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Table 4.6 Examples of commercial ‘kit tests’ available for the diagnosis of viral
infections in livestock (table compiled by dr regula Waeckerlin, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada).

ruminants
disease Species detection method Component Sample Supplier
detected
Bluetongue Ruminants AGID (BTV and EHD) Antibodies Serum VMRD Inc.
Pullman, WA,
Ruminants Competitive ELISA Antibodies Serum USA
Sheep, Competitive ELISA, Antibodies Serum, plasma IDEXX Corp
goats, cattle VP7 antigen Ludwigsburg,
Germany
Cattle, Double recognition Antibodies Serum Prionics AG
sheep, goats ELISA, Schlieren
VP7 antigen – Zurich,
Switzerland
Cattle ELISA Antibodies Milk Ingenasa SA
VP7 antigen Madrid, Spain
All species Multiplex real-time RNA Whole blood Labordiagnostik
PCR Leipzig
All BTV serotypes, Leipzig,
differentiation of BTV-8 Germany
Bovine Cattle ELISA Antibodies Serum VMRD Inc.
leukaemia Pullman, WA,
USA
Cattle AGID Antibodies Serum IDEXX Corp
Cattle ELISA, screening Antibodies Serum, plasma Ludwigsburg,
Ultrapurified virus Germany
lysate antigen
ELISA, X2
Antigen from improved
cell line
Cattle ELISA, Antibodies Milk
Ultrapurified virus
lysate antigen
Cattle Blocking ELISA, Antibodies Serum, single
gp51 antigen or pools
Cattle Blocking ELISA, Antibodies Serum, single Ingenasa SA
gp51 antigen or pools Madrid, Spain
Milk
BSE Cattle Immunohistochemistry Prion Protein Brain stem VMRD Inc.
samples Pullman, WA,
USA

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