The evaluation of secretion volume and immunoglobulin A and G concentrations in sow colostrum from anterior to posterior teats

Autor: Ryo Inoue, Shohei Ogawa, Kazunari Ushida, Masako Nakatani, Ryoichiro Nishibayashi, Kaya Higashide, Mie Okutani, Shiori Iida, Takeshi Tsuruta, Takamitsu Tsukahara, Nobuo Nakanishi
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Animal Science Journal. 85:678-682
ISSN: 1740-0929
1344-3941
Popis: Among domestic animals, teat order is only observed in the pig. In order to achieve the healthy growth and weaning of piglets, it is important to elucidate if volume of colostrum secretion and immunoglobulin A (IgA) and IgG concentrations differ among the teats of a sow. Nine sows were used to evaluate the difference in colostrum secretion volume (CSV) and four of these sows were assessed for IgA and IgG concentrations from each teat. Samples were collected five times during 21 h following parturition. Teats were assigned anatomical locations of teat (1 to 7) from anterior to posterior. The CSV of anterior (locations 1 and 2) and middle teats (locations 3-5) was significantly higher than those of posterior teats (locations 6 and 7) throughout the experiment except for 18 h post-parturition (P
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