Assessment of immune response to a lyophilized peste-des-petitsruminants virus vaccine in three different breeds of goats

Research (Published online: 08-06-2016)

6. Assessment of immune response to a lyophilized peste-des-petitsruminants virus vaccine in three different breeds of goats - S. S. Begum, G. Mahato, P. Sharma, M. Hussain and A. Saleque

Veterinary World, 9(6): 568-571

   doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2016.568-571

Abstract

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Aim: Immune response to a lyophilized peste-des-petits-ruminants virus (PPRV) vaccine was evaluated in three different breeds of goats.

Materials and Methods: Three breeds of goats consisting six number of animals in three groups, i.e., Group A (local Assam hill goat), Group B (cross-bred), and Group C (Beetal goats) were randomly selected for evaluating the immune response to a lyophilized PPRV vaccine.

Results: A higher rise in the overall mean serum antibody titer was observed in Group A (40.50±3.74) than in Group B (37.58±37.58) and Group C (35.90±3.29) during the study period.

Conclusion: Initially, a negative PPRV specific serum antibody titer was recorded in all the groups at 0^th day of vaccination. Serum antibody titer in the vaccinated goats started rising gradually from the 14^th day post vaccination. Later higher rise in the overall mean serum antibody titer in Group A (local Assam hill goat) lead to the conclusion that higher serum antibody titer in local non-descript breed might be due to their better adaptation to the environmental condition.

Keywords: goat, immune, peste-des-petits-ruminants, vaccine.