Patent ID: 7189520
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: C07K,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting rendered animal byproduct in a sample comprising: combining the sample suspected of containing rendered animal byproduct with a detectable antibody having binding affinity for an analyte for a time and under conditions effective to cause at least some analyte, if present, to bind which at least some antibody to form a complex; separating unbound antibody from the complex, determining existence of the complex, correlating the existence of the complex to determine presence of the analyte in the sample; wherein the antibody lacks immunoreactivity with animal muscle tissue; wherein the analyte is a component of rendered animal bone or connective tissue or is a component of the extracellular matrix of bone or cartilage; wherein the sample is animal feed or a component thereof; and wherein the amount of rendered animal byproduct detected by the method is about 0.005% to about 0.01% by weight.