDA Webinar and Twitter Chat: Register Now! Topic: Practice Backyard Bird Biosecurity. Get expert tips to keep your birds healthy. Today, Thursday, Aug. 6. https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1069188 … [Read more...]
FAO epidemiologist to speak Monday on transboundary animal diseases and zoonoses
A veterinary epidemiologist from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization will explain the FAO's work in transboundary animal diseases during a presentation at Texas A&M University's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital on Monday, … [Read more...]
