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http://dx.doi.org/10.17555/jvc.2017.04.34.2.132

Research of Strangles Antibody Titer of Horses in Jeju  

Lee, Young-woo (Korea Racing Authority)
Jeong, Hyeon-woo (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cheju National University)
Lee, Kyoung-kap (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cheju National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.34, no.2, 2017 , pp. 132-134 More about this Journal
Abstract
Streptococcus equi subsp. equi which is a Gram-positive bacteria causes strangles a highly contagious disease that affects the respiratory system of the horse. The disease is characterized by fever, nasal discharges and enlargement of the lymph nodes in the head and upper neck region. This study was performed to monitor the level of serum strangles antibody titers of horses in Jeju. A total of clinically healthy 122 horses (41 horses less than 5 months, 81 horses more than 1 years old) were included in this study. Serum antibody titers against strangles were measured by means of Passive haemagglutination (PHA) titers. As the results, the level of foals was definitely low. The results of this study have shown that there is a need to consider the vaccination against strangles infection at foals.
Keywords
Strangles; Antibody titer; PHA titer; Jeju;
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