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        • Canine Influenza: Answers for Pet Owners
        • Canine Mast Cell Tumors
        • Chronic Kidney Disease: Living with Your Pet and the Diagnosis
        • Equine Endocrinology: Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID)
        • An Owner’s Guide to Equine Metabolic Syndrome
        • Leptospirosis: What Every Dog Owner Should Know
        • Pets & Poison Control: Making Your Home Safer
        • Ticks & Tick-Borne Diseases: Information for Pet Owners & Clinicians
      • Diagnostic News (Newsletter)
        • Summer 2022
        • Spring 2022
          • What You Should Know about Avian Influenza
          • MSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Shifts into Emergency Mode
          • In Case You Missed It
        • Fall 2021
          • New Advances in Genetic Testing: Dwarfism in Tibetan Terriers
          • New and Updated Nutrition and Toxicology Assays
          • New Fees Coming in 2022
          • Reminder: Testing for SARS-CoV-2
          • Find Us on Facebook
        • Summer 2021
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          • A Note from the Director
        • Spring 2021
          • Assay Updates
        • Winter 2021
          • Ten Tips to Get the Most from Every Laboratory Submission
        • Fall 2020: Pet Cancer Awareness Month Special Issue
          • Solid Tissue Cytology – Hints to Avoid Poor Quality Samples
          • New MSU VDL Tests for Canine Cancer
          • MSU VDL Hires Interim Director
          • Upcoming Holiday Hours
        • Summer 2020
          • Tiny Arachnids with a Big Bite—Let’s Talk Ticks
          • Check the MSU VDL Website for These and Other Important Updates
        • Spring 2020
          • Feed and Food Safety: An Eggcellent Finding
          • What’s New in Nutrition and Toxicology?
          • MSU VDL Half-Day Symposium at AVMA Convention 2020
          • An Update on COVID-19
        • Winter 2020
          • Spotlight on Endocrinology at the MSU VDL
          • The MSU VDL Adds a New Specialist in Clinical Pathology
          • New Fees in Effect January 6, 2020
          • MSU VDL Shipping Solutions
        • Summer/Fall 2019
          • The MSU VDL Lost a Friend, Colleague, and Advocate for Animal Health
          • New Tests Added to Catalog
          • New MSU VDL Website Launched
        • Spring 2019
          • Serological Responses to Canine Vaccination
          • Detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) in Ear Tissue Samples
          • Sample Submission for Cortisol
        • Winter 2018
          • Genetic Screening for Inherited Conditions
          • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Antiepileptic Drugs in Dogs and Cats
          • New MSU VDL Website Coming Soon!
        • Fall 2018
          • Expanded Testing Options for Canine (Non-Food Animal) Leptospirosis
          • Involvement in Key Federal Networks Helps the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Protect Animal Health Nationwide
        • Summer 2018
          • Vector-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus Threaten Horses and Other Mammals, Including Humans
          • New Tests Added to the MSU VDL Catalog
          • Changes Impacting Bacteriology and Endocrinology Tests
        • Spring 2018
          • EHV-1 and EHV-4: Their Roles in Equine Viral Respiratory Disease, Abortions, and Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM)
          • Preventing Six Common Mistakes in Small Poultry Flocks
        • Featured Articles from the Archives
          • Diagnosing Disorders of the Skin (Fall 2017)
          • DCPAH to Become the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Promoted to Level 1 Laboratory in the National Animal Health Network (Spring 2017)
          • Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases: Big Pathogens in Small Packages (Spring 2017)
          • A New Tool for Diagnosing Challenging Liver Cases: Premium Liver Biopsy Panel Added to Test Catalog (Summer 2016)
          • The Challenges of Ocular Disease Diagnostics (Spring 2015)
          • Frequently Asked Questions in Clinical Pathology (Fall 2010)
          • Garbage In, Garbage Out: Tips for Avoiding Pre-Analytic Sample Problems (Spring 2010)
          • Fluid Cytology Preparations (Fall 2008)
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    • Open Position in Clinical Pathology
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    • Reports of EHD-affected deer occurring across southwest Michigan
    • Dr. Brian Petroff Appointed as MSU VDL Interim Director
    • Necropsies from a Pathologist’s Perspective: Why Veterinarians Should be Part of the Process
    • Mosquito-Borne Diseases: Resources and Disease Detections in Michigan
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    • Testing Cattle for Fairs and Expos in Michigan
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    • Position Announcement - MSU VDL Director
    • Western Blot Assays to be Discontinued
    • Important changes to 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), and Total T4 assays
    • Changes to Small Animal Chemical Profile
    • New Fee Schedule Now Available, Prices in Effect January 1, 2024
    • Babesia gibsoni IFA Temporarily Discontinued
    • Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Awarded $1.1M to Lead Midwest Region in New National Disease Detection Partnership
    • Respiratory Disease in Dogs: How Veterinarians Can Help
    • Reports of Respiratory Disease in Dogs: Information and Updates
    • Changes to Endocrinology Interpretation Requests Effective January 1
    • CWD Testing for Michigan Hunters
    • Mosquito-Borne Diseases: West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Activity in Michigan
    • MSU VDL Hosts Class for MSU's Grandparents University
    • Confirmed Strangles Cases in Michigan for 2023
    • Babesia canis IFA Temporarily Discontinued
    • When Little Bites Spread Big Diseases, It’s Vector-borne Disease Season
    • Parvo-like Illness Reported in Northern Michigan Dogs: Updates
    • Confirmed Strangles Cases in Michigan for 2022
    • Questions about Monkeypox?
