Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in White-Tailed deer By AndrĂ©s de la Concha-Bermejillo, DVM, MS, PhD, Pamela Ferro, MS, PhD, and Megan Schroeder, DVM Brooke Kehlenbrink* *Fourth year veterinary student Food Animal Track TVMDL rotation. The … [Read more...]
Meningeal Worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) in a Sitatunga
Meningeal Worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) in a Sitatunga Terry Hensley, MS, DVM and Gabriel Gomez, DVM, PhD A less than one-year-old, 48 lb. female sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) in fair to poor body condition was submitted to the Texas A&M … [Read more...]
Test to detect avermectins added to TVMDL catalog
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) is pleased to announce the addition of Avermectins (LC/MS) to our catalog of tests. This test serves to assist in the detection of avermectins, such as abamectin, doramectin, … [Read more...]
What is Chronic Wasting Disease and how you can help?
The Texas Animal Health Commission's Executive Director, Dr. Andy Schwartz discusses Chronic Wasting Disease and how you can help stop it from spreading in Texas, in this short public service announcement … [Read more...]
Proper Sample Submission for Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a prion disease that affects farmed and free-ranging white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, red deer, sika deer and moose. CWD was confirmed in mule deer from the trans-Pecos region of Texas in 2012. Texas deer producers … [Read more...]
