Concentrations of selected immunological parameters in the serum and processing fluid of suckling piglets and the serum and colostrum of their mothers

Blood sampling from neonatal piglets is related to multiple disadvantages. Therefore, a new, alternative matrix is required to assess piglets' early immune status efficiently. The present study aimed to assess the usefulness of processing fluid for determining selected piglets' immune para...

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Published in:BMC veterinary research 2024-05, Vol.20 (1), p.170-170, Article 170
Main Authors: Augustyniak, Agata, Czyżewska-Dors, Ewelina, Pomorska-Mól, Małgorzata
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute phase proteins
Acute-Phase Proteins - analysis
Acute-Phase Proteins - metabolism
Animals
Animals, Newborn - blood
Animals, Newborn - immunology
Animals, Suckling - blood
Animals, Suckling - immunology
Biological markers
Colostrum
Colostrum - chemistry
Colostrum - immunology
Cytokines
Cytokines - analysis
Cytokines - blood
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Female
Females
Health aspects
Hogs
IL-1β
Immune status
Immune system
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulins
Immunoglobulins - analysis
Immunoglobulins - blood
Immunology
Interleukin 4
Interleukin 6
Male
Matrices
Neonate
Neonates
Pigs
Proteins
Serum
Statistical analysis
Statistics
Suckling behavior
Swine
Swine - blood
γ-Interferon
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Summary:Blood sampling from neonatal piglets is related to multiple disadvantages. Therefore, a new, alternative matrix is required to assess piglets' early immune status efficiently. The present study aimed to assess the usefulness of processing fluid for determining selected piglets' immune parameters. 264 pigs - 31 sows, 146 male piglets, and 87 female piglets from commercial indoor farrow-to-finish pig herd were included in this study. 264 serum, 31 colostrum, and 146 processing fluid samples were collected. Serum was collected from all animals, colostrum was collected from sows, and processing fluid was collected from male piglets only. Using commercial ELISA tests, the concentration of various immunoglobulins, cytokines, and acute phase proteins was assessed in each matrix. Statistical analyses were employed to determine differences in the concentration of measured indices between piglets' serum and processing fluid and correlations in the concentration of tested indices between particular sets of matrices. Statistical analyses did not reveal significant differences in the IgG, IgA, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, and IFN-γ concentration between piglets' serum and processing fluid (p > 0.05). A positive correlation (p 
ISSN:1746-6148
1746-6148
DOI:10.1186/s12917-024-04024-9