Laboratory and field trials on a formalin inactivated vaccine for the control of Pasteurella anatipestifer septicaemia in ducks.
A series of laboratory trials on a number of different types of inactivated Pasteurella anatipestifer vaccines suggested that a formolised vaccine would be the most suitable for protection. A satisfactory dose of vaccine was found to be approximately 3 x 109 cells administered intramuscularly. The efficacy of this vaccine was confirmed by a field trial on a farm where anatipestifer septicaemia was endemic, ducks being vaccinated at three weeks of age before their transfer to pasture from indoor rearing units.
D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004372:Ducks; D005260:Female; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D010325:Pasteurella / Q000276:immunology*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines