FLOCK IMMUNITY AGAINST MAREK'S DISEASE

Authors

  • K Jayalakshmi Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - 637 002.
  • G Selvaraju Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - 637 002.
  • A Manicavasaka Dinakaran Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - 637 002.
  • T R Gopalakrishnamurthy Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - 637 002.
  • M Geetha Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - 637 002.
  • S Saravanan Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - 637 002.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Marek's disease, Herpes Virus of Turkey, Flock immunity

Abstract

The flock immunity against Marek's disease in commercial layer flocks was assessed by Quantitative agargel immunodiffusion (QAGID) test. The mean QAGID titre ranges from zero to 3.7 and 10.4 to 22.4 in outbreaks and convalescent birds respectively. Dose, type and time of Marek's disease vaccination influence the quantum of humoral immune response during outbreak. Though the level of antibodies against Marek's disease virus (MDV) are not directly related with disease resistance, quantification of MDV antibodies is a useful tool in determining Herpes virus of turkey (HVT) viraemia, which is necessary for the induction of immunity. 

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Published

2010-06-29

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2010): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (2010)

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Jayalakshmi, K., Selvaraju, G., Dinakaran, A.M., Gopalakrishnamurthy, T.R., Geetha, M., & Saravanan, S. (2010). FLOCK IMMUNITY AGAINST MAREK’S DISEASE. Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 5(3), 33–34. https://doi.org/10.48165/
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