PCR Testing – The whats, whens, and hows
PCR testing is impressive. It's considered the go-to method for several cases when sensitive, timely results are needed. However, it's important samples are submitted appropriately and in the right ci...
17 Mar 12min
Bovine Abortion – Send us all the samples
Bovine abortions can lead to significant repercussions. From a herd health perspective, abortions may be indicative of an infectious pathogen. From a financial aspect, every aborted calf is hit to a p...
3 Mar 16min
Bone Marrow Aspirate – The whens, whys, and hows
Bone marrow aspirates can be incredibly enlightening. However the process is invasive, so it's important to know when a bone marrow aspirate is most appropriate for testing. In this episode, Dr. Brand...
17 Feb 10min
Mycoplasma – Small, unique, and notoriously difficult
Mycoplasma spp. are the smallest free-living bacteria known to science. They are also unique in they lack a cell-wall which means typical antibiotics don't work. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez...
3 Feb 9min
Performance Animal Drug Screen - How LC/MS technology was built to ensure safe and fair competition
Liquid chromatography- tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS) is a powerful methodology that is used for several tests at TVMDL, most notably, the Performance Animal Drug Screen. Knowing the stakes of a pos...
6 Jan 12min
Equine Infectious Anemia – Highly infectious virus that is always "Coggins" a problem
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a well known virus in the horse community, mostly due to its highly infectious nature. Clinical signs vary. Some horses present with very obvious signs where other ho...
16 Des 20256min
Johne's Disease – From clinical signs to result interpretation
Johne's Disease primarily affects ruminants, such as sheep, cattle, and goats. Depending on the species, clinical signs can vary, but often times the shedding can occur while animals still appear heal...
2 Des 20258min
