Acta Vet. Brno 2013, 82: 271-275

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201382030271

Variation in colostral immunoglobulin G concentration in fat tailed sheep and evaluation of methods for estimation of colostral immunoglobulin content

Saeid Tabatabaei1, Gholamreza Nikbakht1, Mahmood Vatankhah2, Hamid Sharifi3, Naser Alidadi4

1University of Tehran, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tehran, Iran
2Agricultural and Natural Resources Center of Chaharmahal and Bakhtyari province, Shahrekord, Iran
3Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, Kerman, Iran
4University of Tehran, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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