Arden Farms are the first to use the Actiphage® blood test to test their herd of Red Deer for Johne’s...
Animal Health
Bovine TB is emotionally and economically devastating. 289,000 cattle have been slaughted in the UK in the last 10 years and compensation cost the tax payer £34m in 2018/19. There must be an alternative to 'test and cull'.
Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic, infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M.bovis), it can infect humans, livestock, wildlife, and exotic species.
Unlike other technologies, the Actiphage test does not measure an immune response, but specifically detects the DNA extracted from live Mycobacteria present in circulating blood as a marker of disease.
PBD Biotech is currently in the process of verifying the Actiphage test for the detection of Mycobacterium bovis (bovine TB) and M. avium subsp paratuberculosis (MAP), (Johne’s disease) in cattle blood.
Certification of Actiphage by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) as an internationally recognised diagnostic for bTB is PBD Biotech’s primary focus for animal health.
However, Actiphage is able to detect most other mycobacterial species and has been successfully applied to samples from multiple animal species.
PBD Biotech has proof-of-concept data that the test can be applied to over 20 species, including humans, and remain open to collaboration with researchers and regulators across the globe who want to advance the science and understanding of these devastating diseases.
Actiphage and Johne's Disease or MAP
To use the Johne's Testing Service for blood or bulk milk do get in touch
If you are interested in using Actiphage for research use the order form or contact us
New testing service for Johne’s Disease/MAP
If you would like to know more about our testing service or to discuss the use of test kits for research do get in touch.
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