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Dunshea FR, Cronin GM, Barnett JL, Hemsworth PH, Hennessy DP, Campbell RG, Luxford B, Smits RJ, Tilbrook AJ, King RH, McCauley I. Immunisation against gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) increases growth and reduces variability in group-housed boars. Anim Prod Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1071/an11021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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It is generally accepted that entire boars are leaner and more efficient than barrows but that they have poorer meat quality with an increased risk of boar taint. An additional issue in producing boars to meet market specifications is variation in growth performance, which may be exacerbated by high levels of aggression and mounting behaviour in group-housed animals. Immunisation against gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH), leading to immunological castration, offers a means of reducing aggression and mounting behaviour while maintaining most of the production efficiencies associated with entire boars. A total of 120 control boars, 120 immunised boars and 60 barrows (physically castrated at 5 days of age) were used in a study conducted in two replicates. Each replicate consisted of two pens each of boars, immunised boars and barrows, each pen containing 15 pigs, and two blocks of 15 individually-housed boars and immunised boars. The group-housed pigs had access to two single place electronic feeders per pen. Immunised boars were given the anti-GnRH vaccine (Improvac) at 14 and 18 weeks of age. In the 2 weeks immediately after the secondary immunisation at 18 weeks, average daily gain was greater in the immunised boars than the boars or barrows, particularly in those that were group housed, as indicated by the interaction (P = 0.035). From 18 to 23 weeks of age average daily gain was greater (P = 0.005) in immunised boars than in control boars and barrows and was greater (P < 0.001) in individually- than in group-housed pigs. The average daily gain of group-housed immunised boars and individually-housed control boars were similar over the 5-week period after secondary immunisation (1090 vs 1099 g/day), being ~20 and 15% higher than the group-housed control boars and barrows, respectively. The average daily feed intake was greater (P = 0.011) in immunised boars than in control boars with barrows intermediate. The standard deviation of bodyweight increased with age but was lower (P from 0.032 to 0.09) in immunised boars than in control boars and barrows between 18 and 22 and 17 and 21 weeks of age. Carcass fighting damage and pork pH were higher (P < 0.05) for control boars than for immunised boars or barrows. In conclusion, immunisation against GnRH increased average daily gain and average daily feed intake while decreasing variation in bodyweight and improving carcass and pork quality.
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Collins CL, Dunshea FR, Henman DJ, McCauley I, King RH. The apparent ileal digestibility of amino acids in common vetch (Vicia sativa cv. Morava). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1071/ea04112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A total in of 12 entire male pigs were selected at about 32 kg liveweight and randomly allocated to 2 dietary treatments containing 0 and 400 g/kg vetch (Vicia sativa cv. Morava), respectively. Pigs were offered 1.3 kg of their respective diets for 15 days. The diets also contained 0.2 g/kg n-hextriacontane as an indigestible marker to allow the determination of amino acid digestibility at the terminal ileum. On day 15, pigs were anaesthetised, a ventral abdominal midline incision made and samples of faecal and ileal digesta collected. Samples were used to measure the apparent ileal digestibility of the amino acids in the diets and the amino acid digestibility in vetch was calculated by difference. The apparent ileal digestibilities of lysine, threonine, methionine and arginine were 71.4, 53.5, 52.1 and 78.4%, respectively. The apparent ileal digestibility of the amino acids in vetch were relatively high and suggest common vetch (Vicia sativa cv. Morava) has the potential to be a viable alternative protein source for use in pig diets.
