Assessing immune competence in pigs by immunization with tetanus toxoid

Assessing immune competence in pigs by immunization with tetanus toxoid

Immune competence can be tested by challenging organisms with a set of infectious agents. However, disease control requirements impose restrictions on the infliction of infections upon domestic pigs. Alternatively, vaccinations induce detectable immune responses that reflect immune competence. Here,...

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Main Authors: U. Gimsa, A. Tuchscherer, J. Gimsa, M. Tuchscherer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
sus scrofa
tetanus vaccination
anti-tetanus toxoid antibodies
peripheral blood mononuclear cells
lymphocyte proliferation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117001197

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