Diseases & Diagnoses

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
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Diseases & Diagnoses is a podcast by the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL). Each episode explores a different disease or condition and the testing options available to practitioners and animal owners. TVMDL Veterinary Services Section Head Dr. Brandon Dominguez introduces you to the agency’s subject matter experts and leads conversations on how you, the listener, can get the most out of your diagnostic testing experience.

  1. FEB 17

    Bone Marrow Aspirate – The whens, whys, and hows

    Bone marrow aspirates can be incredibly enlightening. However the process is invasive, so it's important to know when a bone marrow aspirate is most appropriate for testing. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez and Dr. Cathy Campbell discuss the whens, whys, and hows of collecting and testing bone marrow aspirates with TVMDL's newest clinical pathologist, Dr. Emily Zuber.

    11 min

  2. FEB 3

    Mycoplasma – Small, unique, and notoriously difficult

    Mycoplasma spp. are the smallest free-living bacteria known to science. They are also unique in they lack a cell-wall which means typical antibiotics don't work. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez and Dr. Alexis Thompson discuss mycoplasmas with Dr. Tegner Jacobson, microbiology section head in Canyon. They cover different types of mycoplasmas, testing options, and clinical signs that may lead to a mycoplasma diagnosis.

    10 min

  3. JAN 20

    Biosecurity – Reducing risk through proactive practices

    Biosecurity is an incredibly important factor in animal health. Diseases don't always carry obvious signs of infection and more often than that not, silently move through groups of animals. That's why it's critical biosecurity practices are implemented. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez and Dr. Alexis Thompson chat with Sage Barraza, serology technician in Canyon, to discuss common biosecurity practices and some diagnostic testing options to get head of the spread.

    12 min

  4. JAN 6

    Performance Animal Drug Screen - How LC/MS technology was built to ensure safe and fair competition

    Liquid chromatography- tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS) is a powerful methodology that is used for several tests at TVMDL, most notably, the Performance Animal Drug Screen. Knowing the stakes of a positive result, TVMDL works hard to ensure testing is performed accurately. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez and Dr. Michael Piccione chat with Analytical Chemistry Section Head Dr. Mike Henderson to discuss LC/MS testing and how it ensures safe and fair competition.

    12 min

  5. 12/16/2025

    Equine Infectious Anemia – Highly infectious virus that is always "Coggins" a problem

    Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a well known virus in the horse community, mostly due to its highly infectious nature. Clinical signs vary. Some horses present with very obvious signs where other horses present with essentially none. Testing is often associated with the Coggins test. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez and Dr. Semira Mancill discuss the virus and testing options with Kalyn Green, assistant section head in serology.

    7 min

  6. 12/02/2025

    Johne's Disease – From clinical signs to result interpretation

    Johne's Disease primarily affects ruminants, such as sheep, cattle, and goats. Depending on the species, clinical signs can vary, but often times the shedding can occur while animals still appear healthy. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez and Dr. Alexis Thompson discuss sampling and testing considerations with Molecular Diagnostics Assistant Section Head Dr. Megan Schroeder.

    9 min

  7. 11/26/2025

    Equine Herpes Virus-Type 1 – Sampling and testing considerations

    In light of the EHV-1 outbreak, Dr. Brandon Dominguez and Dr. Semira Mancill sat down with Assistant Agency Director for Microbiology Dr. Erika Schwarz to talk about sampling and testing options. This is a short episode packed full of timely and relevant information!

    9 min

  8. 11/18/2025

    Large animal reproduction – Things to consider diagnostically

    In large animals, reproductive failure or abortion has a multifactorial etiology. As such, there are several diagnostic routes ones one should consider. But, where do you start? In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez and Dr. Semira Mancill sit down with Madison Carroll, a technician in the College Station lab's clinical pathology section to discuss best practices and testing options that may assist in large animal reproduction.

    11 min
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About

Diseases & Diagnoses is a podcast by the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL). Each episode explores a different disease or condition and the testing options available to practitioners and animal owners. TVMDL Veterinary Services Section Head Dr. Brandon Dominguez introduces you to the agency’s subject matter experts and leads conversations on how you, the listener, can get the most out of your diagnostic testing experience.

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  • Creator
    Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Show Website
    Diseases & Diagnoses

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