Patent ID: 7947438
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting whether a target animal is Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus positive or negative comprising: a) providing a hair sample from said target animal; b) swabbing the hair sample with an absorbent material; c) suspending the absorbent material used to swap the hair sample in a diluent under conditions effective to solubilize any gp48 Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus protein or protein fragment thereof; d) providing an assay system which comprises: e) analyzing said diluent in which the absorbent material used to swab the hair sample is suspended with said assay system to generate a change in signal if Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus antigen which retains its antigenic and epitopic specificity is present in the sample compared to when no such antigen is present; and f) comparing the signal generated to one or more reference levels to indicate whether the target animal is Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus positive or negative.