PREGTEST AUSTRALIA is pleased to announce that as of the Friday 2nd July 2010 they commenced Elisa testing for BVDV PI.

Initially BVDV PI testing will be done on Fridays,(but we will see how it goes) the tests and reports are done on the same day.

We can extract samples to test for BVDV PI from the same sample you send in for Pregnancy testing. Skin tissue testing (ear notch) is also available.

Pregtest is proud to be using the HerdChek* BVDV Antigen/Serum Plus Test Kit which is an enzyme immunoassay that quickly and accurately detects BVDV antigen in the serum, plasma and whole blood of cattle. It is the only BVDV test based on detection of the Erns antigen, a glycoprotein of the virus. The Erns antigen is known to be secreted in consistently large amounts in serum, plasma, whole blood and tissue, making it easy to detect.

What is BVDV?
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV), also known as Bovine Pestivirus, is a viral infection of cattle, present in feedlots, beef and dairy herds in Australia.

What are the effects of infection with BVDV?
Infection with BVDV has many potentially harmful effects in cattle, and can inflict significant losses per head of cattle.
Guidelines for the investigation and control of BVDV infection in beef and dairy herds and feedlots have been developed by the BVDV Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The recommended diagnostic testing and control measures can be tailored to individual herd situations.

For more information, see:
http://www.bvdvaustralia.com/understanding-bvdv/biosecurity.aspx
or
bovine pestivirus at http://www.farmbiosecurity.com.au/diseases.cfm