The comparative serological response of the chicken, pheasant and quail to a soluble and a particulate antigen.

  • 1 October 1974
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 27  (4) , 623-9
Abstract
A saline solution of bovine serum albumin (40 mg/kg) readily stimulated the production of precipitins and passive haemagglutinating (HA) antibodies in adult chickens and pheasants, but not in quail, following a primary (day 0) and secondary (day 38) intravenous injection. In quail a primary injection of BSA in Freund's complete adjuvant produced low passive HA titres but not precipitins; a further injection of soluble antigen intravenously on day 25 resulted in greatly enhanced passive HA titres and the appearance of precipitins.