The Texas Trichomoniasis Program has entered its 10th year and considerable progress has been made in its initial years, but much is left to accomplish. The program is administered by the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) with testing conducted … [Read more...]
TVMDL adds Tritrichomonas foetus (Tfoe) Direct qPCR test to test catalog
Effective November 1, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) began accepting samples for the new Tritrichomonas foetus (Tfoe) Direct qPCR test. The Tfoe Direct qPCR test has increased sensitivity which aids in the … [Read more...]
Texas Animal Health Commission changes shipping time for Trich test samples
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) voted at its December 2016 commission meeting to decrease the allowed shipping time of trichomonas samples from veterinarians to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL). Samples for … [Read more...]
Trich-onomics
(originally published on Drovers Cattle Network) By John Maday, Editor, Bovine Veterinarian When a third or more of a rancher’s cows turn up open, which can happen when trichomoniasis, or trich, infects a herd, the rancher obviously takes a … [Read more...]
Bovine trichomoniasis: Getting timely, accurate results from diagnostic testing
Practitioners and producers are asking TVMDL for more information about achieving timely and accurate results from diagnostic testing for Tritrichomonas foetus the parasite that causes bovine trichomoniasis. Here are some important guidelines for … [Read more...]
