3.5 Quality of SVV-specific antibody
All
minks were fed in the same manner. Clinical symptoms were monitored
daily for 28 days. At 0, 7, 14, 21, or 28 dpc, serum was collected to
measure the anti-SVV neutralizing antibody titer in the two groups
(Figure 3C). SVV antibodies were detected in the infected group and
their change was measured over the 28-day experiment. No change in
antibody detection or levels was observed in the control group. In
infected mink, the antibodies gradually increased from the first to the
third week. The antibody titer peaked during the third week and then
decreased slightly but non-significantly.