Dr. Donald Sockett Presents Poster on BRD On Friday, Sept. 20, Dr. Donald Sockett gave a poster presentation on bovine respiratory disease (BRD) at the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Annual Conference in …
Julie Kluge
The Importance of Sample Integrity
A Discussion on Sample Integrity You might imagine that we’ve seen all sorts of interesting and unexpected “samples” come into WVDL through the mail. However, we aren’t miracle workers. We can’t, for example, analyze a …
WVDL Prepared for Agricultural Emergencies
Economic Impact of Foreign Animal Diseases (FADs) Diseases exotic to the US, referred to as foreign animal diseases or FADs, pose a major threat to US livestock industry (morbidity, mortality, loss of market share, etc). …
Elevated Copper Levels Affecting Wisconsin Holsteins
Copper Accumulation in Wisconsin Holsteins By Dr. Doug Lyman DVM, DACVP In an earlier article, clinical copper toxicity in Holstein heifers was described. It now appears that copper is accumulating in the livers of …
WVDL Plays Key Role in Wisconsin’s Dairy Exports
Wisconsin Dairy Exports Grow in 2013 The WVDL performs over 500,000 tests each year for the dairy and genetics industry. Results are used by exporters to assure customers that Wisconsin products (live cattle, semen, …