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The use of the glutaraldehyde coagulation test for detection of hypogammaglobulinaemia in neonatal foals
Author(s) -
BEETSON S. A.,
HILBERT B. J.,
MILLS J. N.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1985.tb14252.x
Subject(s) - glutaraldehyde , medicine , coagulation , pathology
SUMMARY: The effectiveness of the glutaraldehyde coagulation test (GCT) in detecting failure to acquire colostral immunoglobulin in neonatal foals was investigated. This was achieved by comparing and correlating results from the GCT with those obtained by single radial immunodiffusion (SRID) of equine IgG. The GCT was found to be a practical, inexpensive, semiquantitative test with a high specificity and sensitivity at critical lgG levels. Aust. vet. J. 62: 279–281