Patent ID: 6733754
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for protecting a piglet against atrophic rhinitis by:a) providing a vaccine comprising Bordetella bronchiseptica cells inactivated by adding formalin followed by adding 0.4% to 0.8% volume per volume concentration (â€œv/vâ€ ) of glutaraldehyde to the cells, toxigenic Pasteurella multocida antigens, and a physiologically acceptable carrier; b) providing a female pig; c) vaccinating the female pig prior to furrowing and during pregnancy with an amount of the vaccine effective to provide anti-Bordetella bronchiseptica antibodies and anti-toxigenic Pasteurella multocida antibodies in colostrum produced by the female pig; d) bringing the colostrum into association with a piglet and providing the colostrum produced by the female pig to the piglet within about 24 hours subsequent to the piglet's birth.