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Protective antibody response following oral vaccination of feral pigeons (Columba livia) with Newcastle disease vaccine (strain I-2) coated on oiled rice

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The novel vaccination technique for feral pigeons was developed in the present study. Multi-age feral pigeons were vaccinated orally with Newcastle disease (ND) strain I-2 vaccine coated on oiled rice. The results showed that 14 days after vaccination 40% of pigeons seroconverted with HI GMT of ≥3 log2 whereas 28 days after vaccination the seroconversion rate of these birds reached 100%. Moreover, all vaccinated pigeons survived the challenge of virulent Newcastle disease virus (NDV). The findings from the present study indicated that the use of ND (strain I-2) vaccine in feral pigeons is feasible and resulted into the production of protective antibody response. Thus ND I-2 vaccine may prevent the spread of NDV to other birds particularly chickens. Furthermore the use of oral vaccine in feral multi-age pigeons overcomes the difficulty of catching these birds for individual vaccination.

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Abbreviations

EID50 :

median embryo infectious dose

GMT:

Geometric mean titre

HA:

haemagglutination

HI:

haemagglutination-inhibition

NDV:

Newcastle disease virus

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Technical assistance by Jonas Fitwangile is highly acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania

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Wambura, P. N. and Wilson, C., 2009. Protective antibody response following oral vaccination of feral pigeons (Columba livia) with Newcastle disease vaccine (strain I-2) coated on oiled rice. Veterinary Research Communications.

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Wambura, P.N., Wilson, C. Protective antibody response following oral vaccination of feral pigeons (Columba livia) with Newcastle disease vaccine (strain I-2) coated on oiled rice. Vet Res Commun 33, 921–926 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-009-9309-1

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