News and updates
December 2019
Diagnosing and confirming a diagnosis of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is not easy. Learn more here.
Blood Sampling for Ionised Calcium. When total calcium is outside the reference interval, it can be useful to check ionised calcium
November 2019
Blood smears: A critical part of the CBC! The steps to consider when making a blood smear.
Immunoglobulins are commonly assessed in foals to ensure that transference of passive immunity is sufficient for protection until the foal develops its own antibodies.
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BVD Beef Herd Programme
About 80% of beef herds have been exposed to BVD
Very few farms have conducted any monitoring
Most beef farms are in the dark on their status
BVD is having major effects on beef farming profitability through:
- Increased empty rates
- Increased time from calving to pregnancy
- Sickness and poor growth in young stock
Use the SVS Labs BVD Beef Programme at the time of pregnancy scanning.
Bulk Milk Sampling
The national survey of the bulk milk samples as part of response to M. bovis is underway. This is placing a great strain on the systems and resources and does take an understandable priority. We are still getting the samples for our BVD Testing Programme but we are seeing a delay of up to 2 weeks in the timing of these.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this and are doing all we can to turn the testing around as quickly as possible once we have the samples.
Thank you very much for your support and understanding in this matter.
Click here for SVS Laboratories BVD Bulk Milk Monitoring Programme Form