Cellular profile of mares colostrum: a preliminary study

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Bruna Busianov Zaharov Simon
Neimar Vanderlei Roncati
Alma Yasodhara Alexandra Hoge
Ana Carolina Rusca Correa Porto

Abstract

There are few reports on which leukocytes are present in the colostrum and milk of mares. Recent studies in farm animals suggest a role for colostral leukocytes in the transfer of passive immunity from dam to neonate. The aim of this study was to characterize the population of leukocytes presentin colostrum from clinically healthy mares, using the light microscopy. Colostrum samples were collected from 20 mares,12 Mangalarga Marchador and 8 Quarter Horse. Macrophages were the predominant cell type in most samples studied followed by neutrophils and lymphocytes. These results may be a starting point for future studies investigating the role of colostral leukocytes in the transfer of immunity from mare to foal.

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SIMON, B. B. Z.; RONCATI, N. V.; HOGE, A. Y. A.; PORTO, A. C. R. C. Cellular profile of mares colostrum: a preliminary study. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 10, n. 2/3, p. 32-36, 1 Dec. 2012.
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VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH