Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory - KSVDL

09/13/2024

The dairy production class is on the moooove again this year at McCarty Family Farms! Pictured from left to right: Luis Calamaco (dairy manager), fourth year Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine students: Matt Hertlein, Cannell Kopp, Bryant Karlin, Carly Cole, Samathana Wylie, Emily Rodler, and Deanna Gennett.

08/30/2024

The latest issue of Diagnostic Insights is now online! Content includes:
• Respiratory Panel Results: 2023
• CDC Changes in Canine Import Requirements
• Timely Test Offerings
• Featured Videos

07/16/2024

We're proud to be able to provide services that protect animal health at the local, state, national and international levels!

Explore how K-State's KSVDL protects animal health through expert diagnostics, from pets to livestock, nationwide.

07/13/2024

Senior veterinary students this Saturday morning looking for a little R&R from clinical rotations. Front to back: Emma McClure, Cody Minyard and Chelsey Bieberle.

They could have been in bed or playing video games. These students understand the need to continually hone their bovine reproductive palpation and ultrasound skills, and they are willing to spend whatever and whenever time necessary to be outstanding practitioners upon graduation.

07/04/2024

We are closed today for Fourth of July! 🇺🇸
We'll have regular business hours both Friday and Saturday.

06/24/2024

Dr. Gregg Hanzlicek shares common situations cattle face conducive to pink eye infections.

K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek outlines how to prevent a known disease to cattle production: pink eye. Hanzlicek shares common situations cattle face conducive to pink eye infections.

06/20/2024

Fourth-year student Mikayla Lacher spends a Saturday morning honing her reproductive ultrasound skills. She is one of a group of K-State veterinary students who requested weekend access for the extra learning time. We salute these students for their dedication to their veterinary education.

06/05/2024

Our June issue of Diagnostic Insights is online!
https://ksvdl.org/resources/news/diagnostic_insights/june2024/

05/28/2024

KSVDL joined a table-top exercise with several other entities to prepare for the most critical animal health threats facing U.S. livestock industries today.

A FAD affecting cattle, swine, sheep, goats or poultry would disrupt operations with severe negative impacts, hindering the university's mission.

05/24/2024

We will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27th. Honoring the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

05/10/2024

We're doubly excited to congratulate Kristina Wyatt, our director of quality, who was chosen for the Distinguished Accomplishment category of the K-State President's Award of Excellence for Unclassified Professionals. It was presented yesterday during the All-University Awards!

04/25/2024

As a member of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, the KSVDL joins this national effort by testing samples of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Michigan Farm News

03/20/2024

Kansas Animal Health Commissioner and K-State DVM alumnus Dr. Justin Smith explains how the KSVDL serves "not just Kansas, but a lot of surrounding states and industry, and they are the tip of the iceberg in terms of diagnostic work." See full story here:

Every day, the staff at Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine process hundreds of tests that protect family pets and livestock herds alike from disease.

03/12/2024

Get a behind-the-scenes look at our Diagnostic Webinar Series which was started in 2023! 🎥We're looking forward to hosting "Common Backyard Poultry Diseases, Part II" in April!

In the meantime, check out this article about our webinar series in the recent issue of Wildcat Veterinarian:
https://issuu.com/ksucvm/docs/wildcatveterinarian_winter-2024-online-upload/s/43899791

03/07/2024

Dr. Jamie Retallick visits with students at the Eisenhower Middle School career fair in Topeka!

02/16/2024

See the winning posters from the World Rabies Day poster competition at this web page:

https://ksvdl.org/world-rabies-day/poster-contest-winners.html

02/16/2024

Congratulations to all the World Rabies Day poster contest winners and thanks to all the students, teachers, administrators and schools that participated in the contest. See the list of winners on our website.

MANHATTAN, KANSAS: As part of a campaign to promote rabies awareness in Kansas, the winners of a special poster contest have just been selected. This campaign, launched on World Rabies Day 2023, helps shed light on the relentless battle against rabies, an ongoing global public health threat. The mis...

02/15/2024

The K-State Rabies Laboratory thanks everyone who submitted entries into our World Rabies Day poster competition. Watch for announcement about the winning entries tomorrow.

For information on the contest, see this web page:

https://ksvdl.org/world-rabies-day/poster-rules.htmlan

02/13/2024

Thanks to K-State Research and Extension for the opportunity to speak to cow/calf producers in Western Kansas last night in Rush Center!

Some our attendees:
KSRE Livestock Specialist, Jared Petersille
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine alumni, Drs. Nick Henning and Aaron Larson

02/07/2024

Thank you to the Reno County Cattlemen's Association for the invitation to speak at their 40th annual meeting. 176 were in attendance!

Two of the attendees are recent Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine graduates - Drs. Sydney Rathjen and Patrick Schmitz.

01/31/2024

A new issue of Diagnostic Insights is now available online! Highlights include:
• New Diagnostic Option for Feline Infectious Peritonitis
• Small Animal Toxins for Winter
• Timely Test Offerings

01/29/2024

The KSVDL and researchers in the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine are looking at data related to the onset, presentation, treatment and duration of the mystery canine respiratory disease cases that have been recently reported. See story for more updates.

What we know about the mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs, its treatment options, and preventions.

01/24/2024

Dr. Roman Pogranichniy was co-chair of the conference joint scientific committee and KSVDL served as a major sponsor of the milestone event.

Dee honored for distinguished research, service to U.S. pork industry; Sundberg for his outstanding leadership, dedication to swine health.

01/12/2024

A reminder for the upcoming deadline to submit poster entries for !

The Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (KSVDL) at Kansas State University (KSU) and the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE) in collaboration with Bavarian Nordic and the One Health Commission Bat Rabies Education Team (BRET) are hosting a poster contest to educate child...