Abstract
The complement-fixation, the serum neutralization tests and the fluorescent-antibody technique were the serological methods applied in this laboratory for the detection of antigens for bovine virus diarrhea (BVD). As observed previously, the modified direct complement-fixation (MDCF) test was required to demonstrate antibodies against virus infections of cattle.
At a certain stage of infection, the MDCF test was found to be as accurate and less time-consuming than the serum neutralization test for the detection of antibodies in bovine sera. The modified direct complement-fixing antibodies were detectable in the serum from approximately three weeks up to a few months after infection as compared to several years for the serum neutralization test. Thus, as in most other viral diseases, the MDCF test was of value for detecting recent infections while the serum neutralization test detects both recent and long-standing infections.
The fluorescent antibody technique was of value to detect viral antigens of both cytopathogenic and noncytopathogenic strains of BVD in primary fetal kidney cell cultures inoculated with field specimens. In addition, the virus was detected in six of 220 fetuses collected at a local slaughter house for the preparation of primary cell cultures. The length of time required for the detection and identification of specific viral antigens by immunofluorescence was considerably reduced over that of the serum neutralization and virus interference tests.
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