The invention relates to the field of veterinary protozoology and methods for producing antigens, particularly for the diagnosis of Surra Su-Auru in animals. The objective of the invention is to develop a method for producing a
highly sensitive trypanosomal
antigen for the serological diagnosis of Surra (Su-Auru) in animals. The problem is solved by the fact that the method for obtaining trypanosome
antigen for serological diagnostics of Surra (Su-Auru) in animals involves infecting rabbits intratesticularly with live trypanosomes of the T species. evansi, removal of the
spleen 2-3 days after infection, total bleeding 8-10 days after splenectomy (parasitemia -80-90%), blood is collected in a wide vessel with 2%
sodium citrate in physiological solution with constant stirring with a glass rod, at the rate of 1 part blood to 2 parts solution,
settling of citrated blood in the refrigerator for 18-24 hours,
centrifugation and separation of the middle layer from the
sediment from the supernatant, 2-3 times washing of trypanosomes in physiological solution, at 3000-5000 rpm, for 10 minutes each, disintegration of the centrifugate by
ultrasound at a frequency of 22 kHz, power of 60 W / cm2 for 8-12 minutes, followed by
centrifugation of the disintegrate at 8000-10000 rpm for 20-30 minutes and collection of
sediment (endoantigen), treatment of the supernatant with TCA, collection of the precipitated
sediment (exoantigen), batches of sediment are mixed 10:1. The technical result provided by the utility model is expressed in the development of a method for obtaining a
highly sensitive trypanosomal
antigen for the serological diagnosis of Surra (Su-Auru) in animals.