Storage
The kit will remain stable for six months from the date of purchase provided that the components are stored appropriately. Store the 96-well plate, HRP conjugate stock and IgG stock vials at or below - 20°C. Store the remaining components in the refrigerator at 2-8°C. The microtiter plate should always be kept in a sealed bag with desiccant to minimize exposure to damp air.
Persistence of maternal antibodies against goat pox virus in goat kids
Abdollahi M, Lotfi M, Lotfollahzadeh S, Dezfouli MRM, Adibi M, Kamalzadeh M, Firuzyar S
Applications: ELISA
Reactive species: Goat
"Abstract: Background:In goat kids, choosing the appropriate age to administer the first dose of goat pox disease (GTP) vaccine requires knowing when maternal antibody decline concentrations.
Objective:Determine the persistence of maternal antibodies against goat pox virus (GTPV) in goat kids.
Animals:Twenty Saanen goat kids from birth to 120 days old.
Methods:In 2 groups, including: control (receiving colostrum from nonvaccinated does) and treatment (receiving colostrum from vaccinated does). On zero, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, 56, 70, 100 and 120 days after the birth, virus neutralization test was used to measure the serum concentration of antibodies against GTPV.
Results:At the age of 56 days, the first seronegative goat kids (n = 2) were recorded in the treatment group. At the age of 120 days, all the goat kids in the treatment group were seronegative. The average virus neutralization index (VNI) of the goat kids became negative at the age of 100 to 120 days. All goat kids in the control group were negative at all times.
Conclusions and clinical importance:One hundred to 120 days of the age seems to be the time to administer the first GTP vaccine in the goat kids with passive immunity against goat pox."
Article snippet: Measurement of IgG serum concentration by ELISA method (DEIA640, CD Creative Diagnostics, Shirley, USA) at 48 hours after birth showed that all the studied kids had no failure of passive transfer (FPT) [cut‐off: 10 mg/mL].