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Table 3 The concentration of serum immunoglobulins, acute phase proteins, rectal temperature, respiratory and heart rates

From: Subcutaneous application of hyperimmune serum against Histophilus somni recombinant proteins affects serum antibody reactivity in beef calves

  

CH

LM

MIX

Parameter

Sampling

C

n = 18

E

n = 18

C

n = 17

E

n = 17

C

n = 9

E

n = 8

IgG1

g/L

S1

22.0

(22.3 ± 6.9)

26.4

(26.3 ± 9.9)

17.2

(15.2 ± 8.2)

11.2

(15.5 ± 9.8)

11.4

(13.4 ± 5.8)

12.2

(13.4 ± 8.1)

S2

18.1

(17.4 ± 6.7)

16.2

(16.7 ± 7.1)

10.4

(11.4 ± 5.7)

10.6

(10.7 ± 4.7)

9.8

(10.5 ± 3.2)

9.1

(9.3 ± 4.0)

S3

11.0

(11.2 ± 2.7)

10.8

(11.3 ± 2.2)

8.4

(8.5 ± 1.2)

8.2

(8.3 ± 1.6)

12.0

(13.0 ± 4.8)

8.4

(11.4 ± 4.8)

IgG2

g/L

S1

1.1

(1.4 ± 0.9)

1.4

(1.5 ± 0.9)

1.1

(1.3 ± 0.9)

0.9

(1.0 ± 0.6)

0.6

(0.8 ± 0.6)

0.6

(0.6 ± 0.4)

S2

0.9

(1.0 ± 0.5)

1.0

(1.1 ± 0.4)

0.6

(0.7 ± 0.4)

0.8

(0.8 ± 0.4)

0.5

(0.7 ± 0.5)

0.6

(0.6 ± 0.2)

S3

3.0

(3.5 ± 2.1)

2.6

(3.1 ± 2.0)

3.0

(3.5 ± 2.3)

3.0

(3.2 ± 1.5)

2.9

(3.2 ± 1.0)

3.4

(3.3 ± 0.9)

IgM

g/L

S1

2.1

(2.1 ± 0.6)

2.2

(2.4 ± 1.3)

1.5

(1.5 ± 1.0)

1.1

(1.1 ± 0.8)

0.8

(1.0 ± 0.7)

0.9

(1.0 ± 0.7)

S2

0.5

(0.5 ± 0.3)

0.5

(0.6 ± 0.3)

0.3

(0.4 ± 0.3)

0.3

(0.3 ± 0.1)

0.4

(0.4 ± 0.3)

0.3

(0.3 ± 0.1)

S3

2.2

(2.0 ± 0.6)

1.8

(1.8 ± 0.7)

1.4

(1.5 ± 0.5)

1.4

(1.5 ± 0.6)

2.1

(2.2 ± 0.9)

2.2

(2.1 ± 0.7)

Fb

g/L

S1

4.8

(4.5 ± 1.4)

4.6

(4.7 ± 1.3)

5.3

(5.2 ± 0.8)

5.8

(5.6 ± 1.4)

5.7

(5.5 ± 1.1)

5.5

(5.6 ± 1.3)

S2

4.5

(4.4 ± 1.6)

4.3

(4.3 ± 1.1)

4.3

(4.2 ± 1.1)

4.7

(4.6 ± 1.2)

5.3

(5.5 ± 1.2)

5.6

(5.8 ± 1.5)

S3

4.9

(4.7 ± 0.8)

4.7

(4.5 ± 1.0)

4.8

(5.1 ± 1.1)

4.7

(4.7 ± 0.7)

4.9

(5.0 ± 1.2)

5.0

(5.2 ± 1.0)

SAA

mg/L

S1

58.8

(61.0 ± 18.6)

60.8

(68.8 ± 26.5)

85.2

(93.7 ± 33.6)

69.1

(76.4 ± 24.3)

58.5

(74.0 ± 35.0)

92.8

(87.7 ± 38.6)

S2

23.4*

(29.6 ± 18.0)

15.2*

(18.7 ± 12.8)

22.8

(28.6 ± 19.3)

32.7

(29.8 ± 16.4)

43.9

(35.2 ± 16.6)

36.3

(35.8 ± 16.9)

S3

4.6

(12.0 ± 18.4)

3.2

(10.3 ± 20.5)

10.6

(19.3 ± 22.5)

6.3

(15.8 ± 22.7)

0.9

(2.9 ± 3.9)

3.7

(8.7 ± 11.7)

Hp

mg/L

S1

5.3

(5.3 ± 1.6)

5.0

(7.7 ± 10.8)

4.3

(7.2 ± 8.4)

6.4

(11.9 ± 20.2)

4.7

(11.4 ± 19.2)

12.7

(22.7 ± 25.0)

S2

5.2

(9.3 ± 15.0)

5.1

(4.3 ± 2.2)

5.5

(7.9 ± 15.1)

5.1

(9.0 ± 13.6)

4.5

(6.4 ± 6.3)

5.9

(53.3 ± 123.3)

S3

5.2

(5.8 ± 1.4)

5.8

(6.2 ± 1.7)

5.4

(9.0 ± 14.0)

5.4

(19.0 ± 54.9)

6.0

(6.7 ± 2.0)

5.0

(5.4 ± 0.9)

Rectal temperature

oC

S1

38.9

(39.0 ± 0.4)

39.0

(39.0 ± 0.3)

39.3

(39.3 ± 0.3)

39.1

(39.1 ± 0.4)

39.2

(39.1 ± 0.3)

39.0

(39.0 ± 0.3)

S2

39.1

(39.1 ± 0.4)

39.0

(39.0 ± 0.2)

39.7

(39.5 ± 0.3)

39.5

(39.5 ± 0.3)

39.3

(39.2 ± 0.4)

39.2

(39.4 ± 0.8)

Resp. rate/min

S1

54.0

(57.3 ± 17.3)

52.0 (50.9 ± 11.7)

60.0

(58.1 ± 12.7)

48.0

(54.6 ± 23.1)

48.0

(49.8 ± 13.3)

46.0

(47.0 ± 10.8)

S2

50.0

(61.8 ± 33.6)

52.0

(50.9 ± 9.5)

68.0

(70.1 ± 18.3)

64.0

(67.1 ± 17.1)

52.0

(56.4 ± 15.8)

48.0

(54.0 ± 17.4)

HR/min

S1

146.0

(146.4 ± 25.5)

144.0

(141.3 ± 29.1)

180.0*

(182.6 ± 31.3)

156.0*

(157.3 ± 22.9)

177.0

(171.3 ± 29.7)

156.0

(158.5 ± 24.5)

S2

140.0

(139.1 ± 18.9)

146.0

(146.7 ± 14.7)

180.0

(183.3 ± 20.2)

188.0

(183.9 ± 22.4)

170.0

(167.6 ± 25.4)

166.0

(171.5 ± 21.4)

  1. Legend: Values are median (mean ± SD). Groups with * differ at p ≀ 0.05, SAA- serum amyloid A, Hp- haptoglobin, Fb- fibrinogen, HR- heart rates. Herds (dominant cows breed) CH- Charolaise, LM-limousine, MIX crossbreed beef and dairy breed. C- control, E- experimental