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  • Virus Isolation (Cell Culture)

    Isolation and identification of various viruses using cell culture methods.

  • Virus Isolation (Egg Inoculation)

    General procedure utilized for the isolation and identification of viruses.

  • Water Analysis – Routine & Heavy Metals [Referral]

    Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and delivery/handling fee will apply. Measurement of ions (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium), sulfates, chloride, pH, conductivity, and total dissolved salts (TDS), as well as metals (zinc, iron, copper, manganese), and heavy metals (arsenic, barium, chromium, cadmium, fluoride, nickel lead) in water. 

  • Water Analysis – Routine & Metals [Referral]

    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.

  • Water Analysis – Routine [Referral]

    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.

  • West Nile Virus (rtPCR)

    Detection of West Nile virus by real time PCR.

  • West Nile Virus IgM (ELISA)

    Detection of IgM antibodies to West Nile virus in equine serum by IgM-capture ELISA. This test is used to assess recent exposure to West Nile virus in clinically ill equines.

  • Working at TVMDL

    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…

  • Zinc (ICP/MS)

    Measurement of zinc by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. A tissue/feed prep fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens. 

  • Zinc contamination in serum samples

    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…