Low Temperatures and Negative Energy Balance in Calves – Don Sockett and Melissa Behr, WVDL; Tom Earleywine, Land O’Lakes The WVDL is seeing an exceptional number of dairy calves (≤ 6 weeks of age) with …
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Jerky Pet Treats Update
Jerky Pet Treats Update The FDA has recently released an official product safety report on chicken jerky pet treats. Warnings have been issued since 2007 against the use of these products due to their apparent …
PCR Assays developed at WVDL help identify cause of death of Bison
PCR Assays developed at WVDL help identify cause of death of bison The cause of death of a bison at the Irvine Park Zoo in Chippewa Falls was recently solved by Dr. …
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) confirmed in Wisconsin cattle
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) confirmed in Wisconsin cattle MADISON –Animal health officials are urging cattle farmers to take preventive measures against Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in cattle in light of two recent confirmed illnesses. The …
Dr. Donald Sockett Findings From Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) Study
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 …
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 …
TB comes in small packages too
TB comes in small packages too By C. Bell, DVM, DACVP Strange as it is, one species that the pathologists at WVDL autopsy fairly frequently is the Budgerigar….you know, Budgies….“parakeets”…..those fairly inexpensive but attractive …
Mysterious virus found in Wisconsin trout
State officials worry about impacts, but release infected fish State natural resource officials are wondering how a mysterious virus found its way to Wisconsin trout and what it will mean for the health of aquatic …
A Brief Tour of the Chemistry Section of WVDL
A Brief Tour of the Chemistry Section of WVDL The chemists at WVDL have the use of sophisticated instrumentation. These types of equipment are considered the norm in a diagnostic chemistry lab and are …
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