Passive transfer immunity valuation in lambs with until 30 days of life

Authors

  • Flávia Corbari Féres Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP
  • Adriana Longo Lombardi Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP
  • Tatiana de Sousa Barbosa Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP
  • Luiz Cláudio Nogueira Mendes Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Odontologia, Araçatuba, SP
  • Juliana Regina Peiró Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Odontologia, Araçatuba, SP
  • Fabiano Antonio Cadioli Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Odontologia, Araçatuba, SP
  • Sílvia Helena Ventruroli Perri Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Odontologia, Araçatuba, SP
  • Francisco Leydson Formiga Feitosa Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Odontologia, Araçatuba, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2010.26861

Keywords:

Alkaline phosphatase, Gamma glutamyl transferase, Immunoglobulin G, Total protein, globulin

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the serum concentrations of immunoglobulin G, TP and the γ globulin electrophoretic fraction, as well as the enzymatic activities of GGT and ALP. This was done in order to explore the possibility of using changes in activities of these enzymes as indirect indicators of adequate humoral immunity and/or failure of immune passive transfer in lambs. Pearson correlation was performed between variable of four groups of age during the first 30 days of life. Blood samples (191) from lambs from 21 different farms in Araçatuba region- São Paulo. The following tests were perfomed: radial immunodiffusion, spectrophotometry and electrophoresis to stain the amount of IgG, TP and γ globulin, respectively. GGT and ALP values were determinate using commercial kits. There was a statistically significant correlation between ALP and GGT. The same correlation was observed from TP, IgG and GGT. A positive γ globulin correlation was found between GGT, IgG and TP. ALP activity cannot be used as an indicator of immune passive transfer.

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Published

2010-06-01

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 3 (2010)

Section

UNDEFINIED

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How to Cite

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Féres FC, Lombardi AL, Barbosa T de S, Mendes LCN, Peiró JR, Cadioli FA, et al. Passive transfer immunity valuation in lambs with until 30 days of life. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];47(3):231-6. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/26861