Publication Abstract

Use of antibody screening for the identification of rainbow trout carriers of Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus in a broodstock management scheme: preliminary study

Useof antibody screening for the identification of rainbow trout carriersof Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus in a broodstock managementscheme: preliminary study

P.F. Dixon

Fifty 2-year old rainbow trout were screened for thepresence of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV), for 1PNV neutralisingantibody and for IPNV binding antibody (as determined by an enzyme-linkedimmunosorbent assay) to determine whether presence of antibody correlatedwith presence of virus, for use in a broodstock management scheme. Althoughboth virus and specific antibody were found in some of the 50 fish, noneof the antibody-positive fish had de-tectable virus. The antibody screeningmethod is a suitable method for identifying a fish population that hasbeen exposed to IPNV, but is not a consistent predictor of current presenceof the virus in individual fish.

Reference:

L. Parry and P.F. Dixon, 1997.Use of antibody screening for the identification of rainbow trout carriersof Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus in a broodstock managementscheme: preliminary study. Bulletin of the European Association ofFish Pathologists, 16(4): 125-128

P.F. Dixon*

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 16(4): 125-128