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Cronin G, Hemsworth P, Barnett J, Jongman E, Newman E, McCauley I. An anti-barking muzzle for dogs and its short-term effects on behaviour and saliva cortisol concentrations. Appl Anim Behav Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1591(03)00133-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Oliver WT, McCauley I, Harrell RJ, Suster D, Kerton DJ, Dunshea FR. A gonadotropin-releasing factor vaccine (Improvac) and porcine somatotropin have synergistic and additive effects on growth performance in group-housed boars and gilts. J Anim Sci 2003; 81:1959-66. [PMID: 12926778 DOI: 10.2527/2003.8181959x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Two hundred and twenty-four pigs (112 boars, 112 gilts) housed in pens of seven pigs per pen were used in a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design, with the factors of vaccination with a gonadotropin-releasing factor (GnRF) vaccine (Improvac; 0 or 2 mL at 13 and 17 wk of age), porcine somatotropin (pST; 0 or 5 mg/d from 17 wk of age), and gender. Pigs were weighed and feed intake was measured from 17 wk of age until slaughter at 21 wk of age. Body composition was estimated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in two focus pigs per pen at 17 and 21 wk of age. Testes and ovary weights at slaughter were decreased by Improvac treatment (P < 0.001), but were not altered by pST treatment (P > 0.44). Daily gain was lower for gilts than boars (1,128 vs. 1,299 g/d, P < 0.001) and was increased by pST (1,172 vs. 1,255 g/d, P = 0.003) and Improvac (1,150 vs. 1,276 g/d, P < 0.001) treatments. Feed intake (as-fed basis) was lower in gilts than in boars (2,774 vs. 3,033 g/d, P = 0.002), was decreased by pST (3,037 vs. 2,770 g/ d, P = 0.002), and was increased by Improvac treatment (2,702 vs. 3,105 g/d, P < 0.001). As a result of the differences in feed intake and daily gain, feed conversion efficiency (gain:feed) was lower for gilts than for boars (0.403 vs. 0.427 P = 0.025), was improved by pST (0.385 vs. 0.452, P < 0.001), but was unchanged by Improvac treatment (0.423 vs. 0.410, P = 0.22). Carcass weight was lower in gilts than in boars (75.3 vs. 77.0 kg, P = 0.012), was unchanged by pST treatment (75.9 vs. 76.4 kg, P = 0.40), and was increased by Improvac treatment (75.1 vs. 77.2 kg, P = 0.003). Lean tissue deposition rate was lower in gilts than in boars (579 vs. 725 g/d, P < 0.001), was increased by pST (609 vs. 696 g/d, P < 0.001) and by Improvac treatment (623 vs. 682 g/d, P = 0.014). Fat deposition rate tended to be lower in gilts than in boars (214 vs. 247 g/d, P = 0.063), decreased by pST treatment (263 vs. 198 g/d, P < 0.001), and increased by Improvac treatment (197 vs. 264 g/d, P < 0.001). For pigs treated with both pST and Improvac, daily gain and lean tissue deposition rate was greater than for pigs that received either treatment alone, whereas fat deposition rate and feed intake did not differ from untreated control pigs. In conclusion, Improvac increased growth rate through increased lean and fat deposition, but concomitant use of Improvac and pST increased lean gain above either alone, while negating the increase in fat deposition in pigs treated with Improvac.
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- W T Oliver
- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Cronin G, Dunshea F, Butler K, McCauley I, Barnett J, Hemsworth P. The effects of immuno- and surgical-castration on the behaviour and consequently growth of group-housed, male finisher pigs. Appl Anim Behav Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1591(02)00256-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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McCauley I, Watt M, Suster D, Kerton DJ, Oliver WT, Harrell RJ, Dunshea FR. A GnRF vaccine (Improvac®) and porcine somatotropin (Reporcin®) have synergistic effects upon growth performance in both boars and gilts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1071/ar02037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The use of a vaccine (Improvac) directed against gonadotrophin-releasing factor (GnRF), to prevent boar taint in male pigs, is also associated with an increase in feed consumption, growth, and higher deposition of subcutaneous fat. Daily administration of porcine somatotropin (pST) consistently increases average daily gain, and feed conversion efficiency, and reduces subcutaneous fat, particularly in gilts. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of combining these treatments in boars and gilts. Forty-eight pigs (Large White × Landrace), housed individually, were used in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial experiment with the respective factors being vaccination with GnRF vaccine (at 14 and 18 weeks of age), daily injection with pST (from 18 weeks to slaughter at 22 weeks), and sex (boars and gilts). Performance was measured over the period of pST administration. Over the entire 28 days of the study, daily gain was lower for gilts than for boars (1216 v. 1410 g/day, P < 0.001), was increased by pST (1219 v. 1407 g/day, P < 0.001), but not significantly altered by vaccination against GnRF (1284 v. 1342 g/day, P = 0.15). However, GnRF vaccination increased daily gain in the second 2 weeks of the study, and overall, there were interactions such that the vaccine increased gain in all groups except boars not receiving pST. Feed intake over the study period was less for gilts than for boars (3139 v. 3407 g/day, P < 0.001), was decreased by pST (3537 v. 3009 g/day, P < 0.001), and increased by vaccination against GnRF (3139 v. 3407 g/day, P < 0.001). When averaged over the entire study, feed conversion ratio (FCR) was higher for gilts than for boars (2.76 v. 2.51, P = 0.013), was decreased by pST (3.05 v. 2.22, P < 0.001), but unchanged by vaccination against GnRF (2.62 v. 2.65, P = 0.70). Fat deposition was lower in gilts than in boars (335 v. 378 g/day, P = 0.037), was decreased by pST treatment ((442 v. 271 g/day, P < 0.001), and increased by vaccination against GnRF (333 v. 379 g/day, P = 0.026). In boars, fat androstenone was reduced by vaccination against GnRF (0.10 v. 2.47 μg/g, P < 0.001) and tended to be reduced by pST (1.71 v. 2.44, P = 0.10), but only vaccination against GnRF reduced skatole (0.174 v. 0.050 μg/g, P < 0.001). The combination of the treatments in all cases was at least additive, and in some cases synergistic. The concomitant vaccination against GnRF and treatment with pST affords an opportunity to increase growth rate and feed intake above control levels and above those of pigs treated with either treatment alone.
