This article describes and demonstrates the administration of intranasal vaccines and the collection of milk from lactating rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as a means to assess mucosal immunity in a translationally appropriate model of maternal immunization.
Landon, C. D., Dancourt, G., Shing, V., Staats, H. F. Intranasal Immunization and Milk Collection in Studies of Maternal Immunization in New Zealand White Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J. Vis. Exp. (173), e62317, doi:10.3791/62317 (2021).