title: Effects of body weight on antibody titers against canine parvovirus type 2, canine distemper virus, and canine adenovirus type 1 in vaccinated domestic adult dogs.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine whether post-vaccination antibody titers vary according to body weight in adult dogs. Antibody titers against canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2), canine distemper virus (CDV), and canine adenovirus type 1 (CAdV-1) were measured for 978 domestic adult dogs from 2 to 6 y of age. The dogs had been vaccinated approximately 12 mo earlier with a commercial combination vaccine. The dogs were divided into groups according to their weight. It was found that mean antibody titers in all weight groups were sufficient to prevent infection. Intergroup comparison, however, revealed that CPV-2 antibody titers were significantly higher in the Super Light (< 5 kg) group than in the Medium (10 to 19.9 kg) and Heavy (> 20 kg) groups and were also significantly higher in the Light (5 to 9.9 kg) group than in the Heavy group. Antibody titers against CDV were significantly higher in the Super Light, Light, and Medium groups than in the Heavy group. There were no significant differences among the groups for the CAdV-1 antibody titers.
authors.affiliation: Taguchi Animal Hospital, 37-7-7 Shichihongi, Kamisatochou, Kodamagun 369-0306, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Namikawa
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruo
authors.forename: Miyoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Hiroeki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sahara
mesh_terms: D006516:Adenoviruses, Canine / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000276:immunology; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000276:immunology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine / Q000276:immunology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D014765:Viral Vaccines
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