Cordero, Juan
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Colostrum with sufficient IgG content is essential for the newborn calf, as it requires this passive immunity to survive during its rearing. Failure of passive transfer (FPT) occurs when a calf does not absorb enough antibodies (
Keywords
dairy cattle; colostrum; serum; milk; IgG; natural antibodies; calves; failure of passive transfer; genome-wide association study
Published in
Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae
2020, number: 2020:4
Publisher: Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Immunology
Animal and Dairy Science
Genetics and Genomics
More information
The research presented in this doctoral thesis was conducted under the joint auspices of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the Graduate School Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences of Wageningen University and is part of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate program “EGS-ABG". ISBN 978-94-6395-278-1 (Wageningen University) DOI 10.18174/511494 (Wageningen University)
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18174/511494
- ISBN: 978-91-7760-526-3
- eISBN: 978-91-7760-527-0
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/104321