Moregate Exports

Young Calf Serum - Sterile Filtered

PRODUCT:

Young Calf Serum - Sterile Filtered

CATALOGUE NO:

YCSF

SOURCE:

Bovine blood from healthy calves to six months old which have been inspected ante and post mortem by Australian Government veterinarians and passed as fit for human consumption.

COLLECTION METHOD:

Blood is collected into sanitary containers, defibrinated, and centrifuged under temperature controlled conditions. Serum is subsequently passed through a series of filters terminating with 0.2 micron pharmaceutical grade filters. It is then immediately frozen.

DESCRIPTION:

A clear orange viscous liquid with characteristic odour.

TYPICAL ANALYSIS

ENDOTOXIN:

< 10 EU/mL

TOTAL PROTEIN:

5.0 - 8.0 gm/dL

HAEMOGLOBIN:

< 25 mg/dL

OSMOLALITY:

240 - 340 mOsm/kg water

pH:

6.9 - 8.0

MYCOPLASMA:

Not Detected

VIRUSES:

BVD	Not Detected
IBR	Not Detected
PI3	Not Detected
FMD	Does not exist in Australia or New Zealand

ELECTROPHORESIS:

Albumin	> 65 % w / v
Alpha-Globulin	> 15 % w / v
Gamma-Globulin	< 2 % w / v

STERILITY:

No bacterial or fungal contamination after 14 days in fluid thioglycollate and soybean-casein digest media.

PACK SIZE:

500 ml sterile PETG "Nalgene'" bottles

STORAGE:

- 20 degrees Centigrade

PLEASE NOTE:

Australia and New Zealand are declared free of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)