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The highly contagious Marek’s disease virus is a common cause of mortality in backyard chickens – and the clinical signs are diverse and overlap with several other common conditions in poultry flocks. So what’s the best way to diagnose it?

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𝕀𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕒 𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟?

Urine is often submitted for microbiological evaluation when investigating lower urinary tract disease in cats and dogs. In these cases, culture should always be accompanied by a complete urinalysis including a urinary sediment examination, and ideally should only be performed on a cystocentesis sample.

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕪 𝔾𝕠𝕝𝕕𝕖𝕟 ℝ𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣.

A young Golden Retriever presents with pain on the neck and spine and mysterious, severe scaling. (Article from VetScript June/July 2021).

Read more here:https://www.svslabs.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/165686-The-case-of-the-scaly-retriver.pdf

The case of the lumpy lamoid.

Pathologists help determine the case of lumps covering the body of a young alpaca. (Article from VetScript April/May 2021).

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