CWD sampling efforts were targeted around towns with active captive cervid facilities, winter feeding operations, and/or high cervid densities. We collected samples from 476 deer, which were sent to the Colorado State University- Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory for testing. All samples tested negative for CWD prion.
Tests at Colorado State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the USDA National Animal Disease Center confirmed both elk had hoof disease, Gardner said.
Wyoming wildlife researchers working at Fort Laramie National Historic Site in Goshen County have detected the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, the first such finding in the state. They sent samples to Colorado State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center for independent testing.
The Rocky Mountain Regional Biocontainment Laboratory is located in the Judson Harper Research Complex on the Colorado State University Foothills Campus. There is also a Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory at CSU, which is part of the CDC Laboratory Response Network and the USDA National Animal Health Laboratory Network, which is part of the Fort Collins Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Tests at Colorado State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the USDA National Animal Disease Center confirmed both elk had hoof disease.
Dr. Sue VandeWoude and Dr. Kristy Pabilonia met with Colorado representatives in Washington, D.C., to advocate for the veterinary profession.
The CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories has earned full accreditation status from the accreditation committee of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
Dr. Roehr has served as the state veterinarian for Colorado Department of Agriculture since 2009. He is on the board of the CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
A dairy goat residing in Rio Grande County was diagnosed with Coxiella burnetii infection. This case was diagnosed by Colorado State University, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Fort Collins on February 1, 2018.
Dr. Brendan Podell will receive the Zoetis Research Excellence Award from the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.