EVALUATION OF EMERGENCY VACCINATION AGAINST INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE (IBD) WITH OR WITHOUT SOME NON-SPECIFIC IMMUNOSTIMULANTS

F, EL KADY; EL-KHASIIAB, ELILAM; YOUSSEF, H

doi:10.21608/vmjg.1997.378377

EVALUATION OF EMERGENCY VACCINATION AGAINST INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE (IBD) WITH OR WITHOUT SOME NON-SPECIFIC IMMUNOSTIMULANTS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Dept. of Poultry Diseases, Fac. Vet. Med., Cairo University (Beni-Suef).

² Dept. of Poultry Diseases, Fac. Vet. Med., Cairo University.

³ Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Giza.

10.21608/vmjg.1997.378377

Abstract

A trial for emergency vaccination against IBDV 48-hour post experimental infection__ widespread and tends to infect most commercial given with or without some immunostimualnts,namely; Pind-Avi (Fowl pox virus inactivated by
gamma rays), Ultracorn® (Corynebacterium cutis lysate), Levamisole hydrochloride® and Transferrin. The results revealed that emergency vaccination of infected chicks was useless in controlling mortality or bursal damage (which was evidenced by bursal lesion score & bursal lymphoid tissue lesions). The use of these immunostimulants alone improved the protection % but had not restored the bursal damage with varying degree of stimualtion of non-specific immune response in the following order: Transferrin, ultracorn®, Pind-Avi finally levamisole. The combination of emergency
vaccine with immunostimulant didn't show a Significant control point.

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