Trial reportJournal of veterinary internal medicine2016
A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating the Effects of Oligosaccharides on Transfer of Passive Immunity in Neonatal Dairy Calves.
Trial report in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Effects of Different Galacto-Oligosaccharide Supplementation on Growth Performance, Immune Function, Serum Nutrients, and Appetite-Related Hormones in Holstein Calves.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Review
- Glucan and Mannan-Two Peas in a Pod.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
- Clinical Trials in Veterinary Medicine: A New Era Brings New Challenges.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2017Article
- Comparative composition, diversity, and abundance of oligosaccharides in early lactation milk from commercial dairy and beef cows.Journal of dairy science · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundBacterial contamination of colostrum is common and can decrease IgG absorption in neonatal calves. Strategies that mitigate this situation without complicating colostrum management will benefit dairy calf health and survival.
objectivesTo evaluate the effects of supplementing colostrum with oligosaccharides (OS) on serum IgG concentration and apparent efficiency of absorption of IgG (AEA%) in calves fed unpasteurized colostrum and characterize these outcomes with respect to colostrum bacterial exposures. ANIMALS: One hundred twenty-three neonatal dairy calves.
methodsRandomized, blinded, controlled clinical trial conducted at a commercial dairy operation. Calves were enrolled at birth in 1 of 4 treatment groups. Data were complete for 123 calves, which were distributed across the treatment groups as follows: mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), n = 33; Saccharomyces galacto-oligosaccharides (SGOS), n = 31; Bifidobacterium galacto-oligosaccharides (BGOS), n = 28; and lactose control (CON), n = 31. A commercial radial immunodiffusion kit was used to determine colostrum and serum IgG concentrations. Conventional microbiology methods were used to enumerate colostrum bacterial counts.
resultsBacterial counts were not significantly different among treatment groups. Total bacterial plate counts (TPC) were relatively low for the majority of colostrum samples, but TPC had a significant negative effect on serum IgG concentration and AEA% in the lactose-supplemented control group but not the OS treatment groups. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: These results suggest that a complement of OS structures may mitigate adverse effects of bacteria on transfer of passive immunity (TPI).
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