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Posted by Frances Harcourt-Brown on her Facebook page:
"I've just got back from a veterinary symposium on Konijnen and Knaagdieren (Rabbits and Rodents) in the Netherlands. It is an annual event, which is always really good. MSD Animal Health (manufacturers of Nobivac Myxo-RHD) had a stand there. They have just done a small study into the effects of vaccination on antibody levels of RHD and RHDV2. I can't find a direct link to the paper but it is in the printed proceedings. There were 24 rabbits divided into four groups of 6. One group had no vaccine, another had Nobivac Myxo-RHD on its own, the third group had Filavac on its own and the last group had both vaccines given together. No adverse health effects were seen in any rabbits. The best response to RHD was in rabbits that were given both vaccines. None of the 6 rabbits that were given Nobivac Myxo-RHD had antibodies to RHDV2 after 6 weeks, which is evidence that Nobivac Myxo-RHD does not offer any protection against RHDV2. The best immunological response to RHDV2 was in the group of rabbits that had both vaccines. The article is called 'Lack of serological interference following the concurrent use of Nobivac Myxo-RHD and Filava VHD K C+V vaccines in Rabbits'. The authors are S. Reemers, L. Peeters, J. van Schindel, S. van de Zande and D. Sutton."
"I've just got back from a veterinary symposium on Konijnen and Knaagdieren (Rabbits and Rodents) in the Netherlands. It is an annual event, which is always really good. MSD Animal Health (manufacturers of Nobivac Myxo-RHD) had a stand there. They have just done a small study into the effects of vaccination on antibody levels of RHD and RHDV2. I can't find a direct link to the paper but it is in the printed proceedings. There were 24 rabbits divided into four groups of 6. One group had no vaccine, another had Nobivac Myxo-RHD on its own, the third group had Filavac on its own and the last group had both vaccines given together. No adverse health effects were seen in any rabbits. The best response to RHD was in rabbits that were given both vaccines. None of the 6 rabbits that were given Nobivac Myxo-RHD had antibodies to RHDV2 after 6 weeks, which is evidence that Nobivac Myxo-RHD does not offer any protection against RHDV2. The best immunological response to RHDV2 was in the group of rabbits that had both vaccines. The article is called 'Lack of serological interference following the concurrent use of Nobivac Myxo-RHD and Filava VHD K C+V vaccines in Rabbits'. The authors are S. Reemers, L. Peeters, J. van Schindel, S. van de Zande and D. Sutton."
