Studies on efficacy of alum precipitated Haemorrhagic septicaemia vaccine (Bacterin)
1998
Khan, S. | Sheikh, M.A. | Muhammad, K. (College of Veterinary Sciences, Lahore (Pakistan))
The research project was undertaken to test efficacy of alum precipitated HS vaccine (bacterin) on buffaloes, maintained at Livestock Production Research Institute (LPRI) Bahadurnagar. Okara. The study aimed at examining the efficacy of three different dosage levels of the vaccine comprising 1mg 1.5mg and 2mg dry weights of the bacteria, tried on animals of different body weights. In addition the immunopotentiating effects of levamisole on HS vaccine, were also studied on certain animals. The best results were those given by 2mg dry weight of the organism, observed in animals weighing 600 kg or above, with a GMT value of 48.5 observed on day 42nd post vaccination. The second best result was of the dose carrying 1.5mg dry weight of the organism.
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