New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

09/10/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Annie Flocken who has completed her 3 years residency program in anatomic pathology. We have enjoyed having Annie here as part of a joint residency with Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She has been a valuable member of our team and our four boarded pathologists were glad to provide the mentorship. We look forward to some ongoing projects with Annie as she explores next steps in her pathology career.

04/19/2024

Very excited to have our new Sakura Prisma auto slide stainer installed. This new equipment will allow for larger throughput and faster turn-around for our histology slides. Our histology staff received training from Sakura and are eager to validate it over the coming days.

04/09/2024

Some of our lab staff taking a moment to appreciate today's eclipse. Beautiful day here in NH for the event.

01/25/2024

Learn to keep your birds safe.

09/26/2023

Do you know that September 28th will mark the 17th annual World Rabies Day? This global health observance started in 2007 to raise awareness about the disease and bring together partners to enhance prevention and control efforts worldwide.

Fun fact: September 28th also marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur's death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed the first rabies vaccine.

Learn more: https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2023/09/25/taking-bait-usda-safeguards-wildlife-against-rabies-virus

and https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-rabies-day

08/02/2023

08/02/2023

https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2023/07/unhs-nh-veterinary-diagnostic-lab-partners-dod-residency-program

Elise LaDouceur, a civilian veterinarian working with the Department of Defense's Joint Pathology Center (JPC) reached out to UNH’s New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (NHVDL) last spring and set in motion a partnership that is providing critical residency training to JPC veterinarians ...

06/09/2023

https://www.livescience.com/animals/whales/ultra-rare-deep-diving-whale-dies-on-new-england-beach-with-possible-case-of-bird-flu

A necropsy revealed that the animal may have been infected with avian influenza, which would be "a big deal" if it is confirmed by further testing, scientists say.

05/25/2023

05/25/2023

Always sad to hear about these stories. We're thankful for the SSC stranding team and glad the NHVDL can extend our services to understanding these mortalities.

04/06/2023

Keeping your birds healthy is important! If you're a poultry owner, please take a minute to complete this short anonymous survey. Results will be used to improve communication of important disease information to poultry owners: https://unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_07HVFdo4OkFyKRU

04/01/2023

It's the annual UNH 603 Challenge starting at midnight tonight and running April 2-6. Donate early to take advantage of matching funds to help your donation go further. You can donate directly to the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab at the link below. Your donation goes a long way towards protecting NH agriculture, Animal Health and Public Health. Thank you for your support!
https://colsa.unh.edu/new-hampshire-veterinary-diagnostic-laboratory/giving

03/16/2023

Biosecurity is the most important thing poultry owners can do to protect their flocks. Without proper biosecurity, can easily be unintentionally transferred to other poultry facilities. A new biosecurity workbook is available here: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/defend-the-flock-program/flock-defender/

03/07/2023

For more than five decades, the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (NHVDL) at the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture has helped secure animal and public health by providing essential diagnostic services to the Granite State and New England. The NHVDL also provides valuable trai...