How can we help you?

Ivan Leyva-Baca, DVM, PhD

Animal Health Product Applications at Thermo Fisher Scientific

How did a Mexican beef producer increase his herd’s calving rate by 23%?

What were the conclusions from this study?

Calvin Gunter

Senior Manager, Product Management Thermo Fisher Scientific

Why is USDA licensing of diagnostic kits important and who regulates it?

What is the regulatory scope for USDA licensing?

Ivan Leyva-Baca, DVM, PhD

Animal Health Product Applications at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Describe your pilot program for Tritrichomonas foetus with the Faculty of animal science and ecology of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Mexico?

What was the testing’s return on investment?

Laurent Delooz

Regional Association for Animal Health and Identification (ARSIA), Belgium.

What is Belgium’s ruminant abortion program?

How does the program work?

How does this help producers?

Calvin Gunter

Senior Manager, Product Management Thermo Fisher Scientific

What is MagMAX CORE and how does it impact producers?

How does MagMAX CORE perform in the laboratory?

What unique benefits does MagMAX CORE offer laboratories?

How can I control Johne’s disease in my herd?

How can I diagnose Johne’s disease?

Laurent Delooz

Regional Association for Animal Health and Identification (ARSIA), Belgium.

What causes ruminant abortion?

What are the economic implications of ruminant abortion?

How do you pinpoint the disease-causing pathogen

Ivan Leyva-Baca, DVM, PhD

Animal Health Product Applications at Thermo Fisher Scientific

What are the risk factors for Tritrichomonas foetus?

What are the recommended control measures to manage Tritrichomonas foetus?

Elimination of Trich from Infected Herds

Prevention and Surveillance

Ivan Leyva-Baca, DVM, PhD

Animal Health Product Applications at Thermo Fisher Scientific

What is Tritrichomonas foetus (Trich)?

What are the clinical signs of Tritrichomonas foetus?

Ivan Leyva-Baca, DVM, PhD

Animal Health Product Applications at Thermo Fisher Scientific

What is Tritrichomonas foetus (Trich)?

What is the typical prevalence of Tritrichomonas foetus in the US?

Esther Collantes-Fernández, DVM, PhD, Dip EVPC, SALUVET Group

Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Is bovine trichomonosis a problem in Spanish beef herds?

How do you successfully diagnose bovine trichomoniasis?

What economic impact does trichomonosis have on a herd?

Javier Alberto Medellin

Producer, Chihuahua, Mexico

What was your experience with trichomonasis (trich)?

What effect did trich have on the productivity of your herd?

How are you managing trich?

How did diagnostics help in your management of trich?

How did Thermo Fisher Scientific support your efforts?

Christina Boss

Sr. Product Manager Dairy Solutions, Thermo Fisher Scientific

How has Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP) been monitored in Saxony, Germany?

How did real-time PCR perform in field testing?

Petr Kralik

Veterinary Research Institute

Why is paratuberculosis control important?

How do I detect paratuberculosis in my herd?

Sandrine Moine, PhD

R&D Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Based on what I’m reading, there is greater potential for bluetongue virus (BTV) outbreaks in Europe this summer. How can diagnostics help to control the disease?

What can help to contain the disease?

Ivan Leyva-Baca, DVM, PhD

Animal Health Product Applications at Thermo Fisher Scientific

What can you tell me about the prevalence of bovine trichomoniasis (trich) in Mexico?

What were the results of the study?

What have you learned from producers in Chihuahua who already are managing the disease based on the study results of these collaborative efforts?

Johnny Callahan, PhD.

Senior Consultant, Thermo Fisher Scientific

I understand there are several methods for diagnostics testing, like ELISA and PCR. Does it matter which type of test is used on my samples?

What are the advantages and limitations of these laboratory methods?

How does PCR work?

Is PCR better than ELISA?

Gregg A. Hanzlicek, DVM, PhD

Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

How can diagnostics help protect a herd from BVD?

Scott Nordstrom, DVM

Merck Animal Health

When animals become sick, I treat them as soon as possible based on the symptoms we see. Is there a practical, cost-effective way to determine the specific pathogen involved without delaying treatment?

Dan Grooms, DVM

Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine

What are the benefits of eradicating BVDV?

Bill Barton, DVM

Administrator/State Veterinarian in the Division of Animal Industries

Idaho State Department of Agriculture

Is "pooling" samples viable for trichomoniasis testing?

Marty Zaluski, State Veterinarian

Montana Department of Livestock

What's the latest on US trichomoniasis regulations?

Simone Silviera

Ph.D. Student, Virology Laboratory, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) – Brazil

What is Hobi-like pestivirus? Where is it present currently?

Why should Hobi-like pestivirus be important to U.S. veterinarians and beef/dairy producers?

What are the risk factors for entry of this virus into the U.S.?