Inventors:
Nancy Tommye Jordan - Knoxville TN
John Douglas Jordan - Knoxville TN
Assignee:
Concepto Diagnostics, Inc. - Knoxville TN
International Classification:
G01N 3353
US Classification:
435 79, 435 71, 435 791, 435 792, 435 793, 435 794, 435 795, 436510, 436514, 436518, 436525, 436526, 436 65, 436814, 436815, 436817
Abstract:
The present invention provides antibodies which specifically bind early conception factor, which can be found in body fluids of animals including but not limited to the cow, cat, dog, horse, human, sheep, and pig. The invention provides methods for detecting conception or the absence of conception in an animal, the latter being recognized by the absence of early conception factor in a suitable body fluid collected from the animal. Apparati for detecting early conception factor in a body fluid from an animal comprising the antibodies which specifically bind early conception factor are also provided.