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Table 1 Details on the calculations used in the ELISA analyses, the cut-off values employed and the correlation between the ELISA results and antibody levels

From: Risk factors associated with exposure to bovine respiratory disease pathogens during the peri-weaning period in dairy bull calves

ELISA

Optical density (OD) measured at

Calculation used

Positive results

Correlation between ELISA value and antibody level

BRSV

450 nm

PP = SampleCOD /PCOD X100

PP ≥ 10

Positive

BPI3V

450 nm

PP ≥ 10

Positive

BCoV

450 nm

PP ≥ 10

Positive

BHV-1 gE

650 nm

S/N ratio = SampleOD/N2

S/N ≤ 0.6

Negative

BHV-4

450 nm

S/P ratio = (SampleOD – N1)/(P1-N1)

S/P ≥ 0.3

Positive

BVD

450 nm

S/P ratio = (SampleOD – N2)/(P2-N2)

S/P ≥ 0.3

Positive

H. somni

450 nm

S/P ratio = (SampleOD – N3)/(P3-N3)

S/P > 0.6

Positive

  1. Note that the subsequent computation applied to the raw Optical Density (OD) result can differ between ELISA kits and has been designed to give optimal diagnostic performance. Therefore the different comparison parameters (e.g. S/N, S/P or PP values) used here are inherent to the test rather than to the pathogen
  2. COD = corrected optical density (calculated by subtraction of the mean OD value for the negative control)
  3. Positive control (P1), Mean of 2 (P2) or 3 (P3) positive controls
  4. Negative control (N1), Mean of 2 (N2) or 3 (N3) negative controls