COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Randle Moore, resident director of the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s Poultry Diagnostic Laboratory in Center, has received the annual Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence from Texas A&M AgriLife. He was presented the award Jan. 8 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Conference held on the Texas A&M campus in College [...]
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Four state agricultural agencies — three of which have served Texans for about 100 years — are adding A&M to their names to reflect their connection to the system that includes Texas A&M University. The new names — Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Texas veterinarians, animal owners and livestock producers now have access to a team of experts for up-to-date information about health issues for cattle, horses, sheep, goats, poultry, exotic animals and wildlife. The Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory are now able to support educational programs and subject-matter [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Experts are cautioning horse owners to be on the lookout for pigeon fever, a bacterial illness that causes abscesses typically in the pectoral region of horses, but in other anatomical sites as well. Pigeon fever is an infection caused by the bacterial organism Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. It is [...]
COLLEGE STATION – The American College of Veterinary Microbiologists has elected two professionals from the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory to its board of governors. Dr. Hemant Naikare and Dr. Amy K. Swinford were among three new board members chosen from 10 candidates. They will assume office in August. The college is the specialty organization [...]
COLLEGE STATION – The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory has named Dr. Terry Hensley as assistant agency director. Hensley will co-manage diagnostic services for the College Station laboratory and supervise the process for receiving specimens from clients. He also will serve as a liaison with clients and partner organizations, including Texas Animal Health Commission, Texas [...]
Contacts: Dr. Larry Redmon, 979-845-4826, l-redmon@tamu.edu Dr. Tom Hairgove, 979-458-3216, TBHairgrove@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts said Tuesday the deaths of 15 cattle in Bastrop County recently were likely an isolated event and that no further problems are anticipated. “There’s a lot of information and misinformation that continues to circulate about this [...]
ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Veterinary diagnosticians, technicians and inspectors from the Republic of Kazakhstan received advanced training in molecular methods, biosafety measures and diagnostic epidemiology during a recent two-day workshop here, led by the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense. The workshop trained nine diagnosticians and technicians from the Kazakhstan Veterinary Reference Laboratory, [...]
COLLEGE STATION – The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory has named Dr. Matt Cochran as its assistant agency director. Cochran will administer and manage diagnostic services for TVMDL’s College Station laboratory. He also will serve as liaison with TVDML clients and partner organizations, including Texas Animal Health Commission, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas [...]
COLLEGE STATION – The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians has given full accreditation to the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory through 2016. TVMDL remains the only AAVLD-accredited laboratory in Texas and is among only 35 such facilities in the United States. The accreditation includes TVMDL’s full-service labs in College Station and Amarillo, as well [...]
