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|<big>'''How can the immune status of colostrum be tested?'''
 
|<big>'''How can the immune status of colostrum be tested?'''
 
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*'''''By a colostometer'''''
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*'''''By a colostrometer'''''
 
*'''''Through using the Zinc Sulfate Turbidity (ZST) test'''''
 
*'''''Through using the Zinc Sulfate Turbidity (ZST) test'''''
 
*'''''Total serum protein can be calculated'''''
 
*'''''Total serum protein can be calculated'''''
 
||[[Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Testing colostrum quality|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
||[[Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Testing colostrum quality|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
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|<big>'''Which immunoglobulin levels does a colostometer measure?'''
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|<big>'''Which immunoglobulin levels does a colostrometer measure?'''
 
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*'''''IgG'''''
 
*'''''IgG'''''
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*'''''Above 20°C levels of IgG will be underestimated'''''
 
*'''''Above 20°C levels of IgG will be underestimated'''''
 
*'''''Below 20°C levels of IgG will be overestimated'''''
 
*'''''Below 20°C levels of IgG will be overestimated'''''
||[[Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Testing colostrum quality|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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||[[Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Colostrometer|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What levels of ZST units would indicate a healthy amount of passive transfer in calves?'''
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*'''''Above 30 ZST units'''''
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||[[Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Zinc Sulfate Turbidity (ZST) test|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What levels of ZST units would indicate a healthy amount of passive transfer in foals?'''
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*'''''Above 800 mg/dl'''''
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||[[Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Zinc Sulfate Turbidity (ZST) test|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What is total serum protein levels measured by and at which ages should neonates be tested?'''
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*'''''A refractometer'''''
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*'''''2-8 days old'''''
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|<big>'''What levels of serum protein indicate the neonate is healthy and does not require further colostrum?'''
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*'''''Above 4.5 mg/dl'''''
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||[[Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Total serum protein|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
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