Abstract: The present invention discloses disease-associated molecules and assays, which are useful for diagnosing and assessing those animals with herpes virus infection, and determining those animals at risk of developing an herpes virus infection or its sequelae. The invention has practical use in the early diagnosis of disease, in monitoring an animal's immune response to the disease, and in enabling better treatment and management decisions to be made in clinically and sub-clinically affected animals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of determining the status of a subject. In particular, this is achieved by obtaining subject data including respective values for each of a number of parameters, the parameter values being indicative of the current biological status of the subject. The subject data is compared to predetermined data which includes values for at least some of the parameters and an indication of the condition. The status of the subject, and in particular, the presence and/or absence of the one or more conditions, can then be determined in accordance with the results of the comparison.

Abstract: The present invention discloses disease-associated molecules and assays, which are useful for diagnosing and assessing those animals with endotoxemia, and determining those animals at risk of developing endotoxemia or its sequelae. The invention has practical use in the early diagnosis of disease, in monitoring an animal's immune response to the disease, and in enabling better treatment and management decisions to be made in clinically and sub-clinically affected animals.

Abstract: The present invention discloses molecules and assays for qualitatively or quantitatively determining the effect of stress on the immune system, the susceptibility to developing disease or illness through immune system dysfunction as a result of stress, and for monitoring the ability of an animal to cope with stress. The invention is useful inter alia in measuring response to immunomodulatory therapies, and monitoring the immune response to natural disease under stressful conditions.