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Dunshea FR, Colantoni C, Howard K, McCauley I, Jackson P, Long KA, Lopaticki S, Nugent EA, Simons JA, Walker J, Hennessy DP. Vaccination of boars with a GnRH vaccine (Improvac) eliminates boar taint and increases growth performance. J Anim Sci 2001; 79:2524-35. [PMID: 11721830 DOI: 10.2527/2001.79102524x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Peri- and postpubertal boars accumulate substances (e.g., androstenone and skatole) in their fatty tissue that are responsible for boar taint in pork. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of a GnRH vaccine, Improvac, in eliminating boar taint. Three hundred male (200 intact boars, 100 barrows) crossbred (Large White x Landrace) pigs were used in a 2 x 3 factorially arranged experiment. The respective factors were sex group (barrows, boars treated with placebo, or boars treated with Improvac) and slaughter age (23 or 26 wk). Vaccines were administered 8 and 4 wk before slaughter. All Improvac-treated pigs exhibited anti-GnRH titers. Testes and bulbo-urethral gland weights in treated pigs were reduced by approximately 50% (P < 0.001) and serum testosterone levels were below 2 ng/mL in the majority of treated boars (94 and 92% across both age groups at 2 and 4 wk, respectively). Boar taint, as assessed by the concentration of androstenone and skatole in s.c. fat, was suppressed to low or undetectable levels in 100% of Improvac-treated boars. No Improvac-treated pigs had significant concentrations of either androstenone (> 1.0 microg/g) or skatole (> 0.20 microg/g). In contrast, 49.5% of placebo-treated controls had significant androstenone and 10.8% had significant skatole levels, resulting in 10% of the control boars with high concentrations of both compounds. The mean concentrations of taint compounds in the Improvac-treated pigs were not significantly different from those in barrows. Improvac-treated boars grew more rapidly (P = 0.051 and < 0.001 for pigs slaughtered at 23 and 26 wk of age, respectively) than control boars over the 4 wk after the secondary vaccination, possibly because of reduced sexual and aggressive activities. Compared with barrows, Improvac-treated boars were leaner and had superior feed conversion efficiency. The vaccine was well tolerated by the pigs, and no observable site reactions could be detected at the time of slaughter. Vaccination of boars with Improvac allows production of heavy boars with improved meat quality through prevention and control of boar taint.
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- F R Dunshea
- Agriculture Victoria, Victorian Institute of Animal Science, Werribee, Australia.
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Carbis CR, Waldron DL, Mitchell GF, Anderson JW, McCauley I. Recovery of hepatic function and latent mortalities in sheep exposed to the blue-green alga Microcystis aeruginosa. Vet Rec 1995; 137:12-5. [PMID: 7483225 DOI: 10.1136/vr.137.1.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Seventeen sheep died, and many others showed signs of hepatogenous photosensitivity after being exposed to Microcystis aeruginosa at Lake Mokoan, Victoria, Australia. Two groups of sheep were observed, and their hepatic recovery was monitored by means of serum biochemical tests during the subsequent six months. During the first three weeks, their serum gamma-glutamyl transferase activity and bilirubin concentration declined rapidly to normal levels, and the signs of hepatogenous photosensitivity disappeared. Serum bile acid concentrations were above normal for almost three months. Thirty-four per cent of the sheep died during the observation period, and the serum biochemical tests provided no clear indication of the cause of these delayed mortalities. This study suggests that sublethal exposure to microcystins may cause prolonged morbidity and delayed mortality.
