CAEV/MVV

Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus/
Maedi-Visna Virus

Maedi-visna virus (MVV) infection of sheep is characterized by slowly progressive arthritis, pneumonia, mastitis and encephalomyelitis. The causative agent of the disease is a virus classified as lentivirus, a subgroup of retroviruses. MVV infection is spread all over the world in many countries.

This classification also includes caprine arthritis encephalitis virus (CAEV), which manifests itself in adult goats mainly in the form of severe arthritis of the carpal joint (“big knee”).

Animals with CAEV become emaciated despite an intact appetite, and show poor milk yield. Serologic surveys show that CAEV is widely disseminated in goat herds on different continents.

By far, the most important source of infection, however, is the milk of positive animals. In fact, if the kids are fed with communal milk from the herd, all the kids can be infected by just a single positive goat. An effective vaccination does not exist. For this reason, eradication programs are based on colostrum deprivation, separation and serological detection of infected animals.

Specific antibodies in serum for both diseases can be measured by the same ELISA.

Testing Solutions
CHEKIT* Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus/Maedi-Visna Virus Antibody ELISA Test Kits
Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The CHEKIT-CAEV/MVV ELISA Test Kit is an enzyme immunoassay for the detection of antibodies against Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis virus (CAEV) and Maedi-Visna virus (MVV) in serum, plasma and milk samples of goat and sheep.

CHEKIT CAEV/MVV ELISA Test Kit Information Sheet
  • Runs on multiple sample types: serum, plasma and milk, for a simple streamlined process
  • Promotes efficiencies with modern kit format: easy to use, with ready-for-use reagents
  • Provides flexible planning: short (90 minutes) and long (overnight) protocols
  • Allows high sample throughput: adapted to automation for cost and time savings
  • Offers easy data management when used with xChek* software
CHEKIT* CAEV/MVV Antibody ELISA:
2 plates (strips), serum and milk confirmation, ready-to-use reagents (caprine, ovine)

CHEKIT* CAEV/MVV Antibody ELISA:
2- and 10-plate (strips) screening of serum, plasma and milk samples of goats and sheep; monophasic kit; short protocol (caprine, ovine)

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