Use of scour guard 3® (k) to produce high immune colostrum from Egyptian buffaloes and Friesian cows
Abstract: The present study was carried out at the Eastern farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. Twenty late pregnant Holstein Friesian cows and Egyptian buffaloes were used (10 each). The animals were divided randomly into 4 symmetric equal groups, 5 cows and 5 buffaloes as control were injected with 5ml 0.9% Na Cl at -30 and -15 days prepartum and another 5 cows and 5 buffaloes as vaccinated group were injected with 5ml Scour Guard 3® (K) at -30 and -15 days prepartum.
The results obtained were showed that the significant effect of using Scour Guard 3® (K) on dam serum IgG which increased in the vaccinated group comparing to control group by 74.4%, being higher in buffaloes than cows by 44.23%. Serum total protein (TP), albumin (A), and globulin (G) were the highest (p<0.05) in vaccinated groups. Meanwhile, buffalo dams responded better than cows to the vaccination. Furthermore, A/G ratio was higher in cows than buffaloes by 26.45%.
Concerning the offspring serum, suckling from their dams treated with Scour Guard 3® (K) caused a significant (P<0.05) increase in their serum total IgG but the serum total IgG was higher in buffaloes than cow's offspring by 9.42%. Vaccination of their dams with Scour Guard 3® (K) increased (P<0.05) serum total protein and globulin in the offspring serum but this increase was higher in buffalo than cows by 15.61%. No significant effects were recorded in (alb) concentration and (A/G) ratio between the vaccinated and control groups.
Using Scour Guard 3® (K) resulted a significant increases in serum antimicrobial potency of the vaccinated group comparing with the control group. But, the antimicrobial potency was significantly (p<0.05) higher in buffaloes than cows by 57.8%. Also, the antimicrobial potency levels increased significantly (p<0.05) in offspring serum in both breeds.
Antimicrobial potency of dam milk, significantly (p<0.05) increased due to the vaccination, buffaloes responded better than cows in their milk antimicrobial potency.
In conclusion, treatment with Scour Guard 3® (K) at -30 and -15 days prepartum successfully increased serum IgG levels in dams and the suckling young. The antimicrobial potency of dam's milk and offspring serum significantly increased using this vaccination. Buffaloes responded better than cows to the vaccination of Scour Guard 3® (K). Key words: Immune colostrum, IgG, Scour Guard 3® (K), Antimicrobial potency.
Publication year 2008
Pages 393-407
Availability location معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى- شار ع نادى الصيد- الدقى - الجيزة
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Organization Name
serial title Egypt. J. of Appl. Sci., 23 ( 88 ) 2008 (393-407)
ISSN 1110-1571
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External authors (outside ARC)
    ياسين محمد حافظ جامعة القاهرة
    احمد فريد الخولى جامعة القاهرة
Agris Categories Animal physiology - Nutrition
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Antimicrobials. Colostrum. Immunity. Water buffaloes.
Proposed Agrovoc Scour Guard 3® (K);
Publication Type Journal
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