336/19 | Clinical & Field Article | Veterinary Microbiology
Induction of Protective Immunity with Low Doses of E. maxima Oocysts
Muchammad Yunus, Endang Suprihati and Agus WijayaDepartment of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University, Indonesia
Published in the Indian Veterinary Journal January 2020: 97 (1) - pages 50 to 52(Received: September, 2019, Accepted: October, 2019)
Abstract
Induction of protective immunity through the parasite endogenous development and oocyst production during challenge test due to the previous E. maxima low doses exposure was studied. Forty ve broilers were divided into 3 groups. Group 1: chickens were administered aquadest. Group 2 and 3: chickens were inoculated with 100 & 200 E. maxima oocysts, respectively. Fourteen days after 1st infection, each group was challenged with 5000 E. maxima oocysts. Post challenge of 4 days the endogenous development of parasites, oocysts production was calculated. The endogenous development of parasites has decreased as a result of protective immunity due to rst antigen exposure so that multiplication of parasites became decreased
Key Words: E. maxima, low doses, protective immunity