ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY FOR DETECTING ANTIBODIES TO BRUCELLA-ABORTUS IN BOVINE-MILK AND SERUM

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 41  (12) , 2082-2084
Abstract
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method was evaluated for the detection of antibodies to B. abortus in cow''s milk. Milk samples from seropositive or -negative cows were used to determine the distribution of absorbance values to classify milk as ELISA positive or ELISA negative. B. abortus was isolated from milk samples from 10 (45%) of the 22 cows whose milk and serum were ELISA positive. The ELISA was evaluated and determined to be an appropriate method for detecting antibodies to B. abortus in bovine milk.