Did you know:

• How much blood is needed?
• Antibiotic sensitivity testing for anaerobes
• When providing Postmortem samples more is better!
• A picture is Worth a Thousand Words! Pictures can be a big help when Interpreting histological and cytological samples.
• Microbiologists are amazing but they are not miracle workers!
• African Swine Fever outbreaks are present in several Asian countries. Illegally imported pork products are one possible source to introduce this Exotic disease in New Zealand. Do you know what to look for? Check out our disease fact sheet.
• In pigs, what samples do I need for the most common disease investigation?

Haemogram:

• Anaemia in rabbits is defined as a decrease in haemoglobin concentration [Hb] and/or haematocrit (HCT).

VetScript articles:

• Lisa D. Schmidt, of SVS Laboratories in Hamilton, and Brenda M. Bryan, of Manitoba Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Winnipeg, Canada, outline some of the potential causes of arthritis in pigs. (Article first published in VetScript, New Zealand Veterinary Association, March 2019)
• A protozoan problem. Pathologist Lisa Schmidt, from SVS Laboratories, discusses a case of hepatic coccidiosis in a rabbit. (Article first published in VetScript, New Zealand Veterinary Association, August 2020).
• The case of the lumpy lamoid. Pathologists help determine the cause of lumps covering the body of a young alpaca. (Article from VetScript April/May 2021)