Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins
Bolsistas, FAPESP, Brazil
Antonio Carlos Paulillo
Departamento de Patologia Veterinaria, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt
Departamento de Clinica Veterinaria, FMVZ, Unesp, Botucatu, Brazil
Janine Denadai
Bolsistas, FAPESP, Brazil
ABSTRACT
Clinical and immunological parameters of vaccinated lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) against Newcastle Disease (ND) were evaluated. Forty eight birds were distributed into four different experimental groups, vaccinated or not against ND: GI (Ulster 2C strain), GII (B1 strain), GIII (LaSota strain) and GIV (not vaccinated-control). The humoral antibody immune response was evaluated by the inhibition of hemagglutination test (HI). The LaSota strain provided higher antibody response when compared to Ulster 2C and B1 strains. No clinical signs associated with post-vaccinal reactions were observed.
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Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins, Antonio Carlos Paulillo, Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt and Janine Denadai, 2013. Humoral Antibody Immune Response of Newcastle Disease Vaccination in Lovebirds
(Agapornis roseicollis). International Journal of Poultry Science, 12: 138-140.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2013.138.140
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2013.138.140
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2013.138.140
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2013.138.140
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