The natural resistance of cattle to artificial infection with Cowdria ruminantium: the role played by conglutinin

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Du Plessis, J.L.

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Published by The Government Printer, Pretoria

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The conglutinin titres of year-old Bonsmara-cross cattle infected with Cowdria ruminantium were inversely proportional to the severity of the reactions elicited by the infection. There was no correlation, however, between conglutinin levels of 8-month-old calves of the same breed, sex and origin and their susceptibility to heartwater. The role possibly played by conglutinin in the non-specific resistance of cattle to heartwater and in the epidemiology of the disease is discussed.

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Veterinary medicine

Sustainable Development Goals

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Du Plessis, JL 1985, 'The natural resistance of cattle to artificial infection with Cowdria ruminantium: the role played by conglutinin’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 273-277.