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Rinderpest surveillance for recognition of RP free ... - Middle East - OIE

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Selection <strong>of</strong> cattle and buffaloes <strong>for</strong><br />

sero<strong>surveillance</strong><br />

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Ageing cattle and Asian buffaloes <strong>for</strong> the<br />

purpose <strong>of</strong> sero<strong>surveillance</strong>:<br />

Mis-ageing <strong>of</strong> cattle selected <strong>for</strong> sero<strong>surveillance</strong> is the most<br />

common source <strong>of</strong> error. Colostral immunity can persist almost up<br />

to one year <strong>of</strong> age when measured by the H c-ELISA. Thus, it is<br />

essential to exclude from sampling buffaloes and cattle less than<br />

one year <strong>of</strong> age. In addition, it is frequently necessary to be able to<br />

exclude those which are older than a certain age, <strong>for</strong> example, to<br />

select only those born after cessation <strong>of</strong> vaccination.<br />

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Accounts <strong>of</strong> the ages <strong>for</strong> eruption <strong>of</strong> the incisor teeth vary<br />

markedly and are clearly dependent on species, breed, nutritional<br />

status and nature <strong>of</strong> the feed.<br />

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