Neospora caninum Abortion in Cattle Guy Sheppard, DVM Neospora caninum is a protozoal organism that is associated with abortion in cattle and the birth of weak calves. Dogs are the definitive hosts for this organism, and the organism is spread … [Read more...]
Contagious Ecthyma Diagnosed in a Young Goat
Contagious Ecthyma Diagnosed in a Young Goat Erin Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVP, Andrés de la Concha-Bermejillo, DVM, PhD, Pam Ferro, MS, PhD The body of a 3-month-old goat was submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory … [Read more...]
Bovine Abortion Caused by Leptospira spp.
Bovine Abortion Caused by Leptospira spp. Guy Sheppard, DVM, Gabriel Gomez, DVM, PhD, Pam Ferro, MS, PhD, and Megan Schroeder, PhD Tissue from a cross-bred bovine fetus in the third trimester of gestation was submitted to the Texas A&M … [Read more...]
Diagnostic Guidance: Fowl Pox
Diagnostic Guidance: Fowl Pox By Martin Ficken, DVM, PhD Fowl pox is caused by a DNA virus (fowl pox virus). Many species of birds have their own specific pox virus. Infection can occur in two different forms: dry and wet. Dry pox occurs … [Read more...]
Bovine Coronavirus (VN) retired from test catalog
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...]
