Incidence of failure of immune passive transfer (FPT) in thoroughbred foals - Interest of a rapid diagnosis for FPT.

Kalinbacak A., Guzel M., Altintas I.

REVUE DE MEDECINE VETERINAIRE, cilt.156, sa.3, ss.163-165, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 156 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: REVUE DE MEDECINE VETERINAIRE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.163-165
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The occurrence of complete or partial failure of passive transfer of colostral immunoglobulin to newborns induces low blood IgG concentrations in foals and renders them highly sensitive to infectious diseases. This prospective study was conducted on 190 thoroughbred newborn foals from a breeding farm in Turkey by determining blood IgG concentrations using a rapid, semi-quantitative test, the Snap Foal IgG test. The FPT incidence was 17.4% : 6.3% of foals presented total FPT with blood IgG concentrations below 4 g/L and 11.1% presented partial FPT with blood IgG concentrations between 4 and 8 g/L. Because of the precocious FPT diagnosis, colostrum could be orally administered for correcting foal immune status in a first attempt. Consequently, equine plasma perfusion has been reserved only for foals resistant to colostrum treatment.