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    Maternal antibody uptake, duration and influence on survival and growth rate in a cohort of indigenous calves in a smallholder farming system in western Kenya

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    Toye, Philip G.
    Handel, I.
    Gray, J.
    Kiara, Henry K.
    Thumbi, S.M.
    Jennings, A.
    Wyk, I.C. van
    Ndila, M.
    Hanotte, Olivier H.
    Coetzer, K.
    Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
    Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
    Date
    2013-09
    Language
    en
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review status
    Peer Review
    ISI journal
    Accessibility
    Open Access
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    Toye, P., Handel, I., Gray, J., Kiara, H., Thumbi, S., Jennings, A., Wyk, I.C. van, Ndila, M., Hanotte, O., Coetzer, K., Woolhouse, M. and Bronsvoort, M. 2013. Maternal antibody uptake, duration and influence on survival and growth rate in a cohort of indigenous calves in a smallholder farming system in western Kenya. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 155(1-2): 129-134.
    Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33730
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2013.06.003
    Abstract/Description
    The passive transfer of antibodies from dams to offspring via colostrum is believed to play an important role in protecting neonatal mammals from infectious disease. The study presented here investigates the uptake of colostrum by 548 calves in western Kenya maintained under smallholder farming, an important agricultural system in eastern Africa. Serum samples collected from the calves and dams at recruitment (within the first week of life) were analysed for the presence of antibodies to four tick-borne haemoparasites: Anaplasma marginale, Babesia bigemina, Theileria mutans and Theileria parva. The analysis showed that at least 89.33% of dams were seropositive for at least one of the parasites, and that 93.08% of calves for which unequivocal results were available showed evidence of having received colostrum. The maternal antibody was detected up until 21 weeks of age in the calves. Surprisingly, there was no discernible difference in mortality or growth rate between calves that had taken colostrum and those that had not. The results are also important for interpretation of serosurveys of young calves following natural infection or vaccination.
    CGIAR Author ORCID iDs
    Henry Kiarahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9578-1636
    CGIAR Affiliations
    Livestock and Fish
    AGROVOC Keywords
    farming systems; cattle
    Subjects
    CATTLE; FARMING SYSTEMS; INDIGENOUS BREEDS; LIVESTOCK;
    Countries
    Kenya
    Regions
    Africa; Eastern Africa
    Investors/sponsors
    Wellcome Trust
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