Patent ID: 8617812

Claim:
A method for determining an allele of the gene encoding the prion protein in bovines comprising detecting the presence of an A nucleotide in a single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 3 of the bovine prion protein (Prnp) gene in a biological sample obtained from a bovine, wherein said single nucleotide polymorphism is at a position selected from the group consisting of a position corresponding to position 631 of SEQ ID NO: 3 wherein said Prnp gene in said biological sample has six octapeptide repeats, a position corresponding to position 631 of SEQ ID NO: 3 wherein said Prnp gene in said biological sample has five octapeptide repeats, and a position corresponding to position 631 of SEQ ID NO: 3 wherein said Prnp gene in said biological sample has seven octapeptide repeats, and further comprising removing from breeding or from human food and animal feed supplies those bovine wherein said A nucleotide is detected at said single nucleotide polymorphism.