Immunobiological characteristicsof infectious gastroenteritis on calves of early age

Yu. Kravtsiv

The author studied immunological parameters and phagocytosis in 28 neonates and infants calves with acute gastroenteritis. The study showed that neonates calves with diarrhea demonstrated significant insufficiency both in cellular and humoral immunity. Calves aged 1-20 days with developed diarrhea demonstrated significant depression of B-cells mediated immunity, imbalance of T-cells mediated immunity and disorders of phagocytosis.

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