Effect of passively-acquired antibodies and vaccination on the immune response to contagious ecthyma virus |
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| Authors: | B M Buddle H D Pulford |
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| Institution: | Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, Research Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Private Bag, Upper Hutt New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Lambs which received colostrum from ewes vaccinated with contagious ecthyma (CE) virus and other lambs vaccinated with CE virus were compared for serum anti-CE immunoglobulin (Ig)G levels, delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) responses to CE viral antigen, and protective immunity to challenge with CE virus. Ewes vaccinated 3-4 weeks prior to parturition transferred CE antibody to lambs via colostrum. Although these lambs had higher levels of antibody at challenge than lambs vaccinated when 1-4 days old, only the vaccinated lambs were protected against challenge with CE virus at 1 month of age. Furthermore, the presence of colostrum-derived maternal antibody prevented an active antibody response in lambs to vaccination and/or challenge with CE virus, except where pre-inoculation titres were low. In contrast, the DTH response to CE viral antigen and induction of protective immunity by CE vaccination were not impaired by passively-acquired antibody. Actively immunised lambs could be distinguished from those only receiving passively-acquired antibody by the DTH response to heat-killed CE viral antigen. |
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