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Staphylococcus aureus in cows and heifers vaccinated

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Piepers, S.; Prenafeta, A.; Verbeke, J.; De Visscher, A.; March, R.; De Vliegher, S.

Vaccinated cows had a less-severe inflammatory reaction

after inoculation with a killed heterologous S. aureus

strain compared with non-vaccinated animals. This

possibly explains the absence of a substantial drop in

milk production in the first days after challenge in the

vaccinated animals compared with the nonvaccinated

ones. The immune response against E. coli after vaccination

was less pronounced than the immune response

against S. aureus. Vaccination with STARTVAC® seems to

evoke a strong Th2...

An experimental trial was conducted to explore the effect of vaccination with a polyvalent vaccine against mastitis (STARTVAC®) on the early immune response after experimental intramammary challenge with a heterologous killed Staphylococcus aureus strain.

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