mRNA from porcine colostral and milk cells coding for specific antibodies in response to orally administered Escherichia coli strains

The effect of feeding live $\text{Escherichia coli}$ bacteria to sows on the lymphocyte populations in colostrum and milk was studied by $\text{in ovo}$ translation of the mRNA of these cells (Kortbeek-Jacobs and van der Donk, 1978). Four $\text{E. coli}$ strains were tested: one wild type K88 producing strain, two conjugated K12 strains producing K88 antigen and one wild type K12 strain. Only after feeding the wild type K88 bacteria, colostral lymphocytes contained mRNA coding for anti-K88 antibodies, predominantly of the IgA and IgM isotypes. Milk lymphocytes of the sows receiving one of the other strains were capable of producing more anti-K88 antibodies than the sows that were fed the wild type K88 strain. Antibodies were predominantly of the IgM class. The reactivity of the milk lymphocytes is ascribed to the strain with which the piglets were challenged. The results support the phenomenon of sensitized gut lymphocytes that home to the mammary gland.     

Blood and colostrum/milk serum gamma-glutamyltransferase activity as a predictor of passive transfer status in lambs

The importance of blood and colostrum/milk serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma-GT) enzyme activity was evaluated to assess passive transfer status in healthy lambs. Thirty Akkaraman sheep (3-6 years old) were used which had normal pregnancy period and the same conditions, and the age of the lambs ranged between 0 and 15 days. Blood and colostrum/milk samples were collected from sheep and lambs after birth, before suckling (0) and after on 1st, 3rd, 7th and 15th days. Serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentration was determined by the use of Single Radial Immunodiffusion method. Serum gamma-GT activity was measured, using a commercially available kit in blood and colostrum/milk samples. Correlations were carried out between immunoglobulin and gamma-GT levels. Regression models (simple and multiple) were calculated with significant data. Linear correlation was determined between colostrum/milk gamma-GT activity and IgG concentrations and between serum gamma-GT activity and IgG concentrations in lambs on the 0 day. (r: 0.607, P: 0.001), 1st (r: 0.768, P: 0.001) and the 3rd (r: 0.603, P: 0.001) days and on the 1st (r: 0.637, P: 0.001) and 3rd (r: 0.478, P: 0.012) days in the experiment, respectively. Multivariate regression models were developed to estimate sample IgG concentration. Serum and colostrum/milk IgG concentration could be predicted using the formula: lamb serum IgG = 825 + 0.688 (lamb gamma-GT) + 52 (days); colostrum/milk IgG = 832 + 0.505 (colostrum/milk gamma-GT) - 167 (days). The regression models were moderately accurate in predicting serum IgG concentration (R2 = 0.51) and colostrum/milk IgG concentration (R2 = 0.55). Test sensitivity and positive predictive values for serum gamma-GT enzyme activity were found to be 96 and 100% and for colostrum/milk gamma-GT enzyme activity were found to be 100 and 68% to prediction IgG concentration. Serum and colostrum/milk gamma-GT activity can be used to assess passive transfer status of lambs. Along with this, regression models used to calculate serum and colostrum/milk gamma-GT activities found to be useful to estimate sample IgG concentration. The use of serum and colostrum/milk gamma-GT enzyme activity was found useful especially after birth on the 0, 1st and 3rd days.     

Detection of antibody to Toxocara vitulorum perieneteric fluid antigens (Pe) in the colostrum and serum of buffalo calves and cows by Western blotting

Toxocara vitulorum, a nematode parasite in the small intestine of cattle and water buffaloes, causes high morbidity and mortality of 1-3 months old buffalo calves. This research evaluated the specific perieneteric antigens (Pe) reactivity of anti-T. vitulorum-Pe antibody (Tv-Pe-Ab) in both immune sera and colostrum from buffalo cows immediately post-partum from buffalo cows. The presence of Tv-Pe-Ab in sera of buffalo newborn calves was also examined at 1 day before and after suckling the colostrum as well as in sera from naturally infected calves at the beginning and peak of the maximum infection and then again during the period of rejection and post-rejection of the parasite. Pe antigens were characterized for Tv-Pe-Ab by SDS-PAGE and Western blot (WB). The SDS-PAGE showed that Pe contained nine protein bands (11, 14, 31, 38, 58, 76, 88, 112 and 165 kDa). All Pe bands were recognized by Tv-Pe-Ab in sera and colostrum of buffalo cows. Only the serum antibodies of buffalo calves at 1 day of age after suckling the colostrum and during the beginning of T. vitulorum infection recognized Pe antigen's nine bands. In contrast, serum antibodies from 1-day-old buffalo calves, taken before suckling colostrum, did not react with any protein band. In suckling calves, which reached peak egg output, rejection and post-rejection stages of the infection, serum Tv-Pe-Ab reactivity with lower molecular weight protein bands (11-76 kDa) was lost and only reactivity with the Pe protein bands of higher molecular weight (88, 112 and 165 kDa) remained.     

