VACCINATION OF PIGEONS WITH LA SOTA NEWCASTLE DISEASE VACCINE AGAINST PIGEON PARAMYXOVIRUS SEROTYPE-1 | ||
| Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza) | ||
| Volume 46, Issue 4, October 1998, Pages 877-882 PDF (1.53 M) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.1998.377381 | ||
| Author | ||
| A.I. AL-AFALEQ* | ||
| Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal resource, King Faisal University, PO Box 1757, Al-Ahsa 3 1982, Saudi Arabia. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Forty pigeon proved to be free from antibodies against paramyxovirus- I (PPMV-1) by hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test were vaccinated with LaSota Newcastle Disease (ND) vaccine, The vaccination comprised of two doses with 4 weeks interval. This gave an antibody response of 8 log 2 using HI. The birds were challenged with unusual virulent Saudi PPMV-1 via intramuscular (i. m) or by contact. In the light of clinical observation, immune response and virus excretion results, the vaccine gave a high level of protection against the challenging virus. | ||
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