Abstract
A live, infectious vaccine candidate for epizootic bovine abortion, designated EBAA Vaccine, USDA-APHIS Product code #1544.00, has been reported to be both safe and effective. Previous studies established that a single dose of EBAA vaccine administered to cows at potencies of either 2000 or 500 live P. abortibovis-infected murine spleen cells (P.a.-LIC) induced protective immunity for a minimum of 5 months. The current study employed 19 pregnant cows that were challenged with P. abortibovis in their 2nd trimester of gestation; 9 were vaccinated 17.2-months earlier as 1-year-olds with 2000 P.a.-LIC and 10 served as negative controls. Eighty-nine percent of the vaccinates gave birth to healthy calves as compared to 10% of challenge controls. Vaccine efficacy was significant when analyzed by prevented fractions (87.7%; 95% CI=0.4945–0.9781). Serologic data supports previous findings that pregnant cows with detectable P. abortibovis antibodies are immune to P. abortibovis challenge as demonstrated by the birth of healthy calves.
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