A Basic Laboratory Manual for the Small-Scale Production and Testing of I-2 Newcastle Disease Vaccine

RAP publication 2002/22

Sally E. Grimes

ISBN 974-7946-26-2

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Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1. Newcastle disease vaccines: an overview

2. Basic laboratory skills

3. Laboratory safety: an overview

4. Incubation of fertile eggs

5. Candling eggs

6. Inoculation of embryonated eggs by the allantoic cavity route

7. Collection of blood from chickens

8. Preparation of washed chicken red blood cells

9. Harvesting and storage of allantoic fluid