Pantnagar Journal of Research

Abstract

Pantja is a newly registered medium sized, dual purpose goat breed found in the Tarai region of Uttarakhand, India. As meat and milk of goat is highly preferred by Indians, its farming is vital for the agro economy in Indian subcontinent. Studies have been done on the growth performance of Pantja goat. However, studies on it’s immunological parameters like response to vaccination and immunity against diseases is lacking. As it is a newly registered breed and considered as an important source of income for the poor people living in the Tarai region of Uttarakhand, it’s characterization against robustness for various diseases is also important. This study was carried out to study the post vaccination antibody response in Pantja breed of goat against PPR. To evaluate the antibody response generated after vaccination by PPRV/Sungri/96 strain, five goats were vaccinated by one ml reconstituted PPRV/Sungri/96 vaccine sub-cutaneously and serum samples were tested at different time intervals for studying the antibody response. The development of PPRV neutralizing antibodies was measured using a virus neutralization test (VNT). All five animals exhibited neutralizing antibody response from seven to ten days post vaccination and maintained protective antibody titre upto 91 days post vaccination. The present study shows that Pantja goat exhibits strong protective titre as early as seven days post vaccination against PPR.