CAHFS Connection - December 2024

  • Avian: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI); West Nile virus (WNV) infection
  • Bovine: Fusobacterium necrophorum hepatic abscesses; Blackleg; Ureaplasma diversum; Actinomyces bovisosteomyelitis and jejunal hematoma
  • Equine: Pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA)-induced chronic hepatopathy
  • Pigs: Discospondylitis and vertebral body osteomyelitis
  • Small Ruminant: Caprine arthritis and encephalitis virus (CAEV) interstitial pneumonia 

Holiday Schedule:  Please see attached newsletter for details on CAHFS laboratories’ closures in observance of the Winter Holiday and New Years’ Holiday.

CAHFS Connection - November 2024

  • Avian: Blackhead disease; Ulcerative enteritis.
  • Bovine: Necrotic pharyngitis and laryngitis.
  • Equine: Cholelithiasis.
  • Small Ruminants: Mycoplasma mycoides ssp capri polyarthritis; West Nile virus (WNV) meningoencephalitis.
  • Holiday Schedule: Please see newsletter for details on CAHFS laboratories’ closures in observance of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving holidays.
  • Employment Opportunities:
    • Histology Technician - Davis
    • Toxicology Screening Supervisor - Davis
    • Biotechnology Technician - Tulare

CAHFS Connection Newsletter October 2023

  • CAHFS Staff Presentation Day
  • Bovine − Hypovitaminosis A
  • Camelids − Black oil sunflower seed overload
  • Small Animal − Oleander toxicosis
  • Small Ruminants − Avocado toxicosis
  • Equine − Bacterial arthritis
  • Avian − Egg drop syndrome;&nbs

CAHFS Connection Newsletter October 2022

  • Bovine − Copper deficiency; Histophilus somni septicemia; Coccidiosis; Oleander intoxication
  • Equine − Gastric ulceration
  • Porcine − Swine erysipelas
  • Small Ruminants − Cleft palate, acidosis and rumenitis
  • Camelids − Polioencephalomalacia
  • Poultry & Other Avian − Salt toxicity in broilers; Trichomo