Journal article
Immunisation of smallholder dairy cattle against anaplasmosis and babesiosis in Malawi
A field study was conducted in the Southern Region of Malawi to evaluate the possible benefits of immunisation of improved dairy cattle against Anaplasma marginale, Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis. Friesian crossbred heifers were immunised when they were being reared on Government farms. They were then issued to smallholder farmers, together with unvaccinated controls, where many of them were exposed to heavy tick infestation.
Vaccination was shown to provide a significant degree of protection against babesiosis on the smallholder farms; 15/32 unvaccinated controls developed clinical disease as compared to only 3/28 vaccinates.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Pages: | 77-82 |
| ISSN: | 15737438 and 00494747 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF02632322 |
Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences Anaplasma Anaplasmosis Animal Science and Zoology Animals Antibodies, Bacterial Antibodies, Protozoan Babesia Babesiosis Bacterial Vaccines Cattle Cattle Diseases Dairying Female Immunology Incidence Malawi Protozoan Vaccines SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Veterinary (all) anaplasmosis animal article babesiosis bacterial vaccine bacterium antibody blood cattle cattle disease comparative study dairying female immunology incidence methodology parasitology protozoal vaccine protozoon antibody standard
