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Response to Experimental Vaccination Against Newcastle Disease in Domestic Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos): Clinical and Immunological Parameters

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Antonio Carlos Paulillo
Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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Vanessa Sobue Franzo
Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Araguaína, TO, Brazil
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Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt
Post-doctorate Researcher in Veterinary Medicine of FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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Luciano Doretto Junio
Centro de Pesquisas em Animais do Brasil-CPABR, Amparo, SP, Brazil
DOI 10.3923/ijps.2009.963.965
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Abstract

Clinical and immunological aspects of vaccinated domestic ducks against Newcastle disease were evaluated. Forty-eight domestic ducks were distributed into four different experimental groups, vaccinated or not against Newcastle disease: G1 (Ulster 2C strain), G2 (B1 strain), G3 (LaSota strain) and G4 (not vaccinated-control). The immune response was evaluated by the HI test. Domestic ducks showed a moderated to elevated antibody response when vaccinated against Newcastle disease with Ulster 2C, B1 and LaSota strains and no clinical signs associated with post-vaccinal reactions were observed.

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Anas platyrhynchos, B1, ducks, LaSota strains, newcastle disease, Ulster 2C, vaccination

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Paulillo, A. C., Franzo, V. S., Schmidt, E. M. dos S., & Junio, L. D. (2009). Response to Experimental Vaccination Against Newcastle Disease in Domestic Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos): Clinical and Immunological Parameters. International Journal of Poultry Science, 8(10), 963–965. https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2009.963.965

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