Real-time PCR detected beef consistently at 0.50%, compared to 1.00% for ELISA.
Real-time PCR detected pork consistently at 0.10%, compared to 10.0% for ELISA.
Compared to ELISA, real-time PCR showed greater agreement among duplicate samples.
ELISA was found to be less time consuming and easier to perform than real-time PCR.
ELISA and real-time PCR showed 100% specificity during reference sample testing.