NR AUFF
AU Gareis,M.; Groschup,M.H.
TI Immunological marking of animals and food of animal origin as alternative identification of the origin
OT Immunologische Markierung landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere und davon abstammender Lebensmittel als Alternative bei der Herkunftssicherung
QU Fleischwirtschaft 1998 Jul 1; 78(7): 764-7
PT article
AB Following the BSE epidemic in the United Kingdom public demands have been raised for increased safety of food products of animal origin. Food safety is influenced fundamentally by the origin and health of the source animal and the use of good manufacturing practices. In order to improve tracing of the proveniance of source animals we propose in this article a biological identification system ('immunological ear tag') which makes use of the natural immune system of mammals. In this system individal animals or cohorts are marked by vaccination with synthetic peptide vaccines. Induced peptide specific antibodies can be detected in blood, milk and meat products by use of conventional enzyme-linked immunosorband assays or similar detection systems. Thus, the detection of anti-peptide antibodies in vaccinated animals can serve as a highly specific biomarker.
SP deutsch
PO Deutschland