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November 2021
  • Notes from the director
  • Update on “Trich Direct Realtime PCR” Test: specimen stable for five days
  • Dr. Drozd now American College of Veterinary Pathologists Diplomate
  • One dose rabies-vaccinated canine dead from rabies
  • Dr. Dustin Loy awarded prestigious ISU Alumni Award
  • Emerging diseases
  • Mailing Formalin-fixed tissues in the winter
December 2020
  • Notes from the director
  • Update on “Trich Direct Realtime PCR” test
  • Abortion season
  • Diagnostic New Year’s resolution - Get the most out of your biopsies
  • Mailing formalin-fixed tissues in the winter
  • NVDC personnel at the AAVLD Annual Meeting
  • NVDC pathology resident wins “Best Oral Presentation Award”
  • Dr. Alan Doster donates NVMA Centennial Bronze
  • New testing and new faces at the NVDC!
September 2020
  • Notes from the director
  • Tritrichomonas foetus test to be released
  • Bovine pinkeye multiplex PCR test update
  • Staff updates
  • New pathologist!
July 2019
  • Notes from the director
  • Trichomonas foetus testing submission guidelines
  • Tick season
  • Staff updates
Winter 2016
  • Brodersen named Veterinarian of the Year
  • New bovine export submission form
  • Seneca Valley Virus outbreak
  • Porcine epidemic diarrhea
  • Winter pinkeye
  • Highest number of tularemia cases in 25 years
  • Bovine respiratory disease PCR
  • Xylitol toxicosis in dogs
  • Sample submission tips: neonatal calf diarrhea diagnosis
  • Good sample handling minimizes errors
  • Winter shipping tips
  • VDC construction update
Summer 2015
  • Construction starts on new VDC
  • Price change for PCR testing
  • Changes to BVD earnotch pooled PCR testing
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
  • Guarded swab kits improve sample collection
  • Abortion due to vaccination of young heifer with RB51
  • Pathology slide conference part of continuing ed activities
  • Vitosh passes first step toward certification
  • Leger to present at AAVLD annual meeting
 

Fall 2013
  • Notes from the Director
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Mannheimia haemolytica Associated Bovine Respiratory Disease
  • New Pathology Resident
  • Tritrichomonas foetus Testing Changes
  • New Tests Offered in the Bacteriology Lab
  • Brucellosis Serology Testing Update
  • New Diagnostic Tests At The VDC
  • Circovirus Infections in Dogs: Guidance for Veterinarians
  • New Diagnostic Tests at the VDC (cont.)
  • Courier System
Spring 2013
  • Notes from the Director on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD)
  • Bacterial Culture Results from Bovine Lungs
  • Sample Collection for Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (Pinkeye)
  • Meet out New Employee
  • Bacteriology Lab Proper Sample Submission
  • Bovine E. Coli Interpretation
  • Submission of Expired Trichomonas Transport Media
  • Fact Sheets Added to the Website

Fall 2012
  • Clinical Pathology and Courier Service
  • Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease
  • Histochemical & Immunohistochemical Stains Available
  • Bacteriology and Parasitology News
  • Biopsy Services at VDC
  • Tularemia
  • US FDA Authorizes Blending of Aflatoxin-Contaminated Corn
Spring/Summer 2012
  • New Diagnostic Laboratory Now Reality
  • Ban on Extra-Label Cephalosporin Use
  • Diagnosis of Leptosporiosis
  • Susceptibility Trend for E. coli
  • The Veterinary Diagnostic Center's Quality Program
  • Bacteriology Update
  • Parasitology Updates

Fall 2011
  • Notes From the Diagnostic Center
  • Abortion Diagnosis
  • News from Virology
  • Meet Our Employees
  • Farewell to Dr. Ayers
  • Accreditation Statement
Spring 2011
  • Notes From the Director
  • Let Us Hear From You
  • Notes from the Bacteriology Lab
  • News from Virology
  • Meet Our Employees
  • Accreditation Statement

Fall 2010
  • Notes From the Director
  • Brucellosis Serology Update
  • New Test Added in Virology
  • BVD IHC Testing
  • Laboratory Testing for Stock Show
  • Accreditation Statement
Spring 2010
  • Notes From the Director
  • Bacteriology Updates
  • Awards and Recognitions
  • Virology Lab News
  • Meet Our Employees
  • Accreditation Statement

Fall 2009
  • Notes From the Director
  • New Pathologist
  • Proper Cytology Submissions
  • Microbiology/Parasitology Updates
  • Examples of Proper Cytology Submission
  • Accreditation Statement
Summer 2009
  • Notes From the Director
  • New Laboratory Information System
  • Tuberculosis in Nebraska
  • Surveillance Testing
  • Death by Heat of Death by Poison?
  • Updates from Virology
  • Meet Our Employees
  • Accreditation Statement
Winter 2009
  • Notes From the Director
  • Filling Out Accession Forms
  • Test Validation
  • Government Websites
  • Electronic Coggins (EIA) Submissions Now Available
  • Bacteriology & Parasitology Updates
  • Meet Our Employees
  • Accreditation Statement

Fall 2008
  • Notes From the Director
  • Openings
  • New Parasitologist Joins Teaching Staff
  • Parvovirus in the Multiple Pet Household
  • New From the Bacteriology Lab
  • Virology Updates
  • Toxicology News
  • Meet Our Employees
  • Accreditation Statement
Spring 2008
  • Notes From the Director
  • Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing
  • PCR Testing for Tritrichomoniasis
  • Virology Updates
  • Employee Retiring; New Employee
  • Accreditation Statement
Winter 2008
  • Announcement From Our Department Head
  • Notes From the Director
  • Trich PCR Testing
  • Virology Updates
  • Employee Retiring
  • Accreditation Statement
Fall 2007
  • Notes From the Director
  • Leptospirosis Cases in Dogs Are Low in Nebraska, Vaccine Available
  • New Microbiology Testing
  • Virology Updates
  • Meet Our Employees
  • Accreditation Statement
Spring 2007
  • Notes From the Director
  • Tularemia in a Cat
  • Melamine Pet Food Analysis Available
  • Canine Distemper
  • VDC Employees
  • Bacteriology News
  • Accreditation Statement
Winter 2007
  • Notes From the Director
  • Brucellosis Testing Update
  • Bacteriology News
  • Department Employees
  • Virology Lab Updates
  • Accreditation Statement
Summer 2006
  • Moraxella ovis and Bovine Pinkeye
  • Evaluation of the Efficacy of Disinfectant Footbaths as Used in Veterinary Hospitals
  • New Diagnostic Center Employee
  • Bacteriology News
  • Brucellosis Testing Available at VDC
  • Accreditation Statement
August 2004
  • Diagnostic Center to Undergo Renovation of the HVAC
  • Fescue Grass and Fungal Infections
  • Quality Corner
  • Tips for Collecting Specimens for Bacterial Culture Specimens
  • News From Virology
  • New Employees
  • Pack It Right!
  • Diagnostic Accreditation Statement