Effect of nutritional conditions on changes in leukocyte populations in Japanese black calves
| Autor: | Atsushi Hatsugaya, Masateru Koiwa, Tomohito Hayashi, Ryo Abe, Hiromichi Ohtsuka, Hidefumi Hara, Narumi Fukunaga, Shigeo Fukuda, Seiichi Kawamura |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Blood Glucose
General Veterinary biology Cholesterol Physiology Major histocompatibility complex chemistry.chemical_compound Leukocyte Count Immune system chemistry Japan Total cholesterol Immunology biology.protein Herd Leukocytes Mononuclear Animals Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Cattle CD8 |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of veterinary medical science. 67(2) |
| ISSN: | 0916-7250 |
| Popis: | To clarify the effect of nutritive conditions on changes in immune cells in Japanese Black (JB) calves during the growth period, leukocyte populations were analyzed in ten healthy JB calves managed in one herd. The calves were divided into two groups: five calves in Group 1 were given insufficient nutrition, and the other five calves in Group 2 received adequate nutrition. The levels of serum total cholesterol and glucose were significantly lower in Group 1 than in Group 2 at 1 month. The numbers of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ cells tended to be lower in Group 1 than in Group 2 at months 1 and 2, and the difference in CD4+ was significant at month 2. The number of MHC class-II(+high) cells was significantly lower in Group 1 than in Group 2 at months 1 and 2. These results suggest that adequate nutrition might stimulate an increase in immune cells in calves during the growth period. |
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