PPR
- noun
- Specialized
- After diagnosing several goats with PPR, the veterinarian recommended immediate vaccination to prevent further spread of the disease.
- PPR virus
- PPR vaccine
- antibodies against PPR
Examples
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PPR is a viral disease of goats and sheep.
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There is only one serotype of the PPR virus, but virulence varies among strains from different regions.
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Competitors LVMH and PPR have so far been slow to enter the retail market in African countries.
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The next is PPR and this is addition to all those other symptoms but there can be reddish spots on the face and bumps.
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Keywords: PPR vaccine; goats; adjuvant; antibody response.
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Ruminants (PPR) is an acute contagious viral disease of small ruminants and is causing heavy economic losses to the goat industry.
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Later on, the PPR virus (Nigeria 75/1 strain) was attenuated after 63 passages on the Vero cells (Diallo et al., 1989).
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In the present study, process quality control factors such as variable biological titer, different adjuvants, and shelf life of the PPR vaccines affecting antibody response of the goats were evaluated.
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Shelf life of the vaccine was also evaluated. Materials and Methods: Source of Vero cell line and PPR virus: Vero cells used for the propagation of the virus were procured from the culture bank of the Department of Microbiology.
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PPR virus (Nigeria 75/1 strain) as a freeze-dried vaccine was obtained from the Veterinary Research Institute, Lahore Cantt, Lahore.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
PPR comes from the French phrase peste des petits ruminants, which means 'plague of small grazing animals'. The word peste is like English 'pest' for a terrible disease, so the name explains why PPR is a serious disease of sheep and goats.
