Quality of colostral passive immunity and pattern of serum protein fluctuation in newborn calves

Scientia Agricola

Patricia Pauletti¹  Raul Machado Neto¹  Irineu Umberto Packer¹  Raul Dantas D'arce¹  Rosana Bessi¹ 

[1] ,USP ESALQ Depto. de Produção Produção AnimalPiracicaba SP ,Brasil

关键词: colostrum;    dairy calves;    antibodies;    colostro;    bezerros leiteiros;    anticorpos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-90162003000300006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Immunity acquired by newborn animals is known as passive immunity, and for ruminants, antibody acquisition depends on the ingestion and absorption of adequate amounts of immunoglobulins from colostrum. This study relates different initial levels of acquired passive protection and serum total protein (TP) and immunoglobulin G (IgG). Serum immunoglobulin concentration and total protein were evaluated for female Holstein calves in the first sixty days of life. Animals were separated into three groups according to their initial level of passive immunity: group 1- animals with a low level of passive immunity (below 20 mg mL-1); group 2- animals with a medium level (between 20 and 30 mg mL-1), and group 3- animals with a high level (above 30 mg mL-1). Serum total protein was determined through the biuret method and IgG was determined by radial immunodiffusion. Data were analyzed as a completely randomized, split-plot statistical design. Fluctuation of the variables along the experimental period was determined through non-linear regression by the DUD method (PROC NLIN - Non Linear SAS). Animals with low antibody acquisition started to produce antibodies earlier, reflecting a compensatory synthesis. On the other hand, animals having adequate levels exhibited an extended period of immunoglobulin catabolism and the beginning of the endogenous phase was delayed. Regardless initial levels, the fluctuations in IgG contents occurred around adequate physiological concentrations, ranging from 20 to 25 mg mL-1.

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