Distribution of Antibody Titers to Japanese Encephalitis, Getah and Equine Influenza Viruses in Racehorses at the Utsunomiya Racecourse

We surveyed the distribution o f antibodies to Japanese encephalitis, Getah and equine influenza viruses in racehorses at the Utsunomiya Racecourse. The racehorses have been annually inoculated with vaccines against these infectious diseases. I t was confirmed that most racehorses possessed sufficie...

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Published inJournal of Equine Science Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 27 - 31
Main Authors NAITO, Hideki, MURAKAMI, Shigeo, MAKABE, Tomomitsu, KAMADA, Masanobu, FUKUNAGA, Yoshio, IMAGAWA, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Utsunomiya-shi Japanese Society of Equine Science 1994
Japan Science and Technology Agency
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equine, encephalitis, Getah, influenza, vaccine
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Summary:We surveyed the distribution o f antibodies to Japanese encephalitis, Getah and equine influenza viruses in racehorses at the Utsunomiya Racecourse. The racehorses have been annually inoculated with vaccines against these infectious diseases. I t was confirmed that most racehorses possessed sufficiently high antibody levels to prevent Japanese encephalitis and Getah virus infection during the epidemic season. Among 2- and 3-year-old horses not yet inoculated annual equine influenza vaccine, antibody titers to equine influenza viruses were distinctly low. On the other hand, horses older than 4 years had relatively high antibody titers.
ISSN:1340-3516
1347-7501
DOI:10.1294/jes.5.27