Date of Award:
5-1-1951
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Biology
Department name when degree awarded
Bacteriology and Public Health
Committee Chair(s)
W. Whitney Smith
Committee
W. Whitney Smith
Abstract
The turkey industry is one of the major agricultural pursuits in the state of Utah. Synovitis is one of the most costly diseases in the turkey industry and causes considerable economic loss to the growers. Although much research has been done on synovitis, little is known of the serology of the disease. This paper consists of a study of antibody titer by use of complement fixation and agglutination tests during the course of vaccination of turkeys, as related to survival, crippling, and death. A field study of twenty birds is reported to show the relationship of antibody titer of apparently healthy turkeys in the same flock.
Recommended Citation
Budge, Keith McKay, "The Relationship Between Antibody Titer and Resistance to Staphylococcal Synovitis" (1951). Biology. 246.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd_biology/246
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