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no immunity, although in adult buffaloes, doses varying from 0.000625 gm.
to 0.0025 gm. produced satisfactory reactions and conferred immunity.
7. It is suggested that the desiccated rinderpest goat spleen would
produce a reaction to confer immunity.
8. In the field, in some places, the vaccine was found to have set up severe
reactions and, from the experience gained, it cannot be said that the vaccine
is a safe one.
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Burma, Ann. Rept. C. V. D., 1939-40
Pfaff, G. (1938). Onderstepoort J. Vet. Sci. & Ani. Ind. 11, 2
TABLE I
To determine the viability at room temperature of dried goat spleen vaccine—
Batch No. I of Madras
Dose—0.0025 gm.
Serial |
Period |
Reaction |
Reaction |
Interval |
Remarks |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Days |
|||||
1 |
Nil . . |
1. Severe |
Nil . |
24 |
|
2. Nil. |
Nil . |
13 |
|||
2 |
1 day |
1. Moderate |
Nil . |
23 |
|
2. Nil . |
Nil . |
12 |
|||
3 |
2 days |
1. Mild |
Nil . |
15 |
|
2. Nil . |
Mild . |
11 |
|||
4 |
3 days |
1. Nil. |
Moderate . |
10 |
|
2. Nil . |
Moderate . |
10 |
|||
5 |
4 days |
1. Nil . |
Severe . |
9 |
|
2. Nil . |
Mild . |
9 |
|||
6 |
5 days |
1. Nil . |
Moderate |
8 |
|
2. Thermal* |
Nil . . |
22 |
* Presumably not |
||
7 |
6 days |
1. Nil . . |
Nil . . |
7 |
|
2. Nil . . |
Mild . |
11 |
|||
8 |
7 days |
1. Thermal*. |
Severe |
20 |
*Presumably not |
2. Nil . |
Moderate . |
6 |
NOTE.—Two calves were used for each serial number.
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