ANTIBODIES DETECTION TO RHODOCOCCUS EQUI IN VACCINATED MARES AND FOALS BY INDIRECT ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY DETECÇÃO DE ANTICORPOS ANTI-Rhodococcus equi EM ÉGUAS VACINADAS E POTROS PELO ENSAIO IMUNOENZIMÁTICO INDIRETO

The humoral immune response in ‘Brasileiro de Hipismo’ (BH) breed and Breton mares was compared after using the Rhodococcus equi vaccine, and the effect of maternal immunoprophylaxis on antibody transfer to newborn foals through the colostrum was evaluated. Blood samples were obtained from 16 pregna...

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Main Authors: Carla Braga Martins, Marco Augusto Giannoccaro da Silva, Claudia Acosta Duarte, Raquel Mincarelli Albernaz, José Correa de Lacerda Neto, Rosangela Zacarias Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2010-04-01
Series:Ciência Animal Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/5207