Immuno-specificity of Egg Yolk Antibodies against Bovine Rotavirus and Bovine Coronavirus causing Calf Diarrhea

Production and characterization of egg yolk antibodies against bovine alimentary tract pathogens.

Aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of immunization of hens with bovine vaccines (C, R, T) on the course of IgY antibodies production against selected bovine E. coli strains, rota- and coronaviruses in egg yolk in farm conditions. The hens (40 individuals per group) were vaccinated twice, subcutaneously in four week interval and eggs were harvested once a week. Control group consisted o...

Correlation between maternal serum antibodies and protection against bovine rotavirus diarrhea in calves.

The correlation between maternal serum antibodies in beef calves at 2 days old and protection against diarrhea induced by natural bovine rotavirus (BRV) infection was examined. Virus neutralizing (VN) antibody titers against BRV in sera from calves that developed diarrhea by BRV infection within 14 days of age (BRV-diarrheal calves) were significantly lower than those from calves that had no di...

Evaluation of Hyperimmune Hen Egg Yolk Derived Anti-Human Rotavirus Antibodies (Anti-HRVIgY) against Rotavirus Infection

Oral delivery of specific IgY has been reported to be beneficial against rotavirus infection. However, the production of IgYs against globally prevalent human rotavirus (HRV) serotypes and their evaluation detailing the influence on the virological/histopathological consequences have not been reported to date. In the present study, anti-HRVIgY was generated in the eggs of specific pathogen free...

Freezing Bovine Sperm with Egg Yolk

Bull spermatozoa were pellet frozen on dry ice in a TES buffer containing combinations of egg yolk and glycerol to determine which component of an extender afforded cryoprotection to the spermatozoa. Neither buffer nor buffer plus glycerol protected sperm cell motility in the absence of egg yolk, while sperm cells frozen in egg yolk buffer in the absence of glycerol had 24% postthaw motility (P...

Prevalence of bovine herpesvirus-1, parainfluenza-3, bovine rotavirus, bovine viral diarrhea, bovine adenovirus-7, bovine leukemia virus and bluetongue virus antibodies in cattle in Mexico.