An 18-month-old horse was found dead and was submitted for necropsy to the Animal Health Diagnostic Center. The horse was seen by an attending veterinarian a few days...

(N. America) In early October of 2018, a 12-week old "Sheltie" arrived from Korea. Approximately 12 days later, the dog began with a cough and lethargy with blood work indicating "anemia."

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Administration of the medication pergolide for the treatment of equine Cushing's Disease or Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) is now permitted by the United States Equestrian...

Caprine feces can now be tested for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using PCR for faster and more accurate results. Results are provided in 7-10 business days. If STAT testing is...

Please do not submit composite samples for diagnostics related to outbreaks of clinically ill NY animals for NYS Contract subsidized testing. The NYS Contract Subsidy program provides generous...

The AHDC uses the ELISA test as the default test for EIA. This decision was based on user demand and faster test turnaround time.

The AHDC will only perform the EIA AGID test when:

Two separate cases of abortion due to listeriosis were diagnosed in New York State. One occurred in an Angus cow and the other in a Nubian milking goat. Neither farm reported neurologic signs in...

The NYS Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has isolated Salmonella Group C2 from cultures submitted from 4 different horse farms in either New Jersey or Pennsylvania in the last week. They have all...

(AL) Mycoplasma felis and Equine influenza were detected from a nasal swab in a three year old QH mare submitted for testing using the AHDC Equine Respiratory PCR Panel (ERPLN). The mare had...

Sand is considered the gold standard in dairy cattle bedding for cow comfort and reduced environmental exposure to mastitis pathogens. Quality Milk Production Services now offers particle size...