SERUM IMMUNOGLOBULIN AND PROTEIN CONCENTRATION IN CREOLE KID GOATS OF MENDOZA, ARGENTINA

ALLEGRETTI, L.; PAEZ LAMA, S.; GRILLI, D.; EGEA, V.; CANDELA, L.; SBRIGLIO, L.; COBOS, E.; ROSS, L.; ARENAS, N.

San Luis.

Jornada; XXVII Reunión Cientifica Anual de la Sociedad de Biología de Cuyo; 2009

Sociedad de Biología de Cuyo- Universidad Nacional de San Luis

In the early postpartum period, serum immunoglobulin levels depend on the intake of antibody-rich colostrum. During this period serum immunoglobulins ensure immunological protection against infectious diseases until the kid goats can actively produce their own antibodies. The aim of this study was to estimate the age from which the kid’s immune system develops. 5 single-birth kid goats suckled their dams until weaning at 42 days. Blood samples were taken from birth to 135 days of age. Colorimetric Biuret test was used for determination of serum total protein (TP) and electrophoresis using cellulose acetate strips for immunoglobulin (Ig) determination. The correlation coefficient between TP and Ig was 0.85 (p