Bessenger, R.Schoeman, J.H.Bigalke, R.D.2015-11-192015-11-1920151983Bessenger, R & Schoeman, JH 1983, 'Serological response of cattle to infection with Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis in southern Africa’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 115-117.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50536The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.The indirect fluorescent antibody test was used to measure the antibody response of cattle for 8 weeks after infection with either Babesia bigemina or Babesia bovis, or a combination of both species. Serological crossreactions were observed between the 2 species, but these were most marked when B. bigemina antigen was used. In animals infected with both Babesia spp., the B. bigemina reaction appeared to suppress the B. bovis reaction.en©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle