[GGT activity in the blood serum of newborn foals after the absorption of a non-species specific colostrum preparation].
Eight vital, new-born foals were additionally administered a non-species-specific colostrum-substitute via stomach-tube within the first 18 hours of their life. The substitute had been made of cattle-colostrum. These foals as well as a control-group of eight foals constantly had free access to maternal colostrum. Object of measurement was GGT-activity in the blood-serum. The increase of GGT-activity within the first 24 hours after birth was very low in the control-group (up to 25 U/l), and very high in the tested animals (418 +/- 182 U/l). Obviously there is a direct connection between this rise and the absorption of colostral GGT which, compared to the mare is raised to a higher power in the cow.
Ambulatorischen und Geburtshilflichen Veterinärklinik, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D002417:Cattle; D003126:Colostrum / Q000378:metabolism*; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood*; D013045:Species Specificity; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood*
D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase
GGT-Aktivität im Blutserum neugeborener Fohlen nach Aufnahme einer nichtspeziesspezifischen Kolostrumzubereitung.