Abstract
A total of 177 serum samples were collected from the jugular vein by the conventional method and from the the coccygeal vein into heparinized and untreated hematocrit capillaries. They were subjected to the antibody test of Aujeszky's disease by the ELISA method. When OD values obtained were compared, the coefficient of correlation was r = 0.987 between serum collected in the heparinized capillary and jugular serum and r = 0.996 between serum collected in the untreated capillary and jugular serum.
Since serum collected in the untreated capillary showed a higher correlation than serum collected in the heparinized capillary, the method with the former serum was indicated to be useful for the antibody test by the ELISA test performed with serum samples of small quantity.
