Screening production animals for adventitious agents |
IgG concentrations [(NH4)2SO4/NaSO4 precipitation] |
Enzyme digestion (pepsin → F(ab’)2; papain → Fab |
Caprylic acid stabilization |
Ion exchange (removes Fc) |
Affinity purification (concentrates venom-specific IgG) |
Pasteurisation (10 h at 60°C) |
Endotoxin exclusion (to not more than 0.5 u/kg/dose) |
Lyophilisation |