On November 16, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) discontinued the Bovine Coronavirus (VN) test offering. With the upcoming development of improved tests, TVMDL has decided to no longer offer virus neutralization … [Read more...]
Swine Influenza Virus: A focus on the respiratory syndrome
Swine Influenza Virus: A focus on the respiratory syndrome By Gomez, G., Ferro, P., and B.T. Velayudhan Three, approximately two-month-old (two females and one male), pigs of unspecified breed were submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary … [Read more...]
Porcine Circovirus type 2: A focus on respiratory disease
Porcine Circovirus type 2: A focus on respiratory disease By Gabriel Gomez, DVM, PhD, Pam Ferro, MS, PhD, and Binu Velayudhan, BVSc, MVSc, PhD A 13-pound, juvenile, male intact, crossbred pig was submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical … [Read more...]
Lab Look Back: Virology
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) has 10 sections that work daily to find diagnostic answers for the more than 500 samples sent to the labs. During his more than three decades at the lab, TVMDL Director Emeritus, … [Read more...]
