Italian Journal of Animal Science (Feb 2010)

Humoral and cellular response to BoHV-1 in buffalo and cattle treated with an inactivated marker vaccine

  • A. Marocchi,
  • M. Bonfanti,
  • C. Piancastelli,
  • G. Donofrio,
  • C.S. Cabassi,
  • S. Taddei,
  • F. Ghidini,
  • S. Cavirani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijas.2007.s2.881
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 2s
pp. 881 – 883

Abstract

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The study is aimed at assessing and comparing the immune response to BoHV-1 elicited by an inactivated marker vaccine in buffaloes and cattle. Vaccination did not produced any local or general reactions in buffaloes. Seroneutralizing antibodies and cellular response by IFN-γ- test have been detected in buffaloes and cattle after a prime/ booster vaccination strategy. Humoral and cellular responses were significantly higher in cattle than in buffaloes. Data pointed out the possibility to use the marker vaccine in buffaloes. However, further studies must be planned to assess the immune pressure of marker vaccines in terms of IBR eradicative attitude in infected buffalo herds.

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