Protective antibody response produced by the chickens vaccinated with green coloured thermostable Newcastle disease virus |
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| Authors: | P N Wambura |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania |
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| Abstract: | The efficacy of green-coloured (GC) I-2 Newcastle disease vaccine was determined in the present study. I-2 vaccine was mixed
with a green coloured dye and stored at 4°C for 6 months while assayed for the virus infectivity at a monthly interval. Chickens
were vaccinated with the GC vaccine by eye drop. Serum samples were collected from all birds before and after vaccination
at weekly interval for 4 weeks and tested for haemagglutination-inhibition (HI) antibody against Newcastle disease virus (NDV). These chickens were challenged with NDV virulent strain four weeks after vaccination. The results showed that there
was no difference between the infectivity titres of GC and uncoloured vaccines. However, chickens vaccinated with GC vaccine
produced higher HI antibody titres than chickens vaccinated with uncoloured vaccine. Results from the challenge trial showed
that all vaccinated chickens survived whereas all unvaccinated chickens died. The findings from this study have shown that
the GC vaccine is safe and produced protective antibodies against NDV in vaccinated chickens.
Wambura, P. N., 2008. Protective antibody response produced by the chickens vaccinated with green coloured thermostable Newcastle
disease virus. Tropical Animal Health and Production. |
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| Keywords: | Chickens Newcastle disease Green-coloured vaccine Strain I-2 Thermostability |
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