| Abstract: | Free-roaming elk and bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area remain the only wildlife reservoirs for Brucella abortus in the United States, and the large number of animals and a lack of holding facilities make it unreasonable to individually vaccinate each animal. Therefore, oral delivery is being proposed as a possible option to vaccinate these wild ungulates. One of the main problems associated with oral vaccination is the potential exposure of nontarget species to the vaccines. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of two Brucella vaccines, strain 19 (S19) and the rough strain RB51 (SRB51), in pregnant pronghorn antelope. We conclude that S19 and SRB51 rarely colonize maternal and fetal tissues of pregnant pronghorn and were not associated with fetal death. Oral delivery of either vaccine at this dose appears to be nonhazardous to pregnant pronghorn. |
| Genre: | Conference Paper |
| ProdID: | 70024145 |
| Citation Author: | Elzer, P. H.; Smith, J.; Roffe, T.; Kreeger, T.; Edwards, J.; Davis, D. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Evaluation of Brucella abortus strain RB51 and strain 19 in pronghorn antelope; 2002; Conference Paper; Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; Elzer, P. H.; Smith, J.; Roffe, T.; Kreeger, T.; Edwards, J.; Davis, D. |
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| Citation Volume: | 969 |
| Citation Year: | 2002 |
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| Text: | Evaluation of Brucella abortus strain RB51 and strain 19 in pronghorn antelope; 2002; Conference Paper; Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; Elzer, P. H.; Smith, J.; Roffe, T.; Kreeger, T.; Edwards, J.; Davis, D. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00 -0600 |
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