Persistence of maternal antibodies against goat pox virus in goat kids.

Background: In goat kids, choosing the appropriate age to administer the first dose of goat pox disease (GTP) vaccine requires knowing when maternal antibody decline concentrations.

Objective: Determine the persistence of maternal antibodies against goat pox virus (GTPV) in goat kids.

Animals: Twenty Saanen goat kids from birth to 120 days old.

Determining the decreasing trend of maternal immunity against small ruminant morbillivirus in goat kids.

Background: Small ruminant morbillivirus (SRMV) is the etiological agent of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease. PPR is one of the most important viral diseases of small ruminant husbandry. In the endemic countries, vaccination is the main way to control this disease.