News and Announcements
Cache Valley Fever (CVF) causes abortions, malformed fetuses, infertility, and congenital abnormalities in sheep and goats. The CVF virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and is endemic in many parts...
(NY) Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) was diagnosed in four cows on a small dairy farm in NY. The cows presented with fever, decreased appetite, drooling, swollen coronary bands and lameness...
(NY) A 4-month old quarter horse foal was found down in the field with markedly distended and firm epaxial and gluteal muscles. Initial bloodwork and urinalysis revealed marked hyperglycemia...
The AHDC is now offering a plaque reduction serum neutralization assay for the detection of antibodies to eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus. This assay has been verified for equine species...
The AHDC in the past has offered the indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test, and the serum neutralization (SN) test, for detection of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus 2. The IFA test has been...
The fee for contagious equine metritis CF and chlamydia CF testing will increase to $17.00 per sample, as of September 1st.
(NY) An embryo-transfer calf was aborted at 236 days of gestation at a dairy farm that primarily uses embryo transfer, in vitro fertilization, and artificial insemination for reproductive...
Parasitology is launching a new "Fecal Parasite Count Reduction Test (FPCRT)" to assess dewormer efficacy for parasites from diverse hosts (horses, cattle, sheep, goats, cats, dogs, and others)...
As of June 1, the following combination test codes for the Endocrinology Laboratory are discontinued:
In situ hybridization (ISH) is a technique that uses colorimetric or fluorescent probes to target and visualize specific DNA or RNA sequences within tissues. We offer automated ISH services using...