Evaluation of a 3 ml heartwater (cowdriosis) infective blood vaccine dose

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Combrink, M.P.
De Waal, D.T.
Troskie, P.C.

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Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute

Abstract

Three milliliters of blood from the present commercially produced heartwater infective blood vaccine (Ball3 stock) was experimentally tested in sheep and cattle for infectivity and efficacy. Results obtained for this vaccine dose were statistically not different from results for the prescribed 5 ml vaccine dose.

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Veterinary medicine, Blood, Cattle, Cowdriosis, Efficacy, Heartwater, Infectivity, Sheep, Vaccine

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Combrink, MP, De Waal, DT & Troskie, PC 1997, 'Evaluation of a 3 ml heartwater (cowdriosis) infective blood vaccine dose’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 309-311.