with 5% skim milk for 60 min at 37°C. After five washes with PBST, 100 µl/well of the control and test sera diluted to 1:600 in PBST with 2% skim milk were incubated for 60
min at 37°C. The plates were washed five times with PBST. Next, 100 µl of anti-bovine IgG (whole molecule) horseradish peroxidase conjugate (A8917, Sigma, St. Louis, MO,
U.S.A.) (dilution: 1:80,000 in PBST) were added to each well. The plates were incubated for 30 min at 37°C, washed five times, and 50 µl/well of chromogen/substrate
tetramethylbenzidine (T0440, Sigma) was added. The reactions were stopped with 2.5 N of H2SO4, and the results were read in an EL-800 ELISA reader (BioTek Instruments,
Winooski, VT, U.S.A.) with a 450 nm filter.