Passive immunity transfer and serum constituents of crossbred calves

Rocha, Thaís Gomes; Nociti, Ricardo Perecin; Sampaio, Alexandre Amstalden Moraes; Fagliari, José Jurandir

doi:10.1590/s0100-736x2012000600008

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“…In our research, mean colostrum GGT activity was found to be higher in primiparous cow colostrum than in multiparous cow colostrum, supporting the results of Rocha et al (2012). Moreover, colostrum ALP and LDH enzyme activities are indicated to be high in the first colostrum that is milked, followed by a decrease in the following milking (Zanker et al 2001;Maden et al 2004;Rocha et al 2012). According to our findings, the absence of a positive correlation between the levels of colostral IgG and ALP and LDH, on the one hand, and the positive correlation between the levels of colostral IgG and GGT, on the other hand, show that GGT activity can be used in the determination of colostrum quality ( Table 2).…”

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“…The quality of colostrum is related to its level of IgG and the mother's age/parity is also indicated to exert an influence (Godden 2008;Rocha et al 2012;Gokce and Erdogan 2013). Tyler et al (1999a) indicated that the amount of IgG in the colostrum of cows lactating three or more calves is 19.5 grams more than the amount of IgG in the colostrum of primiparous cows.…”

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“…Colostrum has a high GGT activity Zanker et al 2001). Rocha et al (2012) reported that colostrum GGT activity in primiparous cows is higher than in multiparous cows and this situation can be due to the dilution effect associated with multiparous cows producing a higher amount of colostrum as compared to primiparous cows. In our research, mean colostrum GGT activity was found to be higher in primiparous cow colostrum than in multiparous cow colostrum, supporting the results of Rocha et al (2012).…”

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“…Rocha et al (2012) reported that colostrum GGT activity in primiparous cows is higher than in multiparous cows and this situation can be due to the dilution effect associated with multiparous cows producing a higher amount of colostrum as compared to primiparous cows. In our research, mean colostrum GGT activity was found to be higher in primiparous cow colostrum than in multiparous cow colostrum, supporting the results of Rocha et al (2012). Moreover, colostrum ALP and LDH enzyme activities are indicated to be high in the first colostrum that is milked, followed by a decrease in the following milking (Zanker et al 2001;Maden et al 2004;Rocha et al 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Concentrations of serum total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), globulin (GLB), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), GGT, LDH, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), ALP, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, glucose, triglyceride and cholesterol were determined using an autoanalyser (BT 3000 plus, Biotecnical Inc, SPA, Rome, Italy). Serum samples were diluted with 20-fold distilled water for serum GGT analysis on the second day of calf life (Rocha et al 2012). Concentrations of serum B, Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Cd, Cr, Na and S were determined using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES, Vista model, Varian, Australia).…”

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Effect of colostrum composition on passive calf immunity in primiparous and multiparous dairy cows

Aydoğdu¹,

Güzelbekteş²

2018

Vet. Med.

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ABSTRACT:The aim of this study was to determine the effect of colostrum quality and composition on passive calf immunity in primiparous and multiparous dairy cows. Twenty-four primiparous and 24 multiparous dairy cows were used in this study. Calves born from primiparous dairy cows comprised the first group and calves born from multiparous dairy cows constituted the second group. After birth, colostrum samples were immediately taken from dairy cows. Venous blood samples were collected from the calves before the first colostrum intake and on the 2 nd , 7 th , 14 th and 28 th days after the first colostrum intake. Blood and colostrum samples were analysed for biochemical parameters, immunoglobulin and mineral levels. Fat and crude protein levels in colostrum were determined using the Gerber and Kjeldahl methods, respectively. Immunoglobulin levels in the colostrum of multiparous cows were significantly (P < 0.05) higher compared to primiparous cows while fat ratio, LDH activity, Ca, Mg, P and K levels were lower. There was a positive correlation among colostrum immunoglobulin, gamma-glutamyltransferase, crude protein and total protein. Serum immunoglobulin, total protein, globulin and gamma-glutamyltransferase activity in all calves were increased following the colostrum feeding. However, the serum immunoglobulin, total protein, globulin and gamma-glutamyltransferase levels in the second group of calves were higher than those of the first group of calves. There was a positive correlation among serum immunoglobulin, gamma-glutamyltransferase, globulin and total protein. Fe concentrations in all calves decreased over the course of 14 days and were lower in the second group of calves compared to the first group. In conclusion, the results of this study show that the colostrum quality of multiparous cows was better than that of primiparous cows. Colostrum crude protein, total protein, gamma-glutamyltransferase along with colostrum immunoglobulin might be used to determine colostrum quality. Serum immunoglobulin, total protein, globulin and gamma-glutamyltransferase activities could be used to determine the passive transfer status of calves.

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confidence: 81%