THE EFFECT OF CHALLENGE WITH VIRULENTBRUCELLA ABORTUSON BEEF CATTLE VACCINATED AS CALVES OR ADULTS WITH EITHERBRUCELLA ABORTUSSTRAIN 19 OR 45/20
- 1 October 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Veterinary Journal
- Vol. 57 (10) , 470-473
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.1981.tb05769.x
Abstract
SUMMARY Groups of female calves were vaccinated subcutaneously with the standard dose of Brucella abortus strain 19 (S19) or with B. abortus 45/20 (S45/20). These calves and non-vaccinated control calves were mated at 15 months of age and challenged by way of the conjunctival sac with B. abortus strain 544 (S544). The incidence of abortion, stillbirths, weakling calves and healthy calves was observed after challenge and specimens were collected for culture at parturition and slaughter. Fifteen healthy calves were born to 18 animals vaccinated with S19, 12 were born to 18 animals vaccinated with S45/20 and 2 were born to 8 animals that were not vaccinated. B. abortus was isolated from 5 of the animals vaccinated with S19, 13 of the animals vaccinated with S45/20 and 9 of the 12 animals that were not vaccinated. Only one of the 5 infected animals vaccinated with S19 was vaccinated as an adult.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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