ALTEX :: Alternatives to Animal Experiments

1995, Volume 1

Pasteurellas in the Embryonated Eggs--1. Virulence Checking

Dietrich Schimmel and Dung Van Truong

Federal Institute for Consumer Protection and Veterinary Medicine, D-Jena

SUMMARY

The virulence checking for P. multocida and P. haemolytica for characterization the both species is furthermore not necessary. Both species caused death in embryonated eggs. This property can be used for immunological investigations.

Keywords: P. multocida, P. haemolytica, virulence checking, embryonated eggs