Table 2.

Commercial rtRT‐PCR kits available for the ring trial

rtRT‐PCR assays	Commercial kits
Duplex Pan BTV rtRT‐PCR (detection all serotypes + endogenous gene)	LSI VetMax Bluetongue Virus NS3
	ADIAVET BTV REAL TIME (ADI352)
	ID Gene® BlueTongue duplex
	Bio‐T kit® BTV all genotypes
Duplex BTV‐8 rtRT‐PCR (detection of BTV‐8 + endogenous gene)	LSI VetMax BTV 8 typing‐IAH
	ADIAVET BTV TYPE 8 REAL TIME (ADI381)
Triplex Pan BTV rtRT‐PCR + BTV‐8 rtRT‐PCR (detection all serotypes + BTV‐8 + endogenous gene)	ADIAVET BTV ALL + TYPE 8 REAL TIME (ADI401)