水牛初乳和常乳主要组分的动态变化

试验旨在研究水牛初乳和常乳主要组分的动态变化规律。采用乳品分析仪对摩本杂水牛(摩拉水牛×德宏水牛)初乳和常乳中乳脂、乳糖、乳蛋白、总固形物(TS)和非脂固形物(SNF)等含量进行测定,用SDS-PAGE对乳蛋白各组分进行分离,并利用凝胶成像系统进行扫描定量。结果表明,初乳中乳糖含量随泌乳天数的增加逐渐升高;乳蛋白、总固形物(TS)和非脂固形物(SNF)含量呈下降趋势;初乳中乳脂含量变化不规则,出现小幅波动;蛋白质各组分中乳铁蛋白(LF)、血清白蛋白(SA)、免疫球蛋白(Igs)含量第1天最高,以后开始下降;酪蛋白(CN)在乳蛋白百分比含量中占优势,随着泌乳天数的增加逐渐升高;β-乳球蛋白(β-LG)第1天含量低,第5 和7天达到最高值;α-乳白蛋白(α-LA)第1天最低,第2天急剧上升,以后变化平稳。常乳中大部分组分含量比较稳定,有时有波动,但各天数之间差异不显著。研究结果显示,水牛乳中大部分组分的含量在初乳中变化较大,初乳的营养价值高于常乳。     

Antibodies in bovine serum and lacteal secretions to capsular antigens of Staphylococcus aureus

Pregnant cows were immunized systemically with an encapsulated strain of Staphylococcus aureus (Smith diffuse strain). Antibodies in serum and colostrum were detectable by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and prevented capsule production by the Smith diffuse strain in a soft agar medium. Antibody in milk, although detectable by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, did not affect the production of capsule in vitro. Antibodies were absorbed from milk and serum, using staphylococcal surface antigen. In a 2nd experiment, lactating cows were immunized, using Smith diffuse strain antigens in the form of a bacterin or as a surface extract; the bacterin or extract was emulsified in Freund's incomplete adjuvant. Antibody titers in the milk of cows given bacterin were significantly (P less than 0.001) greater than titers in the milk of animals immunized with surface extract. The soft agar technique was insufficiently sensitive to detect antibody in the milk of any of the cattle.     

Studies on immunoglobulins and trypsin inhibitor in colostrum and milk from sows and in serum of their piglets.

The concentrations of IgG, IgM, IgA and the specific sow colostrum trypsin inhibitor (SCTI) were measured by radial immunodiffusion in colostrum and milk samples from sows and in serum samples from their offspring during the suckling period. A clear time dependence was found for all the measured variates in both whey and serum. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between, on the one hand, concentrations of IgG and IgA, but not IgM, in sera from 39 suckling piglets 1 and 3 days old, and, on the other hand, concentrations of the same immunoglobulins and of the trypsin inhibitor in maternal colostrum (n = 7). Multiple regression analyses showed that at day 1 and day 3 the levels of both IgG and IgA in serum samples from the suckling piglets were positively influenced by both the SCTI and the IgG or IgA contents in maternal colostrum.     

Amyloid A in equine colostrum and early milk

The objective of this study was to investigate the protein, amyloid A3 (AA3), in equine colostrum and early milk. We hypothesized that AA3 was consistently present in equine colostrum and early milk, that no correlation existed between serum and colostrum concentrations of this protein in individual mares at parturition and that colostrum/milk concentrations of this mammary protein may be affected by age, breed, length of gestation and/or induction of parturition. Thirty-eight peripartum mares and seven non-pregnant, non-lactating mares were included in the study. Mean serum concentrations of this protein in the pregnant and non-pregnant mares were consistent with previous reports. Amyloid A3 was found in all colostrum and early milk samples at consistently higher concentrations than in peripartum maternal serum. There was no correlation between serum AA and colostrum AA3 concentrations at parturition. Age and breed effects were not significant. Increased gestation length and induction of parturition were associated with decreased colostrum and milk AA3 concentrations. We conclude that AA3 is consistently present in equine colostrum and early milk. The production of this protein in the mammary gland is likely to be under different stimulus to the production of serum AA, and may have protective effects in the neonatal intestine.     

