In this issue:
AHL Guelph Specimen Reception update [3]
Selected zoonotic pathogens and diseases from Ontario identified at the AHL, 2020 [4]
Staff highlights – Health and safety in the veterinary workplace [6]
Ruminants
Brainstem Parelaphostrongylus tenuis in a domestic sheep [7]
Ovine abortion with fetal congenital anomalies – Cache Valley virus (CVV) [8]
Swine
Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus septicemia: First confirmed case in Ontario swine [9]
PRRSV oral fluids ELISA testing at the AHL [10]
Avian/fur/exotic
Poultry lameness: Examination and sample collection [11]
Equine
Equine granulocytic anaplasmosis [12]
Companion animals
Hepatic lipidosis in small & toy breed puppies [14]
Making sense of the toxin screen [15]
AHL Newsletter
March 2021 - Volume 25, Number 1 ISSN 1481-7179
Editor: Maria Spinato, DVM, DVSc, MBA, Diplomate ACVP
Editorial Assistants: Helen Oliver, Kate Artuso
The AHL Newsletter is published quarterly (March, June, September, December) by the Animal Health Laboratory, Laboratory Services Division, University of Guelph.
Its mission is to inform AHL clients and partners about AHL current activities, and laboratory-based animal disease events and disease trends. All material is copyright 2021. Ideas and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the University or the Editor.
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