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Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and delivery/forwarding fee will apply. Measurement of ions (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium), sulfates, chloride, pH, conductivity, and total dissolved salts (TDS), and metals (zinc, iron, copper, manganese) in water.
Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and delivery/forwarding fee will apply. Measurement of ions (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium), sulfates, chloride, pH, conductivity, and total dissolved salts (TDS) in water.
Detection of West Nile virus by real time PCR.
Turn a passion into a profession TVMDL serves a unique role in veterinary medicine. Each day, professionals serve our worldwide clientele through testing services that benefit almost all animal species. TVMDL couples cutting edge diagnostic technology with tried-and-true classical methods to provide clients the answers they need to make critical animal health decisions. Veterinary medical…
Measurement of zinc by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. A $11.25 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens.
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) analytical chemistry section performed zinc testing on a small set of paired samples. Prior to testing, blood was collected from four clinically healthy animals and divided into two tubes with EDTA. One tube was a standard microtainer tube with a rubber o-ring buried in the groove of…
Measurement of therapeutic levels of zonisamide by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. TVMDL offers a peak and trough measurement or a single measurement.
“Hardware disease” in backyard chickens and other birds is caused by the ingestion of metal objects present in their environment. These objects range from sharp objects that ultimately penetrate the gizzard to objects that may contain zinc or lead leading to zinc or lead toxicosis or some other heavy metal toxicosis. Two case histories are…
April is National Heartworm Awareness month. Spring is also the time of year when mosquitoes, the heartworm vector, become active. As the month winds down and the temperature goes up, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, is addressing three common misconceptions related to heartworm disease and testing. “Heartworm disease is serious issue,” said…