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- C R Carbis
- LaTrobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Salvatore L, Wijffels G, Sexton JL, Panaccio M, Mailer S, McCauley I, Spithill TW. Biochemical analysis of recombinant glutathione S-transferase of Fasciola hepatica. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1995; 69:281-8. [PMID: 7770091 DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(94)00205-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Four cDNAs encoding GST (rGST1, rGST7, rGST47 and rGST51) of Fasciola hepatica were expressed in Escherichia coli and the rGST proteins purified for biochemical analyses. The rGST proteins are 95% pure as indicated by Coomassie staining of proteins separated by SDS-PAGE. Molecular sieving by HPLC infers that, like the native protein, the rGST proteins form homodimers under non-denaturing conditions. The rGST proteins are recognised by antisera raised to the native GST of F. hepatica. All four rGST proteins from F. hepatica actively conjugate glutathione to the universal substrate, 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene. The activity of the rGSTs was also measured for substrates which have been shown to have partial specificity for the Alpha, Mu or Pi classes of mammalian GSTs (trans-4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one, ethacrynic acid), for substrates known to be products of lipid peroxidation (trans-2-nonenal, trans,trans-2,4-decadienal) and for epoxy-3-(p-nitrophenoxy)-propane (EPNP), a known substrate for the theta class of GST. No rGST were active with EPNP. rGST47 and 51 showed activity with the other four substrates. rGST7 was active with three substrates whereas rGST1 showed relatively low activity with all substrates except trans,trans-2,4-decadienal. The sensitivity of the rGST activity to inhibition by the GST inhibitors triphenyltin chloride and bromosulphophthalein also varied among the rGSTs with rGST1 showing a 800-fold difference in sensitivity between the inhibitors. These results show that F. hepatica expresses a family of GST isoenzymes which exhibit unique substrate and inhibitor profiles.
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- L Salvatore
- Victorian Institute of Animal Science, Attwood, Australia
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Carbis CR, Simons JA, Mitchell GF, Anderson JW, McCauley I. A biochemical profile for predicting the chronic exposure of sheep to Microcystis aeruginosa, an hepatotoxic species of blue-green alga. Res Vet Sci 1994; 57:310-6. [PMID: 7871250 DOI: 10.1016/0034-5288(94)90123-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Sheep which grazed on the shoreline of a fresh-water lake which had a toxic bloom of Microcystis aeruginosa were studied for evidence of chronic poisoning, and a serum biochemical profile was developed to indicate sub-lethal, chronic poisoning in the sheep which had been exposed to microcystins. The profile included measurements of glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH), gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma GT), bile acids, bilirubin and albumin. Of 18 sheep which were exposed to M aeruginosa for more than three months, 100 per cent had high serum concentrations of bile acids, 94 per cent had high activities of GLDH and gamma GT, 83 per cent had high bilirubin and 72 per cent had low albumin concentrations compared with the median values of unexposed animals. Other sheep which were exposed for shorter periods, showed evidence of hepatic injury after one week of exposure. The majority of the sheep showed no preference for an alternative, uncontaminated source of water.
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- C R Carbis
- La Trobe University, Department of Botany, Victoria, Australia
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Zhang SH, Hennessy DP, McCauley I, Cranwell PD. Adrenocortical ACTH receptors in pigs of differing in vivo response to adrenocorticotropin. Comp Biochem Physiol Comp Physiol 1993; 104:43-9. [PMID: 8094660 DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(93)90006-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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1. Adrenocortical membrane protein was isolated from the adrenal glands of 12 Large White x Landrace male pigs, six with high adrenocortical response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and six with low response. 2. The peptide (Phe2, Nle4) ACTH was iodinated by the chloramine-T method and served as the radioligand in receptor binding studies. 3. Only one class of ACTH receptor was detected, with Kd = 2.57 +/- 0.35 x 10(9) M and Bmax = 1.59 +/- 0.06 pmol/mg protein in high responders and Kd = 1.68 +/- 0.18 x 10(-9) M and Bmax = 1.17 +/- 0.11 pmol/mg protein in low responders. 4. The difference in the Bmax between high and low responders was significant (P < 0.05), the difference in Kd was not statistically significant.
