Knowledge

Jul 09, 2026

Feline SDMA Test: An Important Tool for Early Kidney Health Assessment in Cats

Chronic kidney disease is very common in middle‑aged and senior cats, and it often progresses without obvious early signs. By the time owners notice increased drinking, weight loss

Jul 07, 2026

When A Fever Isn't Just A Fever: Looking Beyond A Single Vector-Borne Disease...

A veterinarian once remarked during a continuing education meeting, "The hardest vector-borne cases are rarely the ones with obvious answers." It's a sentiment many c

Jul 02, 2026

Bovine Tuberculosis and Antigen Test: Practical Considerations for Herd Manag...

If you've spent any time in the cattle business, bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a familiar headache. Governments have run eradication campaigns for decades, and in some regions t

Jun 30, 2026

Ovine PPRV Antibody Testing: What It Tells You, and When to Use It on the Farm

For sheep and goat farmers across sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and South and Southeast Asia, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) has a more brutal nickname: "goat plague.

Jun 25, 2026

Porcine Trichinella spiralis Antibody Test – A Practical Take

What is this thing anyway? Trichinella spiralis is a parasitic roundworm. It causes trichinellosis, a disease that moves between pigs and people. Among all the Trichinella species

Jun 23, 2026

Avian Candida Antigen Testing – A Quick Take

Let's be honest: most poultry vets don't lose sleep over Candida. But maybe they should. It's everywhere. The yeast sits in the gut of practically every bird you'll

Jun 17, 2026

Giardia Antigen Testing: Why More Vets Are Paying Attention

You know what brings a lot of pets through the clinic door? Diarrhea. Probably top three, easy. Puppies and kittens with loose stools, on-and-off diarrhea, just generally messed-up

Jun 11, 2026

Feline Tritrichomonas Infection: A Hidden Cause of Chronic Diarrhea in Cats

Ever dealt with a cat whose diarrhea just won't quit? You know the drill-cat looks fine, eats like a horse, plays like normal. But the loose poop keeps coming back. You try tre

Jun 09, 2026

Why Test for Canine Flu Early? A Vet’s Take

You see a dog with a cough, runny nose, and a slight fever. Looks like kennel cough-pretty common. But two days later, three more dogs from the same boarding place show up with the

Jun 04, 2026

Bovine Lumpy Skin Disease Antibody Test (B.LSD Ab)– A Quick Take

You've got a cow with skin nodules, fever, drops in milk. Could be LSD. But waiting on PCR results takes days – and by then, the disease might have spread through the whole h

Jun 02, 2026

CAE Antibody Test – An Often Overlooked Tool in Goat Herd Health

If you've raised goats for a while, you've probably heard someone mention "CAE." Maybe you've even lost a young kid to it, or had an older doe start limping for no obviou

May 28, 2026

Getting a Handle on Piglet Diarrhea: Why Testing for Five Gut Pathogens at On...

Anyone who's worked with farrowing or nursery pigs for a while knows the scene. Piglets are scouring. Some look rough. You try one treatment, then another. Nothing really works