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Inactivated bluetongue virus vaccine in lambs: Differential serological responses related to breed

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A mixed breed flock of lambs, consisting of Suffolks, Hampshires, Columbias and Finnish breeds, were vaccinated with binary ethylenimine inactivated bluetongue virus (BTV) serotypes 11, 17 and a mixture of 11 and 17 in aluminum hydroxide. Agar gel precipitin antibodies were used as an indicator of immunity. Sero-conversion of Hampshires and Suffolk lambs was poor at 43% as compared to 84% in the Columbia and Finn lambs. These results indicate a breed difference in immunological response to inactivated BTV vaccine.

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  1. Department of Food and Agriculture, State of California, Bureau of Animal Health, Sacramento, California

    L. J. Berry & B. Heron

  2. School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California

    B. I. Osburn, J. L. Stott & T. Farver

  3. California State University, Chico, California, (USA)

    W. Patton

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Berry, L.J., Osburn, B.I., Stott, J.L. et al. Inactivated bluetongue virus vaccine in lambs: Differential serological responses related to breed. Vet Res Commun 5, 289–293 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02214996

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