Vaccines and diagnostic tools for animal health: The influence of biotechnology

Development of improved vaccine and diagnostic-based disease control strategies has benefited considerably from advances in biotechnology, particularly those relating to recombinant DNA technology. Efficiency of the vaccine development process has been increased at all levels, from the analysis of i...

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Main Authors: McKeever, Declan J., Rege, J.E.O.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29189
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description Development of improved vaccine and diagnostic-based disease control strategies has benefited considerably from advances in biotechnology, particularly those relating to recombinant DNA technology. Efficiency of the vaccine development process has been increased at all levels, from the analysis of immune responses to the production and delivery of protective antigens to the target species. Serological analysis of antibody prevalence has also become more straightforward as a result of the availability of recombinant pathogen proteins. However, greatest advances arising from biotechnological development relate to the detection and characterisation of pathogens in infected hosts. Probably the most significant development in this regard, which impacts both vaccine and diagnostic development, is the polymerase chain reaction. With the advent of DNA-based antigen delivery vehicles, it is conceivable that protein-based vaccine and diagnostic systems will have been superseded by DNA-based systems by the middle of the 21st century.
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spelling CGSpace291892024-05-01T08:18:56Z Vaccines and diagnostic tools for animal health: The influence of biotechnology McKeever, Declan J. Rege, J.E.O. vaccines animal health biotechnology animal diseases diagnosis disease control Development of improved vaccine and diagnostic-based disease control strategies has benefited considerably from advances in biotechnology, particularly those relating to recombinant DNA technology. Efficiency of the vaccine development process has been increased at all levels, from the analysis of immune responses to the production and delivery of protective antigens to the target species. Serological analysis of antibody prevalence has also become more straightforward as a result of the availability of recombinant pathogen proteins. However, greatest advances arising from biotechnological development relate to the detection and characterisation of pathogens in infected hosts. Probably the most significant development in this regard, which impacts both vaccine and diagnostic development, is the polymerase chain reaction. With the advent of DNA-based antigen delivery vehicles, it is conceivable that protein-based vaccine and diagnostic systems will have been superseded by DNA-based systems by the middle of the 21st century. 1999-06 2013-06-11T09:22:43Z 2013-06-11T09:22:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29189 en Limited Access Elsevier Livestock Production Science;59(2-3): 257-264
spellingShingle vaccines
animal health
biotechnology
animal diseases
diagnosis
disease control
McKeever, Declan J.
Rege, J.E.O.
Vaccines and diagnostic tools for animal health: The influence of biotechnology
title Vaccines and diagnostic tools for animal health: The influence of biotechnology
title_full Vaccines and diagnostic tools for animal health: The influence of biotechnology
title_fullStr Vaccines and diagnostic tools for animal health: The influence of biotechnology
title_full_unstemmed Vaccines and diagnostic tools for animal health: The influence of biotechnology
title_short Vaccines and diagnostic tools for animal health: The influence of biotechnology
title_sort vaccines and diagnostic tools for animal health the influence of biotechnology
topic vaccines
animal health
biotechnology
animal diseases
diagnosis
disease control
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