PMID: 2092348Jan 1, 1990Paper

Frozen and fresh Anaplasma centrale vaccines in the protection of cattle against Anaplasma marginale infection

Revue d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux
A A AbdalaA A Guglielmone

Abstract

The immunity induced by frozen and fresh Anaplasma centrale vaccines against anaplasmosis caused by A. marginale was tested in 12-month old Friesian steers. A. centrale parasitaemia occurred in all cattle inoculated with both types of vaccine. The average maximal decrease in PCV for the frozen and fresh vaccines was 41.0 and 40.3% respectively. All cattle recovered spontaneously. Vaccinated and control steers of the same age were challenged six months later with doses of 10(6), 10(7) or 10(8) A. marginale organisms. Vaccinated cattle showed average maximal A. marginale parasitemia of 1.2-4.0 versus 10.3-12.0% in control cattle. The average maximal decrease in packed cell volume (PCV) was 33.1 and 30.0% for steers vaccinated with frozen or fresh vaccine, respectively, and 57.4% for the non-vaccinated steers. All vaccinated cattle recovered spontaneously from the A. marginale infection while 7 out of 8 control steers required specific treatment. It thus appears that both frozen and fresh A. centrale vaccines are equally capable of inducing partial protection against infection with A. marginale and of preventing severe red blood cell destruction.

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