Passive protection against bovine rotavirus in calves by specific immunoglobulins from chicken egg yolk.
The efficacy of chicken egg yolk immunoglobulins (yIg) from hens immunized with bovine rotavirus (BRV) serotype G6 (strain Shimane) or serotype G10 (strain KK-3) for protection against homologous BRV in calves was investigated. A significant protection by anti-BRV yIg having 6400 neutralizing antibody titer per dose could be achieved in calves (P < 0.01).
Kuroki
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Immunology Research Institute in Gifu, Sano, Japan.
Ohta
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Ikemori
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Peralta
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Yokoyama
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Kodama
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Y
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002460:Cell Line; D002645:Chickens; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D004530:Egg Yolk / Q000276:immunology; D007116:Immunization, Passive / Q000662:veterinary; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral