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Detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVD) antigen in serum or ear notch samples by antigen-capture (ACE) ELISA; used to detect persistently infected (PI) animals.
Detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) by real-time PCR in pooled ear notches. Up to 24 samples can be pooled in one reaction. Please read Special Instructions for details.
Specimen
Ear notch at least 3 mm in size. For pooling, individual samples must be collected and labeled with individual animal identification. Samples will be pooled at TVMDL.