In this issue
Specimen Reception update - more on getting the most from your diagnostic laboratory [2]
OAHN September 2021 update [4]
Staff highlights [5]
Ruminants
Systemic vasculitis in sheep associated with ovine herpesvirus-2 [6]
Malignant catarrhal fever in a bison cow [7]
Abomasal coccidiosis (Eimeria gilruthi) in a goat kid [8]
Comprehensive bovine respiratory disease panel - brsppnl [9]
Swine
Glasser’s disease: An uncommon presentation of a common disease [10]
Update: OAHN swine small herd postmortem project [11]
PRRSV sequencing surveillance for the pathogenic 1-4-4 lineage 1C variant at the AHL [12]
Avian/fur/exotic
Fungal osteomyelitis in meat turkeys [13]
The threat of histomoniasis: turkeys and chickens cannot be housed together! [14]
Horses
Pneumocystis pneumonia in a Thoroughbred colt [15]
Companion animals
Canine parvovirus 2 antigen ELISA: Interpretation of negative test results [16]
AHL Newsletter
September, 2021 - Volume 25, Number 3 ISSN 1481-7179
Editor: Maria Spinato, DVM, DVSc, Diplomate ACVP, MBA
Editorial Assistants: Helen Oliver, Sofija Jelacic
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