Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) is necessary for many biopharmaceutical applications. To minimize the contamination risk from animal-derived products, both the FDA and the European counterpart, the EMEA, have released important directives, regulations, and guidelines for the use of bovine sera in biopharmaceutical or diagnostic processes.
General and specific tests for viral contamination and validated inactivation steps have to be carried out in addition for FBS to be used in veterinary medicinal products.
Advantages at a glance
Applications
Viral antibodies |
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BVD-1-AB |
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BVD-2-AB |
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Rabies-AB |
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Viral contaminants |
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Bovine Adeno Virus (BAdV) |
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Bluetongue Virus (BTV) |
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Ungulate bocaparvovirus 1, former Bovine Parvovirus (BPV) |
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Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRS-V) |
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Reovirus (Reo-3) |
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Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVD-V) |
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Rabies Virus |
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Parainfluenza Virus (Pl-3) |
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Bovine Herpes Virus (BHV-I/IBR) |
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Special BVD tests |
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Comparative BVD virus growth inhibition |
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BVD-AB Interferences |
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