Custom Antibody Development — Sheep Antibodies

The sheep is another option as a host species for antibody production when moderate to large amounts of antiserum are desired. Members of our highly skilled staff have over 15 years of experience in assisting researchers in the development of novel antibodies in sheep for use in a variety of applications. Custom protocol development is available to meet your specific needs. Contact us for more information.

Standard Production Package   

Package Contents:

1 Sheep 

84 days of animal maintenance: housing, feed, daily monitoring, and veterinary care

4 immunizations with Freund’s Adjuvant 

1 Pre-immune Bleed (10 ml)

1 Test Bleed (20 ml)

1 Production Bleed (200-300 ml) 


Protocol:

Day 1: Pre-immune bleed/ Immunize using CFA 

Day 21: Immunize using IFA 

Day 42: Immunize using IFA

Day 52: Test Bleed

Day 63: Immunize using IFA

Day 72: Production Bleed
Day 84: PI to decide to continue or extend project

Projects may be extended beyond day 84 and will be billed monthly per extension pricing as quoted

Capralogics Inc. is an approved blood collection facility under regulation EC 1774/2002 to collect and export ruminant serum and plasma to approved facilities in EU countries. For more information contact us.

We also offer custom antibody production in other host species: goat antibodies, rabbit antibodies, llama antibodies, and chicken antibodies.