Effect of supplemental vitamin E on antibody titer in Japanese black calves vaccinated against bovine herpesvirus-1

J Vet Med Sci. 2013 Dec 30;75(12):1671-3. doi: 10.1292/jvms.13-0215. Epub 2013 Aug 20.

Abstract

We investigated the effect of supplemental vitamin E on antibody titer against bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) in Japanese Black calves after vaccination with modified live virus. Thirty calves kept at the same farm were studied. They were divided into two groups; fifteen calves received 300 IU/day of vitamin E orally from 1 to 3 months of age (VE Group), and the other fifteen calves did not receive vitamin E supplement (Control Group). BHV-1 modified live vaccine was injected twice to all calves when they were 2 and 3 months of age. Following the vaccination, serum vitamin E concentration and neutralizing antibody titer to BHV-1 were measured over time. VE Group showed higher serum vitamin E at 2, 3 and 4 months of age compared to Control Group (P<0.05). The antibody titer in Control Group was the highest at 1 month of age, and it gradually decreased until 4 months of age. VE Group showed increase in antibody titer at 4 months of age resulting in significant difference (P<0.01) from Control Group. This study demonstrated that vitamin E supplementation to Japanese Black calves could increase antibody production after the second modified live BHV-1 vaccination.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Antibodies, Viral / drug effects*
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Cattle Diseases / virology*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / veterinary
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Herpesviridae Infections / prevention & control
  • Herpesviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / immunology*
  • Japan
  • Neutralization Tests / veterinary
  • Vaccination / veterinary
  • Vitamin E / blood
  • Vitamin E / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Vitamin E