The transfer of endotoxin induced immunity from hens to poults.
Turkey hens were vaccinated six times with Salmonella typhimurium endotoxin prior to and during their egg production cycle. The resultant poults possessed a significant degree of immunity to challenge with S. typhimurium.
D000818:Animals; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000276:immunology*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors; D014422:Turkeys; D014611:Vaccination
D004731:Endotoxins