Every spring, John Irvine and his ranch hands line up 300 head of cattle to make one of the biggest investments they can in the future of the seventh-generation Kansas ranch -- they collect a few vials of blood to send to the Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Defense attacks animal disease
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Emily Walker, medical technologist in the Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory's clinical pathology laboratory, prepares to test a dog urine sample for its specific gravity.
Housed at Kansas State University, the Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory drives economic impact for the state through its role as frontline defense against animal disease.
Through its slate of diagnostic services, the Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is an invaluable resource for livestock operations like Irvine Ranch, a beef seedstock operation that sells cattle across dozens of states.
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