title: Assessment of immune response to a lyophilized peste-des-petits-ruminants virus vaccine in three different breeds of goats.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Immune response to a lyophilized peste-des-petits-ruminants virus (PPRV) vaccine was evaluated in three different breeds of goats.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three breeds of goats consisting six number of animals in three groups, i.e., Group A (local Assam hill goat), Group B (cross-bred), and Group C (Beetal goats) were randomly selected for evaluating the immune response to a lyophilized PPRV vaccine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A higher rise in the overall mean serum antibody titer was observed in Group A (40.50±3.74) than in Group B (37.58±37.58) and Group C (35.90±3.29) during the study period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Initially, a negative PPRV specific serum antibody titer was recorded in all the groups at 0(th) day of vaccination. Serum antibody titer in the vaccinated goats started rising gradually from the 14(th) day post vaccination. Later higher rise in the overall mean serum antibody titer in Group A (local Assam hill goat) lead to the conclusion that higher serum antibody titer in local non-descript breed might be due to their better adaptation to the environmental condition.
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang - 790 101, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara Campus, Guwahati - 781 022, Assam, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mahato
authors.affiliation: Virologist, North East Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Khanapara, Guwahati - 781 022, Assam, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Senior Technical Officer, ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang - 790 101, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Chief Scientist, Goat Research Station, Assam Agricultural University, Burnihat, Kamrup - 793 101, Assam, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saleque
keywords: goat; immune; peste-des-petits-ruminants; vaccine