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. 1989 Sep 1;30(3):275–283. doi: 10.1186/BF03548032

Corynebacterium Pseudotuberculosis Infection in Goats VIII.

The Effect of Vaccination against Experimental Infection

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infeksjon hos geit VIII. Effekten av vaksinasjon mot eksperimentell infeksjon

Gudmund Holstad 16,26,✉, Jon Teige jr 16,26, Hans Jørgen Larsen 16,26
PMCID: PMC8142204  PMID: 2629504

Abstract

The effect of an inactivated vaccine against C. pseudotuberculosis infection was tested on castrated male kids from a herd free from caseous lymphadenitis. The animals were divided into 3 groups with 8 animals in each. Group 1 was immunized with crude filtrated C. pseudotuberculosis toxoid and whole killed organisms, while Group 2 in addition was given levamisole. The kids were vaccinated twice at an interval of 4 weeks. Group 3 consisted of unvaccinated animals. All groups were challenged subcutaneously with live bacteria 4 weeks after the last vaccination.

Unvaccinated animals showed the most severe course of illness after challenge. Development of abscesses in the regional lymph nodes (Inn. subiliaci) was significantly more common in unvaccinated than in vaccinated kids at necropsy 2 months after challenge. There was, however, no such difference between the vaccinated groups, and there was no difference between any of the groups as regards abscess formation at the inoculation site.

In each of the 2 vaccinated groups, there was a titre rise following vaccination in the hemolysis inhibition test, whereas no such rise was seen in the bacterial agglutination test. The titre values in both tests increased significantly after challenge in all the groups, the increase being most rapid in the vaccinated animals.

The present investigation indicates that development of caseous lesions in lymph nodes in goats, following subcutaneous inoculation with C. pseudotuberculosis, can be reduced by an inactivated vaccine containing whole organisms and crude toxin.

Keywords: whole killed bacteria, crude filtrated toxoid, levamisole, bacterial agglutination test, hemolysis inhibition test, challenge, abscesses

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Acknowledgement

The investigation was supported by grants from the Agricultural Research Council of Norway.

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