Prevention of predicted neonatal isoerythrolysis with jaundice foal agglutination test in a newborn foal

Authors : Aykut Göktürk ÜNER, Güney KAYA, Aydın OLTU

Pages : 734-736

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This case report aims to highlight the utility of the jaundice foal agglutination insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(JFA); test used in the prevention of neonatal foal death caused by equine neonatal isoerythrolysis. The colostrum and the serum of a Friesian mare with repeated neonatal foal deaths and the whole blood of her newborn foal were tested for 5 days with the JFA test to detect a probable incompatibility. For the first 2 days, the JFA test gave a significantly positive reaction, indicating the existence of antibodies in the colostrum of the mare against the foal`s erythrocyte antigens. The foal was not allowed access to her mother`s colostrum and was fed with the frozen colostrum of other mares. At day 5, JFA test results were negative, indicating the disappearance of maternal antibodies from the colostrum.
Keywords : Key words Jaundice foal agglutination test, neonatal isoerythrolysis, foal