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Testing for Schmallenberg virus
Author(s) -
Tarlinton Rachael,
Daly Janet
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.f972
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , herd , midge , bulk tank , veterinary medicine , outbreak , biology , zoology , medicine , virology , serology , ecology , antibody , immunology , gall
AS a screening method for detecting herd-level exposure to Schmallenberg virus (SBV), the bulk milk SBV antibody ELISA offered by Biobest Laboratories has proved popular. Results from this test suggest that the majority of herds in England and Wales have been exposed to SBV (Humphries and Burr 2012). Indeed, veterinary practices local to us have stopped routinely testing bulk milk tank samples as all herds tested have been positive. However, this testing method does not give an indication of the numbers of animals within a herd …