Will Nasal Vac protect against other PRDC pathogens, such as Mycoplasma and Pasteurella multocida Type D?
Although no research data supports the contention that Nasal Vac protects against Mycoplasma, intuitively it makes plausible sense that it might if the physical pulmonary clearance mechanism can be protected. Nasal Vac definitely affords protection against colonization by Pasteurella by protecting ciliated epithelium. Pasteurella require prior insults to the epithelium before they can attach and cause damage by releasing toxins which enter the submucosa and go systemic. Pathogenic Bordetella predispose the epithelium for Pasteurella damage. Nasal Vac protects against invasion and colonization by pathogenic Bordetella.
