Original scientific paper

Immunisation of calves against East Coast fever without drug treatment.

Onon Zanaa ; Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Olivier Sparagano ; Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Abstract

A mild Theileria parva stock (T. parva Lanet, Kenya) was used for vaccination of calves prior to a lethal challenge with a heterologous stock (T. parva Marikebuni, Kenya). Although vaccination did not produce an important parasitaemia in the calves, high levels of antibodies were observed using an immuno-fluorescent assay test. All the vaccinated animals survived the lethal challenge, but none of the control animals. Protection was better when using either an autologous vaccine or a tick stabilate rather than a heterologous vaccine.

Keywords

theileriosis; vaccine; calf; mild strain; Theileria parva

Hrčak ID:

133848

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/133848

Publication date:

21.10.1999.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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