Determination of sheep pox circulating neutralizing antibodies in immunized sheep and goats in the North Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Authors
Rashwan, SM Al Khalaf, HN Al Hammad, MI Abdel-Baky, MH Azab, AH
Citation
Sm. Rashwan et al., Determination of sheep pox circulating neutralizing antibodies in immunized sheep and goats in the North Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., J APPL AN R, 19(2), 2001, pp. 233-235
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
09712119 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
233 - 235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0971-2119(200106)19:2<233:DOSPCN>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
As a first field trial to evaluate the sheep pox vaccine efficacy under far m conditions,sheep pox virus-neutralizing antibodies were determined in vac cinated sheep and goats of different breeds, ages and sexes in one of the b iggest mutton farms irt the north region of the Kingdom. The results exhibi ted 100% post-vaccinal serum neutralizing antibodies with a titre range of 1.2 to 2.1 log 10 in sheep and 1.2 to 1.8 log 10 in goats.