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Immunoglobulins of calf sera in Kenya

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Summary

Low levels, or absence of immunoglobulins, were recorded in 124 out of 239 serum samples from farms where calves were being removed from their dams at birth and fed at next milking. In a concurrently run survey carried out on slaughterhouse calves low levels of immunoglobulins were found in 11 out of 222 samples.

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De faibles taux ou même l'absence d'immunoglobulines ont été trouvés dans 124 sérums sur un total de 239 échantillons, prélevés sur des veaux séparés de leur mère dès la naissance et nourris artificiellement.

Au cours d'une enquête parallèle effectuée sur des veaux de boucherie à l'abattoir les faibles taux d'immunoglobulines ne furent trouvés que dans la proportion de 11 sur 222.

Sumario

Se registraron niveles bajos ó ausencia de inmunoglobulinas en 124 de 239 muestras de sangre, de haciendas en las cuales los terneros eran separados de sus madres al nacimiento y alimentados a la hora del próximo ordeño.

En una encuesta simultánea llevada a cabo en terneros de camal, se encontraron niveles bajos de inmunoglobulinas en 11 de 222 muestras.

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  1. M. Gitter & T. F. Brand

    Present address: Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge, Surrey, U.K.

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  1. East African Veterinary Research Organization, P.O. Kabete, Muguga, Kenya

    M. Gitter, C. D. H. Boarer & T. F. Brand

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Gitter, M., Boarer, C.D.H. & Brand, T.F. Immunoglobulins of calf sera in Kenya. Trop Anim Health Prod 2, 220–222 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356442

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