Could your clients be pouring valuable trace element supplementation down the drain?Mineral supplementation comes at a price, so with your clients in mind, we’ve developed a testing system that allows you to check-up on the mineral content of stock water supplies to ensure levels are adequate, but are not drowning in it! Whether farmers rely […]
Information for veterinariansCases of Salmonella in the dairy industry have been increasing over recent years. Whilst this increase has been moderate with both Salmonella Typhimurium and S. Brandenburg, it has been significant with S. Bovismorbificans, which has seen a dramatic and sustained increase in cases since 2015 with a concomitant increase in human and companion […]
SUNAO FUJITAImmunocytochemistry (ICC) is an adjunct diagnostic tool, which helps to identify cellular origin utilizing the accuracy of antibody-antigen binding. In comparison with immunohistochemistry (IHC), which is more commonly used in both human and veterinary medicine, ICC is not routinely exploited for the classification of a variety of neoplastic lesions.However, ICC has the potential to […]
KATHRYN JENKINSFine needle aspiration (FNA) can quickly and easily identify whether an enlarged lymph node is hyperplastic/reactive, inflamed, or neoplastic (e.g. lymphoma). It can also aid in the identification of potential metastatic disease (e.g. mast cell tumours, carcinoma, histiocytic sarcoma), and can also identify uncommon infectious agents.A recent case highlighted the usefulness of lymph node […]
ROB FAIRLEYWhen sampling the liver for histology (especially for cases with known liver disease) it is helpful to take multiple pieces and it is really helpful to make sure that what you select includes some decent-sized bile ductules. Facial eczema, for example, preferentially affects the larger ductules.Some livers may have really badly affected areas (the […]
CRISTINA GANSIt’s becoming more common in recent years for pathologists to issue a histology report which recommends the use of immunohistochemistry (IHC). I’ve frequently been asked: what is IHC and why do we need it?Immunohistochemistry is a molecular technique which can be used for the diagnosis and prognosis of specific tumours and for the identification […]
BERNIE VAATSTRAClinical history:A one-year-old, male, neutered Golden Retriever developed erupting, ulcerated, erythematous and crusting lesions over the dorsal surface of the nasal planum (Figures 1 and 2). The lesions developed quickly over approximately 48 hours, accompanied by vomiting and diarrhoea.Clinical differentials included bacterial furunculosis, fungal or yeast infection, tick-bite hypersensitivity, facially oriented autoimmune disease, and […]
ROB FAIRLEYIf you require brain histology performed, you should ideally send the whole brain, fixed in formalin, to the laboratory. If you need to take a fresh sample, you can remove a small portion no problem.We receive submissions every now and then that consist of cerebral cortex only. If you are specifically checking for polio […]
BERNIE VAATSTRAThis month we present two cases caused by the same aetiological agent.Case 1:Seven first-calving Friesian heifers from a Waikato dairy herd developed fever and respiratory distress and three died after returning from grazing and presumably being exposed to BHV-1 circulating in the home herd. Necropsy findings included severe necrotising tracheitis (Figure 1) and pneumonia. […]
We featured an article in June 2019 regarding factors that can interfere with ACTH testing for diagnosis of Pars Pituitary Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) in horses. Since both non-PPID and PPID horses display higher ACTH concentrations in autumn (March, April, May) compared with other times of the year, now is a timely reminder of these interfering factors.>> […]