The AHDC is now offering a new Equine Fever of Unknown Origin PCR Panel for a special fee of $198 to test for the ten most often requested infectious causes of fever of unknown origin in the horse.

Wedgewood Pharmacy is now able to make TRH (protirelin) to perform TRH stim testing to aid in the diagnosis of equine Cushing's disease. Keep in mind that we do not recommend utilizing a TRH stim test...

Updated February 5, 2025

The Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC), as a National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratory, tests avian and mammalian samples for HPAI by PCR. All non...

Accidental ingestion of Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) led to the sudden death of four New England beef cattle in late January 2024. These four cows were noted to be apparently healthy until...

The AHDC Virology Laboratory has recently validated a multiplex real time PCR to detect West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) in a single tube format using multiple...

Wedgewood Pharmacy is currently unable to make TRH (protirelin). The company has informed us that they are unable to source a critical ingredient to make the TRH and have given us an approximate...

During the summer of 2023, the Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) diagnosed several cases of clostridial myositis (blackleg) in dairy heifers on farms throughout the northeastern U.S. One...

Serum and heparinized plasma are now the only acceptable sample types for T3 (Triiodothyronine) baseline and T4 (Thyroxine) IMMULITE testing. This applies to test codes: T3, T4I and THYPALLI...

A recent review of normal canine thyroid samples has led the Endocrinology Laboratory to edit our T3 reference values. The previous range was 60 – 140 ng/dL. You will now find the canine T3...

The Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) has recently received multiple reports from veterinary practitioners across the country regarding increased incidence of canine respiratory...