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12-04-2015, 11:42 AM
Follow up. Called the WADDL serology lab that was suppose to do the M.ova ELISA blood test today. The test is still not available. They say getting it going is their highest priority. The antigen they are looking for in the blood is "quite stable" in the frozen blood samples.
They confirmed that If the antigen is present all it shows is at some point the goat had MOVI. This test does not show any active shedding of MOVI in other words the goat cannot transmit the disease. A positive nasal swab demonstrates shedding and in this situation MOVI is transmissible
In order to prove the point that packgoats are low risk to BHS we would need a large number of MOVI negative packgoats from different herds repeatedly tested over time. We all have different management practices for our packgoats which means if our management practice change for any reason it would be reasonable to assume that it would not put our goats at risk for getting MOVI.
If the packgoat is negative today how are we to be sure it is negative at a later date?
They confirmed that If the antigen is present all it shows is at some point the goat had MOVI. This test does not show any active shedding of MOVI in other words the goat cannot transmit the disease. A positive nasal swab demonstrates shedding and in this situation MOVI is transmissible
In order to prove the point that packgoats are low risk to BHS we would need a large number of MOVI negative packgoats from different herds repeatedly tested over time. We all have different management practices for our packgoats which means if our management practice change for any reason it would be reasonable to assume that it would not put our goats at risk for getting MOVI.
If the packgoat is negative today how are we to be sure it is negative at a later date?