Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) is a highly contagious, infectious disease that is caused by bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1). In addition to causing respiratory disease, this virus can cause conjunctivitis, abortions, encephalitis and generalized systemic infections. Although clinical findings may be highly suggestive of IBR, no real pathognomonic signs provide a clinical diagnosis for IBR. Therefore, laboratory confirmation is necessary to identify BHV-1 infection. Confirmation of exposure to BHV-1 is facilitated by measurement of antibody in serum, plasma or milk. Countries that have IBR control programs require IBR-free certification prior to shipping cattle to their regions. ELISA is the test procedure of choice in many European IBR programs.
Testing Solutions
HerdChek* Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/Bovine Herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) gE Antibody ELISA Test Kit
Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.
The HerdChek IBR gE Test Kit is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that can be an effective differential test distinguishing naturally infected from vaccinated cattle when used in IBR control programs together with gE-deleted IBR vaccines.
6 plates (strips) or 30 plates (solid); serum, plasma or milk samples; blocking format; overnight sample incubation; differentiates infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA) with BHV-1 gE-deleted vaccines
HerdChek* Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/Bovine Herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) gB Antibody ELISA Test Kit
Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.
The HerdChek IBR gB Test Kit is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of glycoprotein-B-specific antibodies to bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) in bovine samples using IBR gB-specific monoclonal antibodies.
5 plates (strips) or 30 plates (solid); serum, plasma or milk samples; blocking format; results in less than four hours; optional overnight protocol
CHEKIT* Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/Bovine Herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) Antibody ELISA Test Kits
Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.
The CHEKIT-Trachitest Serum and CHEKIT* BHV1 Bulk Milk enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test kits provide a rapid, simple, sensitive and specific method for detecting antibodies against bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1).
10 plates (strips and solid), serum or plasma samples (individual or pool of up to 10), short and overnight protocols, monophasic format
10 plates (strips and solid), serum or plasma samples (individual or pool of up to 10), short and overnight protocols, biphasic format
10 plates (strips and solid), milk (individual or pool of up to 50), overnight protocol
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