Studies on foot and mouth disease in buffaloes

) Potency test of formaline inactivated, alum hydroxide adsorbed, foot and mouth disease vaccinewas carried out.2) The immune response of fully susceptible buffaloes at different ages, to vaccination by asingle dose of formaline inactivated, alwn hydroxideadsorbed foot and mouth disease vaccine W2S investi- gated.3) The serum neutralization test was carriedout on buf’f’a Lo e sera t o determine the neutralizillg antibody titres.4) The indirect complement fixation test was carried out on buffaloe sera to detect the complement fixing antibodies.5) Comparison was made between the complement fixing antibodies and neutralizing antibodies in vaccinated buffaloes.