314                 A Study on Desiccated Goat Spleen Vaccine

                                              TABLE IV

To determine the viability at room temperature of dried goat spleen vaccine
                                    Batch No. IV of Madras

                                      Dose—0.0025 gm.

Serial
No.

Period
of
storage

Reaction
to
vaccination

Reaction
after
retest

Intorval
between
vaccination
and
retest

1

2

3

4

5

Days

1

Nil . .

1. Mild . . .

Nil . . .

14

2. Mild . . .

Nil . . .

14

2

Nil . .

1. Nil . . .

Nil . . .

7

2. Nil . . .

Nil . . .

7

3

1 day. .

1. Mild . . .

Nil . . .

21

2. Mild . . .

Nil . . .

19

4

2 days . .

1. Mild . . .

Nil . . .

15

2. Mild . . .

Nil . . .

18

5

3 days . .

1. Mild . . .

Nil . . .

17

2. Mild . . .

Nil . . .

17

6

4 days . .

1. Nil . . .

Nil . . .

7

2. Nil . . .

Moderate .

7

7

5 days . .

1. Nil . . .

Moderate .

7

2. Nil . . .

Moderate .

7

8

6 days . .

1. Nil . . .

Severe and died

7

2. Nil . . .

1 Severe and died

7

9

7 days . .

1. Nil . . .

Mild . .

7

2. Nil . . .

Severe and died

7

Note:
Two calves were used for each serial number.
In serial numbers two to nine, the vaccine was kept in thermos jar with ice packing
for three days and then kept at room temperature for the number of days specified
against, each.