Concentration of species alien (bovine) IgG in the blood serum of foals after the intake of non-species specific colostrum preparation
Warko, G.; Becht, H.; Bostedt, H.
Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift 106(12): 408-411
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0005-9366 PMID: 8129698 Document Number: 406855
Sixteen vital foals with free access to maternal colostrum received a additional non-species-specific commercial colostrum additive within the first 18 hours of their life. The additive had been prepared from bovine colostrum. At birth no bovine IgG was detectable. The concentration of bovine IgG reached its maximum 18 hours post natum with XG = 74.6 mg/dl. 96 hours after birth IgG levels had dropped to XG = 20.9 mg/dl. The correlation of bovine IgG with GGT-activity was highly significant. Formation of antibodies against bovine IgG could not be demonstrated. It is not possible to increase igG in the circulation of newborn foals to satisfactory levels with IgG of bovine origin in the used commercial colostrum additive.