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Antibody Production Protocol

Overview:

Following is an example of our 13-week Antibody Production Protocol in Rabbits:

Antibody Production Schedule: Serum volume
Week 0 Bleed
Pre-immune serum collection.
~ 5 ml serum / rabbit
Week 0 Immunize AdjuLite® Complete Freund’s Adjuvant (CFA).  
Week 3 Immunize AdjuLite® Incomplete Freund’s Adjuvant (IFA).  
Week 6 Immunize AdjuLite® Incomplete Freund’s Adjuvant (IFA).  
Week 7 Bleed
#1 - Production bleed.
~ 25 ml serum / rabbit
Week 9 Bleed
#2 - Production bleed.
~ 25 ml serum / rabbit
Week 10 Immunize AdjuLite® Incomplete Freund’s Adjuvant (IFA).  
Week 11 Bleed
#3 - Production bleed.
~ 25 ml serum / rabbit
Week 13 Bleed
#4 - Production bleed.
~ 25 ml serum / rabbit

Shipping Schedule:

Serum will ship after each production bleed unless otherwise requested. For international projects, we recommend shipping all serum after the last bleed.