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Table 1 Calves were immunized with either a C. perfringens toxin preparation (native toxins), L-lysine protected, formaldehyde inactivated C. perfringens toxins (L-lysine/formaldehyde toxoid) or a commercial multivalent formaldehyde inactivated clostridial vaccine

From: Toxin-neutralizing antibodies protect against Clostridium perfringens-induced necrosis in an intestinal loop model for bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis

Vaccine

Anti-alpha toxin titer

Anti-perfringolysin O titer

Native toxins

64.44 ± 0.22

25600 ± 0

L-lysine/formaldehyde toxoid

24.26 ± 2.96

16000 ± 9600

Commercial formaldehyde vaccine

45.14 ± 20.42

4800 ± 1600

  1. The anti-alpha toxin and perfringolysin O response was measured by ELISA. The data represent antibody titers (mean ± standard error of the means), six weeks after initial immunization