Effects of Housing and Colostrum Feeding on Serum Immunoglobulins, Growth, and Fecal Scores of Jersey Calves

Quigley, J.D.; Martin, K.R.; Bemis, David A.; Potgieter, L. N. D.; Reinemeyer, Craig R.; Rohrbach, Barton W; Dowlen, H.H.; Lamar, K.C.

doi:10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(95)76703-0

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“…2). These findings confirm the previous reports [1,2,5,8,9,12,13] that colostrum collected from cows soon after parturition contained the highest antibody titers against microorganism.…”

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Passive Transfer on Antibodies to Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O26, O111 and O157 Antigens in Neonatal Calves by Feeding Colostrum

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ABSTRACT. To study whether or not passive immunity of neonatal calves against Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26, O111, and O157 was obtained by colostrum administration, serum antibodies in calves after the feeding were determined by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in comparison with antibodies in colostrum and sera from donor dams. The highest antibody titers to STEC in colostrum from dams were detected soon after parturition. The antibody titers were found to be elevated in sera of n eonatal calves (4-9 hr after birth) orally administered with colostrum with high antibody titers, suggesting that passive immunity of neonatal calves to STEC infection may be obtained by feeding colostrum. These results suggest that colostrum administration to neonatal calves may play an important role in elevating serum antibodies against STEC in neonatal calves. KEY WORDS: calf, colostrum, STEC.J. Vet. Med. Sci. 66(2): 213-215, 2004 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been recognized as an etiological agent of an infectious disease in animals and humans. STEC infections are major public health threats because of serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses [10]. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serogroup O157:H7 caused serious outbreaks of food poisoning in Japan in 1996 [6,7]. Although food poisoning caused by STEC is a serious problem, the source and route of STEC infection have not yet been fully understood in Japan. STEC has often been isolated from rectal contents of beef and dairy cattle [3,11,14]; cattle is supposed to be one of STEC reservoirs at the present time. It may be important, therefore, to reduce STEC infections in cattle for prevention of food poisoning caused by STEC. The importance of colostrum consumption by calves soon after birth in relation to disease resistance has already been reported [1,4,5]. Our preliminary study on a few calves with STEC infection also indicates that STEC could not be easily isolated from calves with high titers of serum antibodies. However, little is known about bovine passive immunity to STEC infection, although neonatal calves are susceptible to intestinal damages induced by STEC. Therefore, attempts were made to study whether or not passive immunity of neonatal calves to STEC is obtained by colostrum administration to elevate serum antibodies against STEC.Holstein calves were regularly inspected day and night to separate neonatal calves from their dams before suckling between September and October in 2000. Ten calves before suckling were allocated randomly and administered 1 L of colostrum in nipple-bottles 0 (just after birth), 4-9, 16-21, 28-33, 52-57, and 76-81 hr after birth. In all cases, the time of the first colostrum administration was designated as 0 hr. For the initial administration, colostrum was collected from one and two donor cows after parturition. After the initial colostrum administrations, the calves were moved to a hutch. After the second colostrum administration, the colostrum from three and four d...

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“…2). These findings confirm the previous reports [1,2,5,8,9,12,13] that colostrum collected from cows soon after parturition contained the highest antibody titers against microorganism.…”

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Passive Transfer on Antibodies to Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O26, O111 and O157 Antigens in Neonatal Calves by Feeding Colostrum

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“…Calves which did not receive enough colostrum or received colostrum with low concentration of Ig grow more slowly and are more prone to disease or to death compared with the calves which received colostrum of good quality (Nocek et al, 1984;Quigley et al, 1995). In calves with low serum Ig concentration, the incidence of respiratory disease was twice as high, as in calves with higher concentration of Ig (Virtala et al, 1999).…”

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Indicators of passive immunity and health status of calves

Ježek¹,

Nemec²,

Klinkon³

2010

Acta vet. (Beogr.)

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The aim of this study was the determination of immunoglobulin (IgG, IgM, IgA), total serum protein content and activity of enzyme GGT in sera of 71 dairy calves up to the age of four weeks. We investigated to which extent the sera profiles correlated with total immunoglobulin level in the administered colostrum. The results were related to the health status of the calves. One of the goals of the study was also to asses the applicability of these indicators of colostrum supplied in Slovenian herds. In the serum samples the concentration of IgG, IgA, IgM, TSP and activity of GGT were measured. In colostrum samples the total Ig level was estimated. The correlations between the colostral Ig content and the concentration of IgG, TSP and activity of GGT were significant up to the 4th week of age. Only on the base of the values of the investigated parameters no direct conclusion about the foreseen health status of calves is possible. The investigated indicators are suitable to assess colostrum supply in calves at least up to the 3rd week of age. Indirect indicators such as TSP and GGT are more reliable to ascertain if the colostrum was absorbed as for estimation of immunoglobulin levels in the calf's serum

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“…Some authors have found that if the calf is left with the dam the plasma concentrations of Ig are higher than if the calf is separated from the dam after birth and given colostrum by the farmer (Bielecka, 1987;Karle et al, 1987;Quigley et al, 1995a). However, the comparison of averages is not satisfactory and one needs to look at the dispersion of the results.…”

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Acquisition of passive immunity in domestic ungulates

Grongnet¹,

Duvaux-Ponter

1998

J. Anim. Feed Sci.

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The ungulates possess an epteriochondrial placenta, which separates the maternal and foetal blood systems and thus reduces the permeability of the placenta to small molecules. Thus, in these species, the colostral imminoglobulins are the main source of protection factors which aid survival in the first days of life. This review deals with several aspects of passive immunity in ungulate neonates: the type and the origin of colostral immunoglobulins and factors which influence their production in the mother and their absorption form the gastrointestinal tract of the neonate.Recommendations for farmes to enhance natural postnatal immunity and recent technological advances in the production of immunoglobulin preparations are discussed.

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Effects of Housing and Colostrum Feeding on Serum Immunoglobulins, Growth, and Fecal Scores of Jersey Calves

Cited by 66 publications

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Passive Transfer on Antibodies to Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O26, O111 and O157 Antigens in Neonatal Calves by Feeding Colostrum

Passive Transfer on Antibodies to Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O26, O111 and O157 Antigens in Neonatal Calves by Feeding Colostrum

Indicators of passive immunity and health status of calves

Acquisition of passive immunity in domestic ungulates

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