Respiratory Diseases

Despite typically mild, nonspecific symptoms, bovine respiratory diseases threaten herd health worldwide by leaving infected cattle susceptible to dangerous secondary infections, such as bacterial pneumonia.

The most frequently found bronchopulmonary viruses are the bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV), the parainfluenza virus (PI-3) and the adenovirus (ADV). These viruses spread via nasal secretions and primarily affect young cattle, with calves aged 1–4 months being the most susceptible.

Because the diseases present with similar symptoms—cough, dyspnea, oculonasal sniffles and diarrhoea—their diagnosis often requires laboratory testing to detect antibodies directed to BRSV, PI3 or ADV.


 
Bovine Respiratory Diseases

Testing Solutions†

IDEXX Adenovirus Ab Test

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

IDEXX Adenovirus Ab Test allows detection of antibodies specifically directed to the Adenovirus virus in individual bovine sera. The detection of a seroconversion is necessary to confirm the diagnosis.

IDEXX Adenovirus Ab Test:

Part Number: P00653-2

  • 2 plates (strips)
  • biphasic format
 

IDEXX PI-3 Ab Test

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The IDEXX PI-3 Ab Test detects antibodies specifically directed to the parainfluenza type 3 virus in individual bovine sera. The detection of a seroconversion is necessary to confirm the diagnosis.

IDEXX PI-3 Ab Test:

Part Number: P00652-2

  • 2 plates (strips)
  • biphasic format
 

IDEXX RSV IgG Ab Test

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The IDEXX RSV IgG Ab Test detects antibodies specifically directed to the bovine respiratory syncytial virus in individual bovine sera. The detection of a seroconversion is necessary to confirm the diagnosis.

IDEXX RSV IgG Ab Test:

Part Number: P00651-2

  • 2 plates (strips)
  • biphasic format
 

IDEXX RSV IgM Ab Test

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The IDEXX RSV IgM Ab Test detects IgM antibodies specifically directed to the bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) in individual sera. The presence of IgM antibodies is a sign for a recent contact of the animal with the BRSV (<15 days postinfection).

IDEXX RSV IgM Ab Test:

Part Number: P00654-2

  • 2 plates (strips)
  • biphasic format
 

IDEXX Trivalent Ab Test

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The IDEXX Trivalent Ab Test detects antibodies directed to the bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV), paraninfluenza virus type 3, PI-3 and adenovirus in individual bovine sera. The detection of a seroconversion is necessary to confirm the diagnosis.

IDEXX Trivalent Ab Test:

Part Number: P00650-1

  • 1 plates (strips)
  • 24 reactions
 

Pourquier® mAb PI-3

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The Pourquier mAb PI-3 is a monoclonal antibody that enables the parainfluenza virus type 3 to be identified by indirect immunofluorescence after isolation in cell culture.

Pourquier mAb PI-3:

Part Number: P01210

  • 0.5 ml of purified monoclonal antibody
 

Pourquier® mAb RSV

Availability/Distribution: Outside the U.S.

The Pourquier® mAb RSV is a monoclonal antibody that enables the bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) to be identified by indirect immunofluorescence after isolation in cell culture.

Pourquier® mAb RSV:

Part Number: P0110

  • 0.5 ml of purified monoclonal antibody
 

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