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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
CHECK OUT Our Expanded Bovine Respiratory PCR Panel
CHECK OUT OUR EXPANDED BOVINE RESPIRATORY PCR PANEL Mycoplasma bovis PCR has been added to our bovine respiratory PCR panel. Check our test and fees page for more information
NEW Test and Fees Page
WVDL has a new Test and Fees Page on it’s website. You can find the link in the upper right hand corner of the menu, or via the CLICK HERE link below. Here is a …