Osuagwuh, Uchebuchi I.Bagla, Victor PatrickVenter, Estelle HildegardAnnandale, C.H. (Cornelius Henry)Irons, Pete Charles2007-07-242007-07-242007-03-08Osuagwuh, UI, Bagla, V, Venter, EH, Annandale, CH & Irons, PC 2007, ‘Absence of lumpy skin disease virus in semen of vaccinated bulls following vaccination and subsequent experimental infection’, Vaccine, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 2238-2243.[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0264410X]0264-410X10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.12.01066031656227003904650O-6953-2014O-6401-2014http://hdl.handle.net/2263/3102Twelve serologically negative bulls were used, six were vaccinated with a modified live LSD vaccine and six unvaccinated. All were then experimentally infected with a virulent field strain of LSDV. No clinical abnormality was detected following vaccination, and mild clinical signs were seen in four vaccinated bulls following challenge. Virus was not found in semen of vaccinated bulls. Two of the unvaccinated bulls developed severe LSD and four showed mild symptoms, all excreted the virus in the semen following challenge. This study confirmed the ability of LSD vaccination to prevent the excretion of LSDV in semen of vaccinated bulls.167745 bytesapplication/pdfenElsevierNeethling strain vaccineLumpy skin disease virus (LSDV)SemenBulls -- VaccinationPostprint Article