Comparison of three commercial ELISA kits for the detection of turkey rhinotracheitis virus antibodies

Three commercial ELISAs (Pathasure, Svanovir and Flockscreen) were compared in their ability to detect turkey rhinotracheitis virus (TRTV) vaccine-induced antibodies. Sequential sera taken from specified pathogen-free chickens, vaccinated with two combinations of live and inactivated TRTV vaccines were used. The vaccines were based on TRTV strains from the United Kingdom (Intervet) and from France (Rhone Merieux). One ELISA failed to detect...