    • Changes to Toxicology Assays: Anticoagulant and Convulsant Panels, PCBs, and Chlorinated Pesticides
    • Brucella Canis Testing Update
    • The MSU VDL is Hiring: Join Our Team!
    • Vitamin Analysis Instrument Temporarily Out of Service
    • Temporary Change in Phone Hours Starting May 2
    • New Research Reveals Widespread Lead Poisoning in Bald Eagles
    • Deadly Form of Influenza Found in Two Canadian Flocks – Poultry Beware
    • Plasma Samples Not Accepted for Cortisol Testing
    • Testing Animals for SARS-CoV-2: Resources and Updates
    • New Fee Schedule Now Available, Prices in Effect 01/01/22
    • Upcoming Holiday Hours: November, December, January
    • Confirmed Strangles Cases in Michigan for 2021
    • Animals and COVID-19: What We Know Today
    • Mosquito-borne Diseases: Michigan Resources and Activity
    • What’s Causing the Reported Increase in Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease?
    • Six Deer in Southern Michigan Test Positive for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease
    • Section Spotlight: Anatomic Pathology, Necropsy Service
    • New Assay: Strep equi (Strangles) PCR
    • Johne’s Culture Now Available, PCR Recommended for Some Cases
    • Webinar: Canine and Feline Calcium Disorders and Diagnostics, Sept. 29
    • New Director of MSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Named
    • New Assay to Assist with the Diagnosis of Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA) in Dogs
    • Section Spotlight: Immunodiagnostics & Parasitology
    • African Swine Fever Outbreak in the Dominican Republic Spurs the Need for Enhanced Biosecurity on Swine Farms in the U.S.
    • Stay Safe This Summer: Tips for Identifying and Avoiding Harmful Algal Blooms
    • Section Spotlight: Endocrinology
    • Visit our Virtual Booth at VMX and AVMA
    • Webinar: Diagnosing Skin Diseases, July 21
    • Section Spotlight: Bacteriology
    • Assay Transition for Measurement of PTH
    • Staying Current on Tick-Borne Diseases
    • MDARD, DNR stress biosecurity to help protect Michigan’s rabbits and hares from fatal disease
    • Assay Transition for Endogenous ACTH
    • Section Spotlight: Nutrition and Toxicology
    • Feline Heartworm Antibody Test Discontinued
    • Webinar: Infectious Equine Diseases, March 24
    • Connect with the MSU VDL on Facebook
    • Pet Food Products Recalled for Potentially Fatal Levels of Aflatoxin
    • Confirmed Strangles Cases in Michigan for 2020
    • Mosquito-Borne Diseases: West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Activity in Michigan
    • MSU VDL Steps up to Increase COVID-19 Test Capacity to Protect the MSU Community
    • Shipping Delays Can Impact Sample Quality
    • MSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Hires Interim Director
    • Antibiotics, Friend or Foe? Resources for Understanding the Importance of Antimicrobial Stewardship
    • Stay Safe This Summer by Looking Out for Harmful Algal Blooms
    • New ELISA for Johne's Disease
    • MSU VDL Returns to Full Operations
    • New USDA Requirements for EIA Submissions
    • Additional Values Included on Mammalian CBC Reports
    • State Veterinarian Statement on Allegan County and Saginaw County Bovine Tuberculosis Positive Herds
    • Animal Feed Recall Alert
    • CWD Identified in Newaygo County Farmed Deer
    • Visit Us at Veterinary Conferences
    • New Fees in Effect January 6, 2020
    • Confirmed Strangles Cases in Michigan for 2019
    • Holiday Pet Safety
    • EEE Activity in Michigan for 2019 - Confirmed Cases
    • DNR Reports CWD-positive Deer in Hamilton Township, Gratiot County
    • Mosquito-Borne Virus Kills Michigan Animals and Humans
    • Increased Risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis for Michigan Horses in 2019
    • MDHHS and DNR remind hunters about ‘Do Not Eat’ Deer Advisory near Oscoda marsh
    • MSU Veterinarians Recognized for Innovative Diagnostics and Therapies
    • Open Position - Endocrinology
    • Summer Brings Potential for Toxins: Harmful Algal Blooms

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      • An Owner’s Guide to Equine Metabolic Syndrome
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