Cattle immunology: vaccination and immunological testing
Vaccination has long been established as a preventative measure against infectious disease in both human and animal medicine and it is widely practiced in all farm animal species, including cattle.
Abstract
Vaccination has long been established as a preventative measure against infectious disease in both human and animal medicine and it is widely practiced in all farm animal species, including cattle. The principle behind vaccination is to expose the animal’s immune system to a pathogen without causing disease. An effective vaccine must cause the immune system to generate antibodies and T-cells directed at appropriate pathogen antigens. Whilst one pathogen will have multiple antigens against which antibodies will be generated, not all of these antibodies will protect against future infection.