ADVANCEMENT ON HERD

HEALTH OF BEEF CATTLE

New Vaccines for Lung Plague Vaccine
• The new lung plague vaccine uses protein antigens from a variety of
strains of Mmm found in Kenya which makes the new vaccine safer,
easy to manufacture and stable at room temperature.
Our team identified these protein antigens using “reverse vaccinology.”
Subunit vaccine against mastitis caused by Streptococcus uberis, in
injectable emulsion.
Cow Antibodies to the Rescue (2017)

In the new research study by Burton and colleagues, the researchers

injected four cows with a protein called BG505 SOSIP that was designed
to mimic the HIV envelope. In a little more than a month, the cows
developed broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV. Antibodies
produced by one cow after 42 days neutralized 20% of the 117 HIV
subtypes tested. More than a year after immunization, this cow had
created antibodies that neutralized 96% of HIV subtypes.
Research into new cattle tick vaccine showing
promise
Due to the high costs associated with losses to the cattle industry, the
cattle industry and governments worldwide have identified the
development of a tick vaccine with 12-month immunity duration and
90pc efficacy as a high priority.