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2612134

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
Total serum immunoglobulin concentrations of apparently normal indigenous goats were estimated by a sodium sulphite precipitation test which utilized 3 concentrations of the salt (i.e. 14%, 16%, 18%). A total of 210 goat serum samples comprising five phenotypically different breeds were examined. Immunoglobulin precipitation was greatly influenced by the incubation temperature. Using different concentrations of the sodium sulphite salt solution, serum samples incubated at either 4 degrees C or 38 degrees C consistently gave clear and rapid precipitation reaction in all samples with immunoglobulin concentrations of over 15 mg/ml. Tests carried out at normal tropical room temperature (28 degrees-30 degrees C) gave inconsistent results and only 52% gave clear precipitation. Neither breed nor sex had any statistically significant effect on either the precipitation rate or the immunoglobulin values (P less than 0.05). It was concluded that this test if performed at either 4 degrees C or 38 degrees C can be used under field conditions to evaluate immune status of neonatal goats in the tropics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0147-9571
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
147-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of temperature on the sodium sulphite precipitation test for assessment of goat serum immunoglobulin.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article