Antonio Carlos Paulillo
Departamento de Patologia Veterin�ria, FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Vanessa Sobue Franzo
Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Aragua�na, TO, Brazil
Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt
Post-doctorate Researcher in Veterinary Medicine of FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Luciano Doretto Junio
Centro de Pesquisas em Animais do Brasil-CPABR, Amparo, SP, Brazil
ABSTRACT
Clinical and immunological aspects of vaccinated domestic ducks against Newcastle disease were evaluated. Forty-eight domestic ducks were distributed into four different experimental groups, vaccinated or not against Newcastle disease: G1 (Ulster 2C strain), G2 (B1 strain), G3 (LaSota strain) and G4 (not vaccinated-control). The immune response was evaluated by the HI test. Domestic ducks showed a moderated to elevated antibody response when vaccinated against Newcastle disease with Ulster 2C, B1 and LaSota strains and no clinical signs associated with post-vaccinal reactions were observed.
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Antonio Carlos Paulillo, Vanessa Sobue Franzo, Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt and Luciano Doretto Junio, 2009. Response to Experimental Vaccination Against Newcastle Disease in Domestic Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos): Clinical and Immunological Parameters. International Journal of Poultry Science, 8: 963-965.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.963.965
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2009.963.965
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.963.965
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2009.963.965
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