title: Antibody responses of sheep vaccinated with foot rot vaccines.
abstract: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and crossed immunoelectrophoresis (IEP) were used to investigate antibody responses of sheep vaccinated with a double adjuvanted or single adjuvanted commercial foot rot vaccine. ELISA detected an antibody response of greater magnitude to the double adjuvant vaccine compared with the single adjuvant vaccine. Sera from sheep vaccinated with double adjuvant vaccine recognised at least six antigens of Bacteroides nodosus in crossed IEP while sera from the single adjuvant vaccinated sheep recognised one antigen. The use of non-denatured antigens of B nodosus in ELISA and crossed IEP enabled quantitative comparisons of antibody responses to the different foot rot vaccines to be made.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Benalla, Australia.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Ferrier
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000276:immunology*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005535:Foot Rot / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007123:Immunoelectrophoresis, Two-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D012756:Sheep / Q000276:immunology*; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines