Immediate hypersensitivity (anaphylaxis) response in uninfected and Alcaligenes faecalis-infected turkey poults.
The immediate hypersensitivity (anaphylaxis) response in uninfected and Alcaligenes faecalis-infected turkey poults was studied. The optimum challenge dose of bovine serum albumin (BSA) to elicit an anaphylactic response was 40 mg/kg body weight, and the optimum poult age was 4 to 5 weeks. The response latency time was 7 days. The anaphylactic response was specific for the sensitizing antigen used. No differences were observed between A. faecalis-infected and uninfected poults in the immediate hypersensitivity response to BSA.
D000367:Age Factors; D000421:Alcaligenes; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D011930:Reaction Time; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000276:immunology; D014422:Turkeys / Q000276:immunology*
D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine