EHD immunitie

The Legacy Studio · Mar 30, 2011

Could someone explain how a deer develops an antibody imunitie to ehd after it has been infected,(and survives healthy,) and how one would test to see if indeed the deer has developed an imunitie to it and can this be passed onto offspring.

Thanks,

Jim

elamwoods · Mar 30, 2011

Jim,

We have found thru the years that if a doe survives EHD then her fawns and later generations from that doe will survive. All our deer get exposed to EHD every year. If the doe dies from EHD more than likely her fawns will die that year or the next year. Over time you end up with just those genetic lines that will have some immunity to this virus. I do not think you can run a test to see if the doe has immunity. But you can surely look at her offspring survival rate and know for sure. All our deer here in Louisiana are northern blood with some Texas and Louisiana influence. Hope this helps.

Bill Holdman

Elam Woods Whitetails

Ph 318-381-1534

Lanasvet · Mar 30, 2011

My doe fawn was vaccinated (twice) last summer against EHD (as well as Covexin-8, etc.). She was then 3 months old.

Should she receive the EHD and Covexin-8 vaccines again this year?

When would be a good time to do so in Illinois?

Thank you for any input.

The Legacy Studio · Mar 30, 2011

The reason I was asking is my 5 yr.old buck was the only survivor out of an EHD outbreak in SE Ohio a couple of years ago. He didnt even appear to contract whil the other deer were dropping like flys.

Wondering if he does have an immunitie, would he pass that on to his offspring.

I was told today that the usda has stopped the ehd vaccine from being produced anymore????

Jim

CurtisLloyd · Mar 30, 2011

there is a blood test that has to be done to import semen from the US to Canada, it can tell if the deer has the EHD antibody, a positive test means the semen can't be imported. I don't know if the test would mean that the deer would have immunity to EHD.

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