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- S H Zhang
- School of Agriculture, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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McCauley I, Hartmann PE. Changes in piglet leucocytes, B lymphocytes and plasma cortisol from birth to three weeks after weaning. Res Vet Sci 1984; 37:234-41. [PMID: 6334339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Piglet leucocytes and plasma cortisol were studied at birth, one, two, five, 10 and 20 days after birth; one, 12 and 21 days after weaning, and in adults. Plasma cortisol concentrations fell rapidly from very high levels at birth to adult values by five days old. These values were then maintained throughout the rest of the study period. The number of neutrophils rose rapidly after birth, declined during late lactation and then rose to adult levels after weaning. The number of lymphocytes rose steadily throughout the study period to reach a peak 12 days after weaning at levels double that of adults. There was no significant variation in the proportion of B lymphocytes between ages, the values fluctuated between 11 and 18 per cent. There was no significant difference in the proportion of B lymphocytes between piglets at birth and adults. However, the number of B lymphocytes was significantly depressed at birth, and elevated during weaning, when compared with adults. The leucocyte results were verified by flow cytometry which provided an objective estimate of values such as the proportion of lymphocytes and B lymphocytes. In addition, this method revealed that in the two days after birth there was a transient decrease in the proportion of B lymphocytes bearing a high density of surface immunoglobulin.
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McCauley I, Hartmann P. Changes in the proportion and absolute number of T lymphocytes in piglets from birth until after weaning and in adults. Res Vet Sci 1984. [DOI: 10.1016/s0034-5288(18)31927-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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McCauley I, Hartmann PE. Changes in the proportion and absolute number of T lymphocytes in piglets from birth until after weaning and in adults. Res Vet Sci 1984; 37:52-7. [PMID: 6332355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The proportion of T lymphocytes was measured on cytocentrifuged leucocytes prepared directly from whole blood after rosetting with sheep red blood cells in the presence of dextran. This method gave similar results to those obtained with conventional mononuclear preparations assessed in a haemocytometer but had the advantages of simplicity, the small volume of blood required and the ease with which absolute T lymphocyte counts could be estimated. The proportion of T lymphocytes did not change between birth and 12 days after weaning and did not differ from adults. However, the number of T lymphocytes at birth was significantly lower than in adults and rose thereafter to values significantly higher than in adults by 12 days after weaning. A comparison between one-day-old piglets and adults revealed that there was no significant difference in the proportion of either T or B lymphocytes between adults and neonates. However, there was some indication that neonates were deficient in the proportion of T lymphocytes capable of binding sheep red blood cells with high affinity. After examining the alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase activity of rosetted lymphocytes it was concluded that this enzyme was not a reliable marker for pig T lymphocytes.
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McCauley I, Hartmann PE. A longitudinal study of the changes in lymphocyte populations and their relationship to plasma cortisol levels in the perinatal sow. J Reprod Immunol 1983; 5:229-37. [PMID: 6604811 DOI: 10.1016/0165-0378(83)90238-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The total leucocyte count and proportion of lymphocytes, B lymphocytes and IgM-bearing (mu) lymphocytes and plasma cortisol were measured in 6 sows over the peripartum period. From these measurements the total lymphocyte, B and mu lymphocyte and non-mu lymphocyte counts were calculated. There was a significant rise in cortisol on day -1, 0 and 1 relative to parturition and a significant fall in the proportion and absolute count of the lymphocytes on days 0 and 1. There was a significant correlation between both the proportion (P less than 0.02, r = -0.39) and number (P less than 0.02, r = -0.37) of lymphocytes and plasma cortisol. The changes in sow leucocytes over the peripartum period were related to changes in plasma cortisol rather than to parturition. Furthermore, there was no significant change in either the proportion of B and mu lymphocytes or the minor immunoglobulin-bearing subpopulations over the peripartum period.
