Good Luck!

Joan Oaks, Laboratory Records Clerk and Manager of the shipping area, retired from ADDL on September 30.  She joined the ADDL staff in 1997.  We wish Joan and husband Floyd the best as they travel, camp and garden during retirement.

From Molecular Diagnostics:

Due to the increasing number of semen samples submitted for PRRS testing and the limited number of samples that can be tested in 1 day, please notify Molecular Diagnostics/Barb (765-494-7451) 2-3 days in advance to schedule testing.  We can no longer guarantee same day results unless testing is pre-arranged.  Samples must be in ADDL by 10:00am on any given test day.

Purdue ADDL and Heeke ADDL will be closed on the following University holidays.

November 25-26, 2004.....Thanksgiving

December 23-24.........Christmas

December 30-31.........New Year's

On The Road

Drs. Ching Ching Wu and Tsang Long Lin attended the American Association of Avian Pathologists meeting in conjunction with the American Veterinary Medical Association meeting in Philadelphia, July, 2004.

Dr. Steve Hooser was an invited speaker at the American Veterinary Medical Association meeting in Philadelphia, July, 2004.

Margaret Gelhausen, Heeke ADDL bacteriology technician attended the Association of Veterinary Microbiologists meeting in Athens, Georgia, August, 2004.

Dr. Tom Bryan attended the National Poultry Improvement Program Biennial Conference in San Francisco, July, 2004 and the North Central Avian Disease Conference in Ames, Iowa, October, 2004.

Dr. Leon Thacker attended the 9 States Veterinary Conference in Lexington, Kentucky, August, 2004.

Just a Reminder

ADDL test results are available on the Internet.  To set up an account, call 765-494-7440 and ask for the Computer Systems manager or log on to www.addl.purdue.edu, Online reports tab, Request info (on left navigation bar).