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| How can antibodies be transferred between individuals?
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- Colostrum
- Crossing of the placenta
- Milk
- Vaccination
- Plasma transfusions
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| Why do neonates require maternal antibodies?
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- Immunocompromised at birth due to a poorly developed immune system
- Mucosal surfaces are particularly vunerable
- Colostral and milk antibodies protect neonates from infection
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| In which animals is there no passive transfer of IgG antibodies across the placenta?
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| What type of placenta do dogs and cats have?
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| What does colostrum contain?
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- Immune factors
- Growth factors
- Vitamins
- Minerals
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| Which immunoglobulins are present in colostrum?
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- IgG in the largest amount
- IgA
- IgM
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| True or False: IgA is most abundent in ruminant milk
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- False
- IgG is most abundent in ruminant milk
- IgA is most abundent in non-ruminant milk
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| When does inadequate absorption of immunoglobulins occur in the neonate?
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- The neonate does not recieve colostrum
- The neonate does not recieve enough colostrum
- The neonate does not absorb enough colostrum
- The quality of the colostrum was inadequate
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| What does colostrum quality depend upon?
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- Breed
- Nutrition
- Season
- Stress
- Immunostatus of the dam
- Milk yield
- Pre-milking
- Parity
- Dripping from the teats
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| What does the quantity of colostrum depend upon?
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- Amount the neonate suckles
- Premature births
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