C-reactive protein and antibacterial activity in blood plasma of colostrum-fed calves and the effect of lactulose

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 3313-3320

  Schroedl, W ^a   Jaekel, L ^b   Krueger, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Dairy Farm   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bactericidal activity; C reactive protein; Colostrum; Lactulose

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; MORGANELLA MORGANII;

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LACTALBUMIN; LACTOFERRIN; LACTULOSE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; DIET; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOLOGY; KINETICS; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NEWBORN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; DIET; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAPTOGLOBINS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; KINETICS; LACTALBUMIN; LACTOFERRIN; LACTULOSE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MORGANELLA MORGANII;

EID: 0642311674     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73933-2     Document Type: Article

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