Due to inclement weather, TVMDL’s Canyon laboratory will closed Friday, January 10. Normal operations are expected to resume Monday, January 13. For general questions regarding testing and sample submission, Canyon clients may call the College Station laboratory at 979.845.3414.
Nasopharyngeal swabs, 1-2 mL transtracheal wash, 1-2 mL bronchoalveolar lavage, and respiratory tissues such as 1.0 g of fresh or frozen lung or trachea.
Detection of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus type 1 (VN), the causative agent of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) virus, by virus neutralization.