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Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

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#108 Evaluati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> colostrum as a diagnostic sample for M. a. paratuberculosis antibody<br />

detecti<strong>on</strong> via ELISA<br />

Hea<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r Cushing, Elizabeth J.B. Manning, Michael T. Collins<br />

University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Wisc<strong>on</strong>sin, Madis<strong>on</strong><br />

Cattle infected with Mycobacterium avium ss. paratuberculosis (MAP) produce antibodies detectable in biological<br />

samples such as serum, plasma and milk. Antibody to MAP is also present in colostrum. The goal <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this<br />

study was to compare antibody detecti<strong>on</strong> rates in colostrum vs. serum using an NVSL check-test validated<br />

n<strong>on</strong>-commercial ELISA (“JTC-ELISA”).<br />

Colostrum was collected within 1-2 days <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> calving from 44 pregnant cows in a known infected dairy herd.<br />

Serum and fecal samples from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se cows were <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n collected two to three weeks after calving. Serum and<br />

colostrum was frozen before processing and were tested by JTC-ELISA at diluti<strong>on</strong>s 1:50 and 1:2 respectively.<br />

The fecal samples were processed fresh by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MGIT method for isolati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAP.<br />

Thirty-nine cows were fecal culture positive. Of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se, 21/39 were both serum and colostrum JTC-ELISA<br />

positive (54%); 11/39 were colostrum ELISA positive but serum ELISA negative (28%) and 7/39 were ELISA<br />

negative for both sample types (18%). Five cows were both fecal culture and serum JTC-ELISA negative.<br />

Colostrum from two <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se cows was interpreted as JTC-ELISA positive. Antibody was thus detected in colostrum<br />

from 34 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 44 cows tested from this infected herd. The range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> optical density ELISA results were<br />

statistically similar for serum and colostrum samples (i.e., 0.00 – 1.13).<br />

This preliminary trial dem<strong>on</strong>strated that colostrum may be a useful sample for MAP infecti<strong>on</strong> surveillance.<br />

The JTC-ELISA was more sensitive with colostrum than serum samples. Factors needing fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r study to limit<br />

false-positives and establish assay specificity include ELISA interpretati<strong>on</strong> algorithms for colostrum, optimizati<strong>on</strong><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sample collecti<strong>on</strong> timing, and trials with herds <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> varied (and zero) infecti<strong>on</strong> prevalence as previously<br />

established by fecal culture, serum ELISA and/or milk ELISA.<br />

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