Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt
Departamento de Cl�nica Veterin�ria, FMVZ-Unesp, Botucatu, Brazil
Antonio Carlos Paulillo
Departamento de Patologia Veterin�ria, FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins
Bolsistas FAPESP- Brazil
Janine Denadai
Curso Pos-Graduacao em Medicina Veterin�ria FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Ivan Moura Lapera
Curso Graduacao em Medicina Veterin�ria FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
ABSTRACT
Clinical and immunological aspects of female Bronze Turkeys, on breeding season, vaccinated against Newcastle disease were evaluated. Seventy-five female Turkeys were distributed into five different experimental groups, vaccinated or not against Newcastle disease: G1 (Ulster 2C strain), G2 (B1 strain), G3 (LaSota strain), G4 (LaSota strain inactivated and emulsified in mineral oil) and G5 (not vaccinated-control). The immune response was evaluated by the HI test. Female Turkeys showed high antibody titres when vaccinated against Newcastle disease with live LaSota and inactivated LaSota strains and a moderated to elevated antibody response when vaccinated with Ulster 2C and B1 strains. No clinical signs associated with post-vaccinal reactions were observed.
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Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt, Antonio Carlos Paulillo, Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins, Janine Denadai and Ivan Moura Lapera, 2010. Immunological and Clinical Parameters of Newcastle Disease Vaccination in Bronze Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). International Journal of Poultry Science, 9: 180-182.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2010.180.182
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2010.180.182
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2010.180.182
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2010.180.182
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