The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) annually presents the Director’s Excellence Award to individuals who encompass selfless service to the agency. Each year, TVMDL employees nominate peers they believe exemplify TVMDL’s … [Read more...]
Halliburton recognized as Director’s Excellence Award Winner in Technical category
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) annually presents the Director’s Excellence Award to individuals who encompass selfless service to the agency. Each year, TVMDL employees nominate peers they believe exemplify TVMDL’s … [Read more...]
Diagnostic Guidance: E. coli Toxin Typing in Ruminants
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) currently offers an E. coli Toxin Typing test for ruminants, in addition to toxin typing assays for other species. This assay utilizes rtPCR technology on E. coli isolates recovered … [Read more...]
New eACTH Test Added to TVMDL Catalog
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) is pleased to announce the validation of a new endogenous adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) test for equines. Endogenous ACTH aids in the diagnosis of pituitary pars intermedia … [Read more...]
TVMDL professionals participate in AAVLD Meeting
Professionals from the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) recently returned from participating in two conferences. In October, professionals traveled to Providence, Rhode Island to participate in the 62nd Annual Meeting of … [Read more...]
Diagnostic Guidance: Equine Pre-Purchase Drug Screen
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory offers an equine-specific drug screen for pre-purchase exams. The screen assists the veterinarian conducting the pre-purchase exam by identifying certain tranquilizing or NSAID drugs that … [Read more...]
Rosario joins TVMDL as agency’s poultry programs administrator
On November 12, Sydney Rosario joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) College Station laboratory. She will serve as the agency’s poultry programs administrator. Rosario earned a bachelor’s degree in poultry … [Read more...]
Chronic Wasting Disease: Detecting the Disease Plaguing Texas’s Deer Populations
As the state veterinary diagnostic laboratory, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) tests hundreds of thousands of samples annually. However, on the brink of each year’s deer hunting season, test numbers begin to spike … [Read more...]
Nine Employees Participate in Emerging Leaders Conference
Nine TVMDL employees from three of the agency's laboratories participated in the Texas A&M AgriLife Emerging Leaders Conference. This two-day event targets supervisors with three or fewer years of experience. The conference, which was held … [Read more...]
Chagas Disease: TVMDL Testing and Diagnostic Guidance
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) routinely sees positive tests for canine trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease. Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, a hemoflagellate protozoan. Dubbed the … [Read more...]
Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever: Diagnostic Guidance and TVMDL Testing Options
Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) is caused by several species of bacteria in the genus Borrelia. Similarly to Lyme disease, which is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, these bacteria are spread by ticks and cause non-specific clinical signs. In … [Read more...]
Diagnostic Guidance: Equine Influenza
Equine Influenza is one of the most common equine respiratory tract infectious diseases. Much of the world is listed as endemic for the disease, including the United States. It is caused by an orthomyxovirus, equine Influenza A type 2. The disease … [Read more...]
Thyroid Disease Testing at TVMDL: Diagnostic Guidance and Testing Considerations
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) offers four panels for clients wishing to test for thyroid disease. Learn more about each panel, additional test considerations, information over treatment monitoring below. Click … [Read more...]
Dimitrov joins Amarillo laboratory as virology and molecular diagnostics section head
Kiril Dimitrov, DVM, PhD recently joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) Amarillo facility as the virology and molecular diagnostics section head. In 2005, Dr. Dimitrov earned his master and doctoral degrees … [Read more...]
Periasamy Joins Agency as College Station Virology Section Head
Sivakumar Periasamy, BVSc, PhD joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) College Station laboratory on September 9. Dr. Periasamy will serve as the laboratory’s virology section head. In 2001, Dr. Periasamy earned … [Read more...]
Hemorrhagic Disease in Deer: Clinical Signs and Diagnostic Guidance
Hemorrhagic disease is a viral disease caused by either the epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus or the bluetongue virus. These viruses are closely related, but genetically distinct. In North America, hemorrhagic disease is seen primarily among … [Read more...]
Blue-green Algae: Keeping Pets and Livestock Safe this Summer
As summer comes to an end, animal owners should be wary of the potential threat of blue-green algae. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are a phylum of bacteria that produce energy through photosynthesis. These bacteria are often found … [Read more...]
Mitigating the Risk of Mosquitos: EEE, WEE, and WNV Diagnostic Guidance
Each summer, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) confirms several cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV) in horse populations across the state. Mosquitos play a vital role in the … [Read more...]
Helman and Monday Present at 2019 Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium and Summer Academy of Veterinary Consultants Meeting
Dr. Gayman Helman, Amarillo Resident Director, and Dr. Jessie Monday, veterinary diagnostician, recently attended the 2019 Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium and the summer Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC) meetings in Denver, Colorado. The … [Read more...]
Chancellor’s Research Initiative: Koo joins TVMDL as assistant professor for research
Sunwoo Koo, PhD, joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) on August 1 as an assistant professor for research. In his role, Dr. Koo will be part of a newly established research and development group at TVMDL that … [Read more...]
Anthrax increase in Texas: Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab helps identify, track high-consequence diseases in animals
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) plays a vital role in animal disease surveillance efforts, including anthrax. On average, TVMDL diagnoses two to three positive cases of anthrax annually in summer months. Thus far in … [Read more...]
Edwards co-authors article over third eyelid follicular choristoma in parrot
Erin Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVP, veterinary pathologist in College Station, co-authored an article that was published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA). This article describes a case report of a … [Read more...]
Musings from 1 Sippel Road: Stomach Ulcers in Cattle
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) has a rich history. Over the 50 plus years we have existed, TVMDL professionals have worked tirelessly to provide the most accurate and up to date resources to our clients. The … [Read more...]
Musings from 1 Sippel Road: Canine Viral Enteric Infections
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) has a rich history. Over the 50 plus years we have existed, TVMDL professionals have worked tirelessly to provide the most accurate and up to date resources to our clients. The … [Read more...]
Díaz-Delgado joins College Station laboratory as veterinary pathologist
Josué Díaz-Delgado, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP recently joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in College Station as a veterinary pathologist. In 2010, Dr. Díaz-Delgado earned a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the … [Read more...]
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