Bovine Diagnostics
For bovine clients, Newport Laboratories uses PCR technology for:
- Detecting Mycoplasma spp, BVDV, IBRV, BRSV, BCV
- Detecting E. coli fimbrae and toxins
- Detecting Clostridium perfringens
- Mycoplasma bovis speciation
- Moraxella bovis/ovis speciation
- Mannheimia haemolytica leukotoxin gene detection
Examples of organisms genotyped in the PCR lab for bovine cases include:
- Moraxella bovoculi
- Mannheimia haemolytica
- E. coli
- Histophilus somni
- Pasteurella multocida
We also offer Mycoplasma bovis DNA fingerprinting, which allows a client to see strain variations in a herd infected with Mycoplasma bovis. All of these tests aid in the selection of vaccine strains for autogenous production.