WVDL Offers Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) PCR and Virus Isolation Testing Several horses have tested positive recently in Va., Tex. and Minn. for EHV-1 This past week three horses with clinical neurologic disease have …
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Dr. Cindy Bell to Speak at WEZAM Conference
WVDL Pathologist to Speak at UW Madison WEZAM Conference Dr. Cindy Bell, DVM, DACVP, will be speaking about backyard poultry medicine at the Wisconsin Exotic Animal Veterinary Conference on March 1st, 2015 held at the …
Toxicology Test Changes at WVDL
Test Changes at WVDL On a regular basis, the WVDL has an exercise to evaluate tests that are completed in house. Due to the complexity of the assay and the cost of the instrumentation required …
WVDL’s Carlson Retires After 30 Years of Service
Mark Carlson Retires from WVDL After Over 30 Years of Service Dr. Mark Carlson, a pathologist at the WVDL in Barron, retired on January 7th, 2015. Dr. Carlson started with an earlier iteration of the …
USDA Confirms H5 Avian Influenza in Washington State Wild Birds
Please contact the WVDL with any questions regarding avian influenza in your flock or individual birds. Our diagnostic laboratory is fully equipped to test for avian influenza with rapid turn-around time. No immediate public health …
WVDL Staff Member Returns from Island of Grenada
Klein Returns to WVDL After Eight Week Training Project on the Island of Grenada Finishing up her eight-week training project at St. George’s University on the Island of Grenada, Allison Klein has had an excellent …
Calf Maintenance Requirements in Cold Weather
Low Temperatures and Negative Energy Balance in Calves M.J. Behr DVM, D.C. Sockett DVM, PhD, Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory T.J. Earleywine PhD, Director of Nutrition, Land O’ Lakes Animal Milk Products Cold weather has arrived …
WVDL’s Klein Enjoying Work in Grenada
WVDL Histotechnologist Takes Her Work to Grenada Alison Klein, a histotechnologist at WVDL, has been working at St. George’s University in Grenada for the past few weeks. She is getting used to island life and …
Sockett to Address Bovine Veterinary Nutrition Conference
Dr. Don Sockett to speak at Bovine Veterinary Nutrition Conference Dr. Sockett will be a program speaker at the Bovine Veterinary Nutrition Conference at the Purina Animal Nutrition Center in Wildwood, Missouri this week. Dr. Sockett’s …
WVDL Staff Member Leads the Way in Electron Microscopy
Craig Radi and the WVDL are National Leaders in Transmission Electron Microscopy WVDL senior microbiologist Craig Radi started the only TEM proficiency program in the United States about seven years ago. Now there are 18 …