Vet Lab Manual

Summary of available Serological tests for various non-viral diseases

Follow the links for more technical information on each test type:

Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Test (AGID)

Serum Agglutination Test (SAT)

Complement Fixation Test (CFT)

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT)

Latex Agglutination Test (LAT)

Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT)

Rapid Plate Test (RPT)

Rose Bengal Test (RBT)

Host	Disease	Agent	Available diagnostic tests
Cattle	Leptospirosis	L. pomona, L. hardjo, other Lepto serovars incl. copenhageni, tarassovi, grippotyphosa, canicola, australis, zanoni	MAT (serovar specific)
	Campylobacteriosis	Campylobacter fetus venerealis	ELISA (vaginal mucus)
	Johne's disease	M. paratuberculosis	ELISA, CFT
	Salmonellosis	S. Typhimurium, S Dublin	SAT (serogroup specific)
	Chlamydiosis / SBE	C. psittaci	CFT
	Brucellosis	B. abortus ELISA,	RBT, SAT
	Liver fluke	F. hepatica	ELISA
	Q fever	C. burnetii	CFT
	Neosporosis	Neospora caninum	ELISA
Sheep	Brucellosis	B. ovis	CFT, ELISA
	Salmonellosis	S. Typhimurium, S. Dublin	SAT (serogroup specific)
	A seminis epididymitis	A. seminis	CFT (at Yeerongpilly)
	Johne's disease	M. paratuberculosis	AGID, CFT
	Chlamydiosis	C. psittaci	CFT
	Liver fluke	F. hepatica	ELISA
	Toxoplasmosis	T. gondii	LAT
Goats	Johne's disease	M. paratuberculosis	ELISA, AGID, CFT
	Toxoplasmosis	T. gondii	LAT
	Brucellosis	B. abortus	SAT
	Q fever	C. burnetii	CFT
Horses	Babesiosis	B. equi	IFAT
	Leptospirosis	L. pomona, L. tarassovi	MAT (serovar specific)
	Brucellosis/Fistulous withers	B. abortus	SAT
Pigs	Mycoplasmosis	M. hyopneumoniae, M. hyorhinis	ELISA
	Leptospirosis	L. pomona, L. tarassovi, L. bratislava	MAT (serovar specific)
	Brucellosis	B. suis	RBT, SAT
Poultry	Pullorum	S. pullorum	RPT
Poultry	Mycoplasmosis	M. gallinarum, M. synoviae	RPT
Dogs	Leptospirosis	L. canicola, L. copenhageni	MAT (serovar specific)