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Pathology in Practice

E. Jane Kelly DVM, MS1, Thomas J. Baldwin DVM, PhD, DACVP2, and Kerry A. Rood MS, DVM3
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  • 1 Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Agriculture, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84341.
  • | 2 Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Agriculture, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84341.
  • | 3 Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science Department, College of Agriculture, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84341.

Contributor Notes

Presented in abstract form at the 52nd Annual Conference of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, San Diego, October 2009.

Address correspondence to Dr. Kelly (Jane.Kelly@usu.edu).