Diagnostic Services
Moredun Scientific run a range of diagnostic assays to support our Animal Health clients including virus isolation, antibody ELISA ,serum neutralisation tests (SNT)and real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays. The assays can be conducted as part of a regulatory study as required.
In house assays:
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Species |
Infectious agent |
Assay description |
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Cattle |
Bovine herpes virus - Type 1 (BHV1) |
Antibody ELISA, SNT, virus isolation, RT PCR |
|
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) |
Antibody ELISA, SNT, virus isolation, RT PCR |
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Bovine Virus Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) |
Antibody ELISA, SNT, virus isolation, RT PCR |
|
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Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 (PI3) |
Antibody ELISA, SNT, virus isolation, RT PCR |
|
|
Mannheimia haemolytica |
Indirect haemagglutination assay. |
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Sheep |
Orf virus |
Antibody ELISA |
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Chlamydophila abortus(ovine enzootic abortion) |
Antibody ELISA |
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Border Disease Virus |
Antibody ELISA |
Commercial assays: the portfolio of assays available to our clients can be extended through the use of commercially available assays for all species of livestock, e.g. Blue tongue, Coronavirus, Rotavirus as required.
Custom assay development and validation: our experienced staff can provide a custom assay development service to meet your specific requirements.
Immunohistochemistry analysis: our service uses polyclonal antibodies on tissue sections from post-mortem samples from livestock infected with various pathogenic viruses, bacteria and parasites.
Contact Moredun Scientific
For all enquiries please contact us:
- Tel: +44 (0)131 445 6206
- Email: info@moredun-scientific.com
Publications
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Moredun Research Institute
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