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Lee CS, McCauley I, Hartmann PE. Light and electron microscopy of cells in pig colostrum, milk and involution secretion. Acta Anat (Basel) 1983; 116:126-35. [PMID: 6880590 DOI: 10.1159/000145734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Cells in pig colostrum, milk and involution secretion were identified using light and electron microscopy. Cell types identified were neutrophils, macrophages, epithelial cells, eosinophils and lymphocytes. The neutrophils predominated in colostrum and involution secretion, whereas in milk it was the epithelial cell. Macrophages and lymphocytes were present throughout lactation and so too were eosinophils which were always present in lower concentrations. Both neutrophils and macrophages were seen with phagocytic vacuoles containing either lipid, casein or cellular debris. The possible roles played by the phagocytic and lymphoid cells in the protection of the mammary gland of the sow and the gut of the neonate from pathogenic microorganisms is discussed.
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Lee CS, McCauley I, Hartman PE. Light and electron microscopy of cells in pig colostrum, milk and involution secretion. Acta Anat (Basel) 1983; 117:270-80. [PMID: 6650122 DOI: 10.1159/000145798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cells in pig colostrum, milk and involution secretion were identified using light and electron microscopy. Cell types identified were neutrophils, macrophages, epithelial cells, eosinophils and lymphocytes. The neutrophils predominated in colostrum and involution secretion, whereas in milk it was the epithelial cell. Macrophages and lymphocytes were present throughout lactation and so too were eosinophils which were always present in lower concentrations. Both neutrophils and macrophages were seen with phagocytic vacuoles containing either lipid, casein or cellular debris. The possible roles played by the phagocytic and lymphoid cells in the protection of the mammary gland of the sow and the gut of the neonate from pathogenic microorganisms is discussed.
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McCauley I, Hartmann PE. The estimation of B lymphocytes and their subpopulations in pigs. A comparison between a method using whole blood and one using Ficoll-Paque purified mononuclear cells. J Immunol Methods 1982; 50:33-8. [PMID: 6979582 DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(82)90301-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This paper describes a simple method for determining the proportion of B lymphocytes and their subtypes in pigs, using washed whole blood. The method was compared with one using Ficoll-Paque purified mononuclear cells and was found to give significantly lower results (13.0 +/- 1.3% and 17.0 +/- 1.8%, mean +/- S.E., respectively). For 30 normal pigs, 13.9 +/- 6% (mean +/- S.D.) of lymphocytes in whole blood bore light chains and 12.1 +/- 5% bore IgM, while of lymphocytes in purified mononuclear cells, 17.0 +/- 6% bore light chains, 15.1 +/- 6% bore IgM, 1.4 +/- 1.4% bore IgG and 0.5 +/- 0.5% bore IgA.
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Gooneratne A, Hartmann PE, McCauley I, Martin CE. Control of parturition in the sow using progesterone and prostaglandin. Aust J Biol Sci 1979; 32:587-95. [PMID: 549554 DOI: 10.1071/bi9790587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The effect of progesterone and prostaglandin administration on the timing of farrowing was studied in three groups of 25 sows each. Progesterone treatment (100 mg/day) on days 112, 113 and 114 of gestation (group I) significantly prolonged the gestation length to 116.4 +/- 0.4 (mean +/- s.e.) days compared to the control sows (group III; 115.5 +/- 0.2; P less than 0.05). Administration of prostaglandin (200 micrograms Cloprostanol intramuscularly) on day 115 of gestation following progesterone treatment (group II) resulted in a gestation length of 116.0 +/- 0.1 days, with the sows farrowing 25.4 +/- 1.0 h after the prostaglandin injection. 80% of the sows farrowed between 0800 and 1700 h of day 116 of gestation. Plasma progesterone levels were maintained by the exogenous progesterone during treatment. At farrowing, higher levels of progesterone were observed in groups I and II compared to controls. Prostaglandin treatment did not significantly alter withdrawal of progesterone in progesterone treated sows, suggesting that the actions of exogenous prostaglandin is primarily on the myometrium and the cervix. Hormonal treatment in late pregnancy did not have any adverse effects on piglet viability and growth rate, or subsequent reproductive performances of sows. Lactation was initiated normally, and the concentrations of lactose, protein, fat, IgG, Na+, Ca2+ and K+ in colostrum and milk were similar in all groups during the first 5 days of lactation.
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