Patents Assigned to Coopers Animal Health NZ Ltd.
  • Antigenic polypeptides of Taenia ovis
    Patent number: 5348740
    Abstract: This invention relates to polypeptide antigens of T.ovis suitable for use in vaccines to protect ruminants against infection by cestode parasites. The antigens are preferably obtained by expression of DNA coding therefor in a recombinant host cell. Aspects of the invention include DNA encoding the antigens, vectors containing the DNA and hosts which express the antigens.The invention also provides antibody and DNA probes for use in identifying protective antigens of cestode parasites other than T.ovis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignees: Coopers Animal Health NZ Ltd., University of Melbourne, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
    Inventors: Gavin B. L. Harrison, Robert P. Dempster, Michael D. Rickard, Marshall W. Lightowlers, Kim L. O'Hoy, Kevin S. Johnson, David D. Heath, Stephen B. Lawrence, Jennifer G. Vinton