In this issue:
Getting the most from your veterinary diagnostic testing [3]
OAHN September 2022 update [4]
Staff highlights [5]
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing: Part 4 - Laboratory results interpretation [6]
Ruminants
Eimeria macusaniensis (E-Mac) intestinal coccidiosis in an alpaca [7]
Bovine herpesvirus (BoHV-1) aborttion in dairy cattle [8]
Swine
Phosphorus deficiency causing rickets in a group of nursery pigs [9]
Selenium deficiency in two Kunekune sows [10]
Avian/fur/exotic
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) identified in Ontario [11]
Update on avian influenza in wild birds [12]
Microfilaria in a panther chameleon [13]
Equine
Neonatal foal death due to a congenital defect [14]
Congenital hypothyroidism and dysmaturity syndrome in a Dutch warmblood foal [15]
Companion animals
Salmonella abortion in a dog [16]
Feline post-anesthetic death: A complication of a rare disease [17]
Osteomyelitis due to Candida albicans infection in a dog [18]
AHL Newsletter
September, 2022 - Volume 26, Number 3 ISSN 1481-7179
Editor: Maria Spinato, DVM, DVSc, Diplomate ACVP, MBA
Editorial Assistants: Helen Oliver, Sofija Jelacic
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