Colostrum-derived antibodies to Cowdria ruminantium in the serum of calves and lambs

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Du Plessis, J.L.

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Published by The Government Printer, Pretoria

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Antibodies to Cowdria ruminantium were detected in the serum of calves born from artificially immunized heifers, by means of the indirect fluorescent antibody test, only for as long as 4 weeks after birth. Lambs born from artificially immunized ewes, however, were still serologically positive at 8-12 weeks of age. Much higher antibody titres were recorded in the sera of ewes and their lambs than in that of heifers and their calves.

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Veterinary medicine

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Du Plessis, JL 1984, 'Colostrum-derived antibodies to Cowdria ruminantium in the serum of calves and lambs', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 275-276.