Effect of the level of iodine in the diet of pregnant ewes on the concentration of immunoglobulin G in the plasma of neonatal lambs following the consumption of colostrum

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 315-320

  Rose, Michael T ^a   Wolf, Basil T ^a   Haresign, William ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin G; Iodine; Passive immunity; Sheep

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INSULIN; IODINE; LIOTHYRONINE; MOLASSES; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COLOSTRUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EWE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HAY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT NUTRITION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LAMB; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PREGNANCY; SAFETY; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COLOSTRUM; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IODINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SHEEP; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34247582806     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507337306     Document Type: Article

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