ANY-Maze

Automate your behavioral testing using the most versatile, easy to use video tracking system available. 

SDI’s ANY-Maze is designed to test in ANY Maze, allowing you to choose whether to track the head, body, tail or the whole animal.

Flexible in every way, ANY-maze will set up quickly with a USB connection to any laptop or PC and tests automatically with virtually any camera.  Ask us about our ANY-maze bundle for turn key set up.

Lactococcus Garvieae -

First identified in 1983 as a cause of bovine mastitis in the UK, L. garvieae was initially thought to be a minor veterinary concern. However, it soon revealed a different side: it was a primary driver of "Lactococcosis," a devastating septicemia in aquaculture .

It first hit the Spanish trout industry, causing losses that eventually amounted to nearly 50% of production. lactococcus garvieae

In 2020, it surfaced at a remote hatchery in California's Mojave Desert. To save the surrounding ecosystem, officials were forced to euthanize over 3 million trout to prevent the silent spread. A Cross-Species Mystery First identified in 1983 as a cause of

While it is most famous for its impact on fish, L. garvieae has made a rare jump to humans, often following the handling or consumption of raw seafood. It first hit the Spanish trout industry, causing

Over the next few decades, it "bounced" around the world—appearing in Italy, Japan, South Africa, and Taiwan.

The journey of Lactococcus garvieae is a biological detective story that begins in a British cow pasture and ends in global fish hatcheries and modern hospitals. This Gram-positive bacterium, once a quiet resident of bovine udders, has evolved into a formidable traveler. The Unseen Traveler