Bull 4MID® Kit (proAKAP4 marker testing kit)
Product ref. : 4VDX-18K4
The Bull 4MID® Kit (Ref. 4VDX-18K4) allows you to quantify proAKAP4 in bull semen as a biomarker of sperm quality at fresh and post-thawed conditions.
The Bull 4MID® Kit is the 1st functional testing kit to evaluate objectively sperm quality .
The Bull 4MID® Kit will give you a number that is correlated with sperm quality and fertility outcomes.
Bull 4MID® Kit Description
The Bull 4MID® Kit (Ref. 4VDX-18K4) is the test that validate objectively semen quality by quantifying a protein biomarker named proAKAP4 in bull semen.
The dosage of the proAKAP4 biomarker with the Bull 4MID® Kit, will bring you:
- Objective information on semen quality
- Qualification of each breeding male
- Qualification of each ejaculate
- Pertinent parameter to improve sperm cryopreservation
- A functional indicator correlated to fertility
Application : for the in vitro determination of bull proAKAP4 in sperm.
For Research Use Only / Not for Diagnosis or Therapeutic Use
Reagents provided in the Bull 4MID® Kit
The Bull 4MID® Kit (Ref. 4VDX-18K4) contains all reagents and buffers required for the quantification of proAKAP4 protein in bull semen :
- One Microplate (12 strips of 8 wells per microplate 96 wells / per kit)
- 7 vials of Standard (ready to use)
- One vial of Positive control
- One vial of Detection Antibody
- One bottle of the Enzyme Reagent
- One bottle of 10X Wash Buffer
- One bottle of the Sample Diluant
- One bottle of the Acid Stop Solution
- Two adhesive plate sealers
- User Manual
Technical Data of the Bull 4MID® Kit
- Name: Bull 4MID® Kit
- Product reference: 4VDX-18K4
- Method : Quantitative ELISA assay – 96-well microplate (12 breakable strips of 8 wells)
- Specificity: Bull proAKAP4 (all breeds)
- Analytical range: 0 ng to 150 ng
- Sample type: Ejaculates – Fresh, chilled or frozen semen in extenders (straws) – Isolated spermatozoa – Sexed semen
- From 1 up to 88 samples can be run simultaneously or individually (12 breakable strips of 8 wells per microplate / per kit)
Easy to use immunoassay / Manual and automated assay
Research Use Only Product (RUO) / Not for Diagnosis or Therapeutic Use.
Contact our specialists to request of quotation or if you have any questions or to set up a 4MID® trial analysis of your breeder semens.