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no immunity, although in adult buffaloes, doses varying from 0.000625 gm.
to 0.0025 gm. produced satisfactory reactions and conferred immunity.

7. It is suggested that the desiccated rinderpest goat spleen would
produce a reaction to confer immunity.

8. In the field, in some places, the vaccine was found to have set up severe
reactions and, from the experience gained, it cannot be said that the vaccine
is a safe one.

                                         REFERENCES

Burma, Ann. Rept. C. V. D., 1939-40
Pfaff, G. (1938). Onderstepoort J. Vet. Sci. & Ani. Ind. 11, 2

                                             TABLE I

To determine the viability at room temperature of dried goat spleen vaccine
                                 Batch No. I of Madras

                                    Dose—0.0025 gm.

Serial
No.

Period
of
storage

Reaction
to
vaccination

Reaction
after
retest

Interval
between
vaccination
and retest

Remarks

1

2

3

4

5

6

Days

1

Nil . .

1. Severe

Nil .

24

2. Nil.

Nil .

13

2

1 day

1. Moderate

Nil .

23

2. Nil .

Nil .

12

3

2 days

1. Mild

Nil .

15

2. Nil .

Mild .

11

4

3 days

1. Nil.

Moderate .

10

2. Nil .

Moderate .

10

5

4 days

1. Nil .

Severe .

9

2. Nil .

Mild .

9

6

5 days

1. Nil .

Moderate

8

2. Thermal*

Nil . .

22

* Presumably not
Rinderpest.

7

6 days

1. Nil . .

Nil . .

7

2. Nil . .

Mild .

11

8

7 days

1. Thermal*.

Severe

20

*Presumably not
Rinderpest.

2. Nil .

Moderate .

6

                 NOTE.—Two calves were used for each serial number.

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