Establishment of neospora detection system for new born cattle without effect of passive immunization

• Project/Area Number: 25660238
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Veterinary medical science
• Research Institution: Gifu University
• Principal Investigator: TAKASHIMA Yasuhiro 岐阜大学, 応用生物科学部, 准教授 (20333552)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 胎児免疫 / 抗体 / ネオスポラ / 初乳

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It was revealed that newborn cattle which had been infected with N.caninum in its fetal life produced IgG antibodies against particuler parasite-derived antigens. Concentration of the antibodies in colustrums was not so high.