ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2023
Investigation of brix refractometry for estimating bovine colostrum immunoglobulin G concentration.
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- Physicochemical composition and long-chain fatty acids in fresh and freeze-dried colostrum from cows and buffaloes.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Colostrum Replacement and Serum IgG Concentrations in Beef Calves Delivered by Elective Cesarean Section.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Severe colic in a newborn dairy calf caused by a large colostrum curd: a case report.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
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Abstract
Many dairy operations uses a Brix refractometer to assess the quality of first-milking colostrum. This study investigated whether a digital Brix refractometer could be used in a model to predict colostrum IgG concentration and whether more than one %Brix threshold could be used for different colostrum IgG concentrations. Colostrum from 182 animals was tested using a digital Brix refractometer and by single radial immunodiffusion. Statistical analysis, using simple linear regression to relate %Brix results with corresponding colostral IgG concentration, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis were used to identify %Brix cutoffs that had no false positive results. Colostral IgG concentrations from digital Brix refractometry had a
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