VMC 221: Veterinary Immunology and Serology (1+1)

TUBERCULIN REACTIONS IN OTHER ANIMALS

• Pigs and cats positive for a short period only after infection hence this test is unreliable.
• In pigs and dogs, the SID performed in the skin behind the ear.
• In cats, short thermal test is the best.
• For, Sheep and goats the test is done in the anal fold but results are unreliable.
• Horses are unusually sensitive to tuberculin so a lesser dose is used. But there is no correlation between test results and actual condition.
• In birds, good reaction is obtained and the test is done in the wattle or wing web.