Open AccessHematological responses to hyperimmune plasma low dose administration in foals during weaning
Author(s) -
Andrezza Caroline Aragão da Silva,
Joilson Ferreira Batista,
Diogo Alexandre Tenório Mata,
Karina Pessoa Oliveira,
Tatiana Figueiredo,
Márcia Kikuyo Notomi,
Pierre Barnabé Escodro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta veterinaria brasilica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 1981-5484
DOI - 10.21708/avb.2021.15.2.9149
Subject(s) - foal , weaning , breed , medicine , zoology , plasma levels , immune system , plasma concentration , physiology , biology , veterinary medicine , immunology , genetics
Weaning is a development stage that brings maternal independence, change of management and feeding, leading to immune deficit. The objective of this study was to evaluate the hematological and biochemical parameters of foals in weaning phase after intravenous administration of hyperimmune plasma (1 mL/Kg) in low dose. Ten foal weaned from the Mangalarga Machador breed were used, being divided in control (GC; n=5) and treated group (GT; n=5). The results obtained show that hematological and biochemical parameters of foals that received low doses of hyperimmune plasma were within the reference range for the equine species.