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===Passive Transfer and Failure of Passive Transfer (FPT)===
===Passive Transfer and Failure of Passive Transfer (FPT)===
<FlashCard questions="10">
<FlashCard questions="10">
*Vaccination
*Vaccination
*Plasma transfusions
*Plasma transfusions
|l1=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Introduction
|l1=Materno-fetal immunity - Introduction
|q2=Why do neonates require maternal antibodies?
|q2=Why do neonates require maternal antibodies?
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*Mucosal surfaces are particularly vunerable
*Mucosal surfaces are particularly vunerable
*Colostral and milk antibodies protect neonates from infection
*Colostral and milk antibodies protect neonates from infection
|l2=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Introduction
|l2=Materno-fetal immunity - Introduction
|q3=In which animals is there no passive transfer of IgG antibodies across the placenta?
|q3=In which animals is there no passive transfer of IgG antibodies across the placenta?
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|q4=What type of placenta do dogs and cats have?
|q4=What type of placenta do dogs and cats have?
|a4=Endotheliochorial
|a4=Endotheliochorial
|l4=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Introduction
|l4=Materno-fetal immunity - Introduction
|q5=What does colostrum contain?
|q5=What does colostrum contain?
|a5=
|a5=
*The neonate does not absorb enough colostrum
*The neonate does not absorb enough colostrum
*The quality of the colostrum was inadequate
*The quality of the colostrum was inadequate
|l8=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Failure of passive transfer (FPT)
|l8=Failure of passive transfer
|q9=What does colostrum quality depend upon?
|q9=What does colostrum quality depend upon?
|a9=
|a9=
*Parity
*Parity
*Dripping from the teats
*Dripping from the teats
|l9=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Failure of passive transfer (FPT)
|l9=Failure of passive transfer
|q10=What does the quantity of colostrum depend upon?
|q10=What does the quantity of colostrum depend upon?
|a10=
|a10=
*Amount the neonate suckles
*Amount the neonate suckles
*Premature births
*Premature births
|l10=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Failure of passive transfer (FPT)
|l10=Failure of passive transfer
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</FlashCard>
===Testing Colostrum Quality===
===Testing Colostrum Quality===
|q1=True or False: Colostrum quality can not be determined by appearance
|q1=True or False: Colostrum quality can not be determined by appearance
|a1=True
|a1=True
|l1=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Testing colostrum quality
|l1=Colostrum Quality Testing
|q2=How can colostrum be stored without reducing its immunological potential?
|q2=How can colostrum be stored without reducing its immunological potential?
|a2=
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*Freezing immediately will make the colostrum last for a year
*Freezing immediately will make the colostrum last for a year
*Refridgerating immediately will make the colostrum last for 5-7 days
*Refridgerating immediately will make the colostrum last for 5-7 days
|l2=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Testing colostrum quality
|l2=Colostrum Quality Testing
|q3=How can the immune status of colostrum be tested?
|q3=How can the immune status of colostrum be tested?
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|a3=
*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
|l3=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Testing colostrum quality
|l3=Colostrum Quality Testing
|q4=Which immunoglobulin levels does a colostrometer measure?
|q4=Which immunoglobulin levels does a colostrometer measure?
|a4=IgG
|a4=IgG
|l4=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Colostrometer
|l4=Colostrum Quality Testing
|q5=Why must colostrum be tested by a colostrometer at room temperature (20°C)?
|q5=Why must colostrum be tested by a colostrometer at room temperature (20°C)?
|a5=
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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
|l5=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Colostrometer
|l5=Colostrum Quality Testing
|q6=What levels of ZST units would indicate a healthy amount of passive transfer in calves?
|q6=What levels of ZST units would indicate a healthy amount of passive transfer in calves?
|a6=Above 30 ZST units
|a6=Above 30 ZST units
|l6=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Zinc Sulfate Turbidity (ZST) test
|l6=Colostrum Quality Testing
|q7=What levels of serum immunoglobulin would indicate a healthy amount of passive transfer in foals?
|q7=What levels of serum immunoglobulin would indicate a healthy amount of passive transfer in foals?
|a7=Above 800 mg/dl
|a7=Above 800 mg/dl
|l7=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Zinc Sulfate Turbidity (ZST) test
|l7=Colostrum Quality Testing
|q8=What is total serum protein levels measured by and at which ages should neonates be tested?
|q8=What is total serum protein levels measured by and at which ages should neonates be tested?
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|a8=
*A refractometer
*A refractometer
*2-8 days old
*2-8 days old
|l8=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Total serum protein
|l8=Colostrum Quality Testing
|q9=What levels of serum protein indicate the neonate is healthy and does not require further colostrum?
|q9=What levels of serum protein indicate the neonate is healthy and does not require further colostrum?
|a9=Above 4.5 mg/dl
|a9=Above 4.5 mg/dl
|l9=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Total serum protein
|l9=Colostrum Quality Testing
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===Neonatal Isoerytholysis (NI)===
===Neonatal Isoerytholysis (NI)===
*When a neonate inherits the sires blood type and drinks colostrum from the dam
*When a neonate inherits the sires blood type and drinks colostrum from the dam
*As the colostrum contains antibodies against the sire and thus the neonates red blood cells
*As the colostrum contains antibodies against the sire and thus the neonates red blood cells
|l1=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Alloimmune haemalytic anaemia of the newborn
|l1=Neonatal Isoerytholysis
|q2=When does Neonatal Isoerytholysis occur?
|q2=When does Neonatal Isoerytholysis occur?
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*First pregnancy from a stallion with incompatible blood type to the mare
*First pregnancy from a stallion with incompatible blood type to the mare
*Subsequent pregnancy from the same stallion or same blood group as previously exposed to
*Subsequent pregnancy from the same stallion or same blood group as previously exposed to
|l2=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Neonatal Isoerytholysis (NI)
|l2=Neonatal Isoerytholysis
|q3=True or False: Neonatal Isoerytholysis always occurs in mules
|q3=True or False: Neonatal Isoerytholysis always occurs in mules
|a3=True
|a3=True
|l3=Materno-fetal immunity - WikiBlood#Neonatal Isoerytholysis (NI)
|l3=Neonatal Isoerytholysis
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