Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/
Bovine Herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1)

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) is a highly contagious, infectious disease that is caused by bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1). In addition to causing respiratory disease, this virus can cause conjunctivitis, abortions, encephalitis and generalised systemic infections. Although clinical findings may be highly suggestive of IBR, no real pathognomonic signs provide a clinical diagnosis for IBR. Therefore, laboratory confirmation is necessary to identify BHV-1 infection. Confirmation of exposure to BHV-1 is facilitated by measurement of antibody in serum, plasma or milk. Countries that have IBR control programs require IBR-free certification prior to shipping cattle to their regions. ELISA is the test procedure of choice in many European IBR programs.
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR/BHV-1)

Testing Solutions†

IDEXX IBR gE Ab Test

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The IDEXX IBR gE Ab Test is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that can be an effective differential test distinguishing naturally infected from vaccinated cattle when used in IBR control programs together with gE-deleted IBR vaccines.

 

IBR gE Ab Test Information Sheet  

Milk Sampling Information Sheet  

IDEXX IBR gE Ab Test:

Part Number: 99-09537 (6/strip)
Part Number: 99-09538 (30/solid)

  • 6 plates (strips) or 30 plates (solid)
  • serum, plasma or milk samples
  • blocking format
  • overnight sample incubation
  • differentiates infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA) with BHV-1 gE-deleted vaccines
 

IDEXX IBR gB X2 Ab Test

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The IDEXX IBR gB X2 Ab Test is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of glycoprotein-B-specific antibodies to bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) in bovine samples using IBR gB-specific monoclonal antibodies.

 

IBR gB X2 Ab Test Information Sheet  

Milk Sampling Information Sheet  

IDEXX IBR gB X2 Ab Test:

Part Number: 99-40262 (5/strip)
Part Number: 99-44230 (30/solid)

  • 5 plates (strips) or 30 plates (solid)
  • serum, plasma or milk samples
  • blocking format
  • results in less than four hours
  • optional overnight protocol
 

IDEXX Trachitest Serum and BHV1 Bulk Milk Tests

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The IDEXX Trachitest Serum and IDEXX BHV1 Bulk Milk-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test kits provide a rapid, simple, sensitive and specific method for detecting antibodies against bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1).

 

BHV1 Bulk Milk Ab Test Information Sheet  

Milk Sampling Information Sheet  

IDEXX Trachitest Serum Screening Ab Test:

Part Number: IPT1132T (10/strip)
Part Number: IPT1112T (10/solid)

  • 10 plates (strips and solid)
  • serum or plasma samples (individual or pool of up to 10)
  • short and overnight protocols
  • monophasic format

 

IDEXX Trachitest Serum Verification Ab Test:

Part Number: IPT1142T (10/strip)
Part Number: IPT1122T (10/solid)

  • 10 plates (strips and solid)
  • serum or plasma samples (individual or pool of up to 10)
  • short and overnight protocols, biphasic format

 

IDEXX BHV1 Bulk Milk Ab Test:

Part Number: ITT1144T (10/strip)
Part Number: ITT1124T (10/solid)

  • 10 plates (strips and solid)
  • milk (individual or pool of up to 50)
  • overnight protocol
 

IDEXX IBR gb Blocking Ab Test

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The IDEXX IBR gB Blocking Ab Test is based on the competition between the bovine serum and a monoclonal anti-gB antibody, which is coupled to the peroxidase. It detects specific antibodies to gB glycoprotein in individual sera. It is a good tool in complement of the other indirect IBR ELISA that uses an ultrapurified BHV-1 lysate.

IDEXX IBR gb Blocking Ab Test:

Part Number: P03145-5 (5/strip)
Part Number: P03145-10 (10/strip)

  • 5 plates (strips) or 10 plates (strips)
  • blocking format
 

IDEXX IBR Pool Ab Test

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The IDEXX IBR Pool Ab Test uses an ultrapurified BHV-1 lysate and can be used to detect all types of antibodies to the virus (envelope proteins, capsid proteins, etc.) in pool sera and tank milk samples.

 

Milk Sampling Information Sheet 

IDEXX IBR Pool Ab Test:

Part Number: 99-55515 (5/strip)
Part Number: 99-55511 (10/strip)

  • 5 plates (strips) or 10 plates (strips)
 

IDEXX IBR Individual Ab Test

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The IDEXX IBR Individual Ab Test uses an ultrapurified BHV-1 lysate and can be used to detect all types of antibodies to the virus (envelope proteins, capsid proteins, etc.) in individual sera and milk samples. The test is calibrated according to the European standard for serum (EU2).

 

Milk Sampling Information Sheet 

IDEXX IBR Individual Ab Test:

Part Number: 99-55525 (5/strip)
Part Number: 99-55521 (10/strip)

  • 5 plates (strips) or 10 plates (strip)
 

† Not all products are available and/or registered in every country.