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Title

Effect of Vitamin E Supplementation on Humoral Immunity Following the Administration of Enterotoxaemia Vaccine in Goats.

Authors

Khan, Mumtaz Ali; Khan, Sher Bahadar; Ahmad, Shakoor; Ahmad, Irshad; Haq, Ikramul; Prince, Kashif; Ullah, Asad; Shoaib, Muhammad; Zaman, Shahid; Aqib, Amjad Islam; Rashid, Ghazunfar; Ali, Mahboob; Khan, Imdad Ullah; Khan, Imad; Ullah, Naimat; Shahid, Muhammad

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the effects of vitamin E supplementation on humoral immunity against Clostridium perfringens type D epsilon toxin in goats to sort out better immunogenic approach. This study was conducted on total of 36 healthy animal of equal number of rabbits and goats. Each species was divided randomly into three equal (n=6) groups. Group A was supplemented vitamin E and group B was without vitamin E supplementation in both species. Animals of both groups were vaccinated with enterotoxaemia vaccine. Group C was kept as negative control in both rabbits and goats. The immune titer against C. perfringens type D was evaluated on 0, 7, 14, 28th and 60th day of vaccination with indirect haemagglutination test (IHA). The results showed significantly higher (P< 0.05) immune titer in vitamin E supplemented animals groups against C. perfringens type D epsilon toxin.

Subjects

HUMORAL immunity; VITAMIN E; RABBITS; DIETARY supplements; GOATS; CLOSTRIDIUM perfringens; VACCINES; TOXINS

Publication

Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2019, Vol 51, Issue 6, p2377

ISSN

0030-9923

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.6.sc3