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• Anatomic & Surgical Pathology
  • Biopsy Service
    • Biopsy Sample Collection, Handling, and Processing
    • Standard Trimming Method
    • Complete Surgical Margin Evaluation
    • Prognosis of Canine Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumors
    • Detecting c-Kit Mutations
    • Diagnosis and Prognosis of Canine Melanocytic Tumors
    • Differentiating Feline Intestinal Lymphoma from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
    • Ocular Pathology Service
    • PCR for Antigen Receptor Rearrangements (PARR)
    • Processing of Special Tissue Submissions
    • Transmission Electron Microscopy
    • Canine Liver Biopsy Panel
    • Recommendations for Liver Sampling
    • Necropsy Service
    • Immunohistochemistry
    • In Situ Hybridization
  • Bacteriology & Mycology
    • Culture and Sensitivity
      • Culture and Sensitivity Sample Collection and Handling
      • Collecting Blood Cultures
      • VMC Instructions for TREK Blood Culture Bottle Inoculation
      • Leptospirosis Testing
        • Collection of Bovine Urine for Diagnosis of Leptospirosis
        • Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s Disease)
        • Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) Resources
          • Use of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Data to Guide Therapy
          • Susceptibility Results of Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates
          • Susceptibility Results of Gram-Positive Bacterial Isolates
          • Antibiotic Panels for Susceptibility Testing: Dogs, Cats, and Other Small Animals
          • Antibiotic Panels for Susceptibility Testing on Isolates from Horses
          • Antibiotic Panels for Susceptibility Testing on Isolates from Ruminant Species
        • Clinical Pathology
          • Chemistry
          • Cytology
          • Hematology & Hemostasis
          • Preparation of Cytologic Samples for Immunocytochemistry
          • 2025 Year-End Holiday Operations: Clinical Pathology
        • Endocrinology
          • Endocrinology Frequently Asked Questions
            • Adrenal Testing Questions
            • Calcium Testing Questions
            • Thyroid Testing Questions
            • Additional Endocrine Testing Questions
            • Adrenal Testing in Cats
            • Adrenal Testing in Dogs
            • Assessment of Reproduction
            • Calcium Disorders
            • Equine Endocrine Testing
            • Growth Hormone and IGF-1 in Cats
            • Growth Hormone and IGF-1 in Dogs
            • Thyroid Function in Cats
            • Thyroid Function in Dogs
            • Endocrinology Sample Too Warm
          • Immunodiagnostics & Parasitology
            • Arthropod-Borne Diseases
            • Blood Donors: Canine or Feline
            • Canine Export Testing
          • Nutrition
            • Iodine Testing
            • Mineral Diagnostics
            • Nutrition Diagnostics for Dairy Cattle
            • Vitamin A and E Diagnostics
            • Mineral and Vitamin Testing Sample Collection and Handling
              • Liver Biopsy Procedure in Cattle
              • MSU VDL Liver Mineral Reference Ranges
            • Toxicology
              • Bone Marrow Diagnostics
              • General Organic Compounds Screen
                • Compounds Detected by GCMS Screen
                • Glomerular Filtration Rate
                • Guide to Sample Selection and MSU VDL Tests for Differential Diagnosis of Toxins that Cause CNS Excitation
                • Toxicology Sample Collection and Handling
              • Virology
                • Detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) in Ear Tissue Samples
                • Canine and Feline Viral Diseases
                • Canine and Feline Vaccine Panels and Serological Responses to Vaccination