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Comparison of the efficacy of a subunit and a live streptomycin-dependent porcine pleuropneumonia vaccine

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Tumamao, J.Q., Bowles, R.E., van den Bosch, H., Klaasen, H.L.B.M., Fenwick, B.W., Storie, G.J. and Blackall, P.J. (2004) Comparison of the efficacy of a subunit and a live streptomycin-dependent porcine pleuropneumonia vaccine. Australian Veterinary Journal, 82 (6). pp. 370-374.

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.2004.tb11108...

Publisher URL: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/home

Abstract

Objective:
To evaluate the efficacy of two new-generation porcine pleuropneumonia vaccines when challenged with Australian isolates of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae of serovars 1 and 15.

Design:
The Porcilis APP vaccine and an experimental streptomycin-dependent strain of A pleuropneumoniae were evaluated in a standardised pen trial. Each vaccine/challenge group consisted of 10 pigs.

Results:
With the serovar 1 challenge, the Porcilis APP vaccine and the live vaccine, compared with the control group, gave significant protection in terms of clinical signs, lung lesions, re-isolation scores and average daily gain (ADG) postchallenge. Only the Porcilis APP vaccine provided significant protection against mortality. In the serovar 15 challenged pigs, the only significant difference detected was that the Porcilis APP vaccinated pigs had a better postchallenge ADG than the controls. None of the Porcilis APP vaccinated pigs showed signs of depression postvaccination and none were euthanased after challenge with either serovar 1 or 15. The pigs vaccinated with the live vaccine showed obvious depression after each vaccination and a total of 3 pigs were euthanased after challenge (one with serovar 1 and two with serovar 15).

Conclusions:
Both of the vaccines provided significant protection against a severe challenge with serovar 1 A pleuropneumoniae. Neither vaccine was effective against a serovar 15 A pleuropneumaniae challenge. There was evidence that the Porcilis APP vaccine did provide some protection against the serovar 15 challenge because the ADG, after challenge of pigs given this vaccine, was greater than the control pigs.

Item Type:Article
Additional Information:Reproduced with permission from the Australian Veterinary Journal. Access to published version may be available via Publisher’s website.
Keywords:Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; vaccines; protection.
Subjects:Veterinary medicine > Diseases of special classes of animals > Swine
Veterinary medicine > Veterinary bacteriology
Live Archive:12 Aug 2004
Last Modified:04 Mar 2024 05:14

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