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  • Zonisamide (LC/MS)

    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

    “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…

  • “Not every worm follows the rules”: Three misconceptions about heartworm disease

    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…