BioStone Animal Health Launches Porcine Circovirus 3 (PCV-3) Antibody Test Kit

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX — November 19, 2021 — BioStone Animal Health is proud to announce the launch of AsurDx^TM Porcine Circovirus 3 (PCV-3) Antibody Test Kit for the detection of pig antibodies specific to Porcine Circovirus 3 (PCV-3) in pig serum/plasma. Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) is a recently described virus belonging to the family Circoviridae. It represents the third member of the genus Circovirus able to infect swine, together with PCV-1, considered non-pathogenic, and PCV-2, one of the most economically relevant viruses for the worldwide swine industry. The Europe research result that a high amount of PCV3 was detected in tissues in stillbirths with arthrogryposis and in preweaning piglets with nervous disease and multisystemic inflammation providing good evidence of its likely causal association with disease. The AsurDx^TM Porcine Circovirus 3 (PCV-3) Antibody Test Kit provides a simple, rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective colorimetric enzyme-based immunoassay (ELISA) screening method.

About BioStone Animal Health — BioStone Animal Health is a Dallas, TX-based biotechnology company that provides innovative solutions for animal health. BioStone Animal Health works together with our worldwide partners to offer a portfolio of animal disease diagnostic products as well as test kits and reagents for vaccine testing that enables performing a rapid evaluation of the efficacies, stability, consistency, and potency of common animal vaccines. BioStone strives to actively promote and participate in global animal health initiatives by making these test kits available to the international community. For more information about BioStone Animal Health, visit www.biostoneah.com