Comparison of Serum Protection Tests in Guinea-pigs and Mice for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Antibody Evaluation.

A comparison of serum protection tests carried out in guinea-pigs, young adult mice and suckling mice for evaluation of foot-and-mouth disease antibody is described in this paper. The results indicate that the test performed in young adult mice is the most accurate and consistent. The dose of serum giving the 50 per cent lesion score end-point in guinea-pigs is about 45 and 170 times larger than that giving 50 per cent protection to suckling mice and to young adult mice, respectively.