Bovine Vaccines

Which work best and what's new or coming?

Authors

  • Kevin T. Schultz University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Barbara A. Israel University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19906778

Keywords:

vaccine, attenuated microorganism, killed microorganism, effectiveness, suitability, immune system, infectious process

Abstract

A vaccine can be defined as an attenuated microorganism, a killed microorganism, or a part or product of a microorganism which is administered to an animal for the prevention, amelioration or treatment of an infectious disease. There are a wide variety of vaccines available to the bovine practitioner for use in cattle, and therefore selecting the most appropriate vaccines for a particular situation can be difficult.

The effectiveness and suitability of a vaccine depends upon the nature of the immune response it generates and on the role that the immune system may play in preventing or regulating the infectious process of a particualr microorganism.

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Published

2020-05-13

Issue

1990

Section

General Session II