WVDL PORCINE TESTING UPDATE The WVDL Board of Directors approved the following in-state prices on oral fluid samples for porcine tests at its March meeting: *PRRS ELISA: $8 (PRRS Ab ELISA on …
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WVDL Resumes Pathology Services at Barron Laboratory
WVDL’s Barron Laboratory Resumes Pathology Services Dr. Holly Taylor Hired to Head Necropsy Service Pathology Services Available – We are excited to announce that Pathology services have resumed at the WVDL Barron laboratory as of …
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Found in Northern Wisconsin
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Found in Northern Wisconsin Two cases of EEE have been diagnosed at WVDL this week. Both cases were from Northern Wisconsin in Crandon and Eagle River. See below for the …
Highly Pathogenic AI Virus Found in Alaska
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Alaska as Part of Routine Surveillance The USDA recently reported finding highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza (HPAI) in a wild mallard duck in Alaska. No human infections have been …
Canine Influenza Information for Veterinarians
Canine Influenza Information for Veterinarians What is the time course of infection? Specific infection studies have not been conducted with the new H3N2 Canine Influenza Virus strain circulating in the U.S., but based on other …
USDA Confirms H5N2 Avian Influenza in Jefferson County
Highly Pathogenic H5N2 Avian Influenza Confirmed in Wisconsin Poultry Flock CDC considers the risk to people from these HPAI H5 infections in wild birds, backyard flocks and commercial poultry, to be low WASHINGTON, April 13, …
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 …