The WVDL will be closed while honoring the Independence Day Holiday. Both Madison & Barron WVDL locations will be closed on Thursday, July 4th, 2024, in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. Please plan appropriately …
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Changes to the Reports and Report Layouts
While change can be uncomfortable, we are excited about the upcoming upgrades, including: Early Viewing of Individual Test Results: You can view individual test results in the Client Portal–even before the case is finalized. Finalized Report …
Section Preliminary Report Changes
Many WVDL testing sections have previously sent preliminary reports as a service to our clients to decrease the wait until the final necropsy report to be generated. With the new LIMS system, clients can access …
Changes to Bacterial Names
Recently, several bacterial name changes have occurred. Mycoplasma and Clostridium species are the most significant name changes. Several Mycoplasma were renamed to the genus Mycoplasmopsis including M. bovis, M. bovigenitalium, M. meleagridis and M. synoviae. …
Specific PCR Reporting Changes
In the new LIMS, WVDL has made some changes regarding reporting of a few PCR assays that detect and differentiate 2 or more strains of the same organism. Previously, we reported one result and if …
Updates to serum neutralization assays
Serum neutralizations will be routinely screened and reported at the screening dilution listed in the chart below. If an endpoint dilution is desired, that test code must specifically requested on the submission form. Assay Screening …
Molecular Test Code Description Changes
Our section would like to highlight some test code name/description changes that will take place in the new LIMS, this is to reflex the recent names change for organism or the use of proper scientific …
Respiratory Panels that Include Bacteriology and Molecular Diagnostic will be offered Separately Only
With the start of CoreOne for Labs as the WVDL’s laboratory information management system (LIMS), the WVDL will be divorcing the bacterial culture and molecular diagnostic PCR tests. The targets and quality of the tests …
PCR Test Interpretation Changes
With the implementation of the new LIMS system (COFL) at WVDL, molecular results will be reported differently than our previous LIMS system. Currently we report results as either positive, weak positive, negative, inconclusive or undetermined. …
Update to Bovine herpesvirus Type 1 competitive ELISA
40004 Bovine herpesvirus Type 1 competitive ELISA (previously IBR cELISA) will report “INCONCLUSIVE” for any grey zone or high grey zone results and the optical density (OD) will be printed on the LIMS report. If …