20 Gibco
®
sera
Table 2. Other serum quality control tests.
Test
Cat. No.
Newborn Calf
Serum
16010
Newborn Calf
Serum Heat-
Inactivated
26010
Bovine Serum
16170
Bovine Serum
Heat-
Inactivated
26170
Donor Bovine
Serum
16030
Cat. No.
Electrophoretic pattern
S S S S S
Endotoxin (EU/mL)
S S S S S
Hemoglobin (mg/dL)
S S S S S
Mycoplasmas
S S S S S
Osmolality
S S S S S
pH
S S S S S
Sp2 performance assay
Sterility testing (bacteria/fungi)
S S S S S
Total protein
S S S S S
Vero performance assay
S S S S S
Viral testing
Bluetongue virus
S S S S S
Bovine adenovirus FA
S S S S S
Bovine parvovirus FA
S S S S S
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus FA
S S S S S
Bovine viral diarrhea virus FA
S S S S S
Cytopathic agents
S S S S S
EIA Coggins
Equine herpes virus
Equine viral arteritis
Hemadsorbing agents
S S S S S
Porcine adenovirus
Porcine hemagglutinating encephalitis
Porcine parvovirus
Rabies FA
S S S S S
Reovirus FA
S S S S S
Transmissible gastroenteritis virus
Sera from other animals
Includes horse and goat sera and many others
predominantly sourced from New Zealand
