Serum and egg yolk IgG antibody titers from laying chickens vaccinated with Pasteurella multocida

Avian Dis. 1998 Jan-Mar;42(1):186-9.

Abstract

Through determining the serum and egg yolk antibody titers in immunized laying hens to Pasteurella multocida regularly, the growth-decline trend of the egg yolk antibody levels was found to be similar to that of the serum antibody levels (r = 0.94), but the growth and decline of the egg yolk antibody seemed to be delayed 3-6 days compared with that of the serum antibody, and the egg yolk antibody titers were generally lower than those of the serum antibody (P < 0.01). Serum and egg yolk antibody levels declined 3 and 6 days, respectively, after booster immunizations. The higher the antibody levels were before booster immunization, the more they declined.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Bacterial Vaccines*
  • Chickens
  • Egg Yolk / immunology*
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Immunization, Secondary
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis*
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Pasteurella Infections / immunology
  • Pasteurella Infections / prevention & control
  • Pasteurella Infections / veterinary*
  • Pasteurella multocida* / immunology
  • Poultry Diseases*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Immunoglobulin G