牛初乳与牛常乳中乳脂肪球膜蛋白质的组成及功能的对比研究

利用十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electropheresis,SDS-PAGE)将牛初乳与牛常乳中乳脂肪球膜蛋白质的组成部分进行分离鉴定,发现牛初乳与牛常乳中乳脂肪球膜蛋白质的组成存在较大的差异,且在牛初乳中鉴定出628种乳脂肪球膜蛋白质,牛常乳中鉴定出487种乳脂肪球膜蛋白质.由基因本体(gene ontology,GO)功能注释分析发现,在生物过程中生物调控作用是牛初乳和牛常乳中乳脂肪球膜的主要生物过程.在分子功能上,牛初乳的乳脂肪球膜蛋白质的绑定作用大于牛常乳.在细胞组成上,牛初乳乳脂肪球膜蛋白质参与细胞外区域远远大于牛常乳.通过京都基因与基因组百科全书系统(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes,KEGG)代谢通路分析可知,牛初乳和牛常乳乳脂肪球膜蛋白质参与的代谢途径不同,表明牛初乳在日后的生产加工中更具有利用价值.     

The effect of late pregnancy feed allowance on the milk composition of the sow's colostrum and milk

The composition of colostrum and milk and of sows fed either 3.4 kg or 1.0 kg daily of a conventional sow diet during the last 14 days of gestation was investigated. The fat content of colostrum of the very restrictedly fed sows was higher compared with the standard fed sows. There was a significantly decrease in the crude protein and immunoglobulin contents of colostrum during the first 4 h post farrowing. The milk composition 14 days after farrowing was not affected by the late pregnancy feeding level. The composition of milk was significantly correlated with the 3 week litter weight. The colostrum IgG content was not correlated to the mortality of piglets during the first week post favouring. The content of crude protein and immunoglobulins in the milk was not correlated with the frequency of post weaning diarrhoea.     

Studies of composition and major protein level in milk and colostrum of mares

The aim of the study was to determine the changes in composition and physicochemical features (pH, density, thermostability and acidity) of mare colostrum and milk, and of protein fraction contribution (serum albumin, β-casein, γ-casein, α-lactalbumin, G class immunoglobulins) depending on lactation stage. The research material was colostrum and milk samples from 12 Arabian mares. Colostrum samples were collected within 2 h after parturition and milk samples were collected twice, in the 3rd and 6th weeks of lactation. The level of basic milk components decreased significantly (only lactose content increased) as compared to colostrum. Total bacteria count and somatic cell count decreased significantly with an increase in resistance and urea level. The changes observed were connected to differentiated contribution of particular protein fractions and their relative proportions. Lower levels of γ-casein (P ≤ 0.05), β-casein, serum albumin as well as α-lactalbumin were observed in colostrum as compared to those in milk. Any relationship between lactation stage and β-casein content was observed. Serum albumin and α-lactalbumin content increased in subsequent milkings. The level of G class immunoglobulins decreased significantly and its highest level was noted in colostrum. Any significant differences between the 3rd and 6th lactation weeks were obtained.     

The effect of dietary spray-dried bovine colostrum and plasma on the response of pigs to enterotoxigenic E. coli challenge after weaning

Twenty four, 21-d-old female pigs were fed diets containing either skim milk powder (CON+), spray-dried bovine colostrum (7.5%, BC+) or spray-dried bovine plasma (7.5%, BP+) and were dosed orally with 1 × 10⁹ CFU of E. coli O149:K88. Another group of 8 unchallenged pigs was fed the skim milk powder diet (CON−). On d 19 of the experiment all piglets were euthanased. Adverse effects of the E. coli challenge were observed variously throughout the small intestine in pigs consuming either the BC+ or BP+ diets. In this experiment, similar responses to the E. coli challenge were observed in both plasma and colostrum fed pigs, which suggests that spray-dried bovine colostrum may be a potential alternative to spray-dried bovine plasma.     

The effects of diet and age on serum complement system activity in goat kids

Thirty new born male kids were allotted into three groups to evaluate the effects of diet and age on complement system activity in serum. After the colostrum feeding period, the control group (C) received a commercial milk replacer; the CLA group received 20 g/kg milk replacer DM of conjugated linoleic acid; and the GMK group was fed with goat milk. The kids were fed colostrum for 2 days and then either milk replacer or goat milk from days 3 to 60. Blood samples were taken at 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 days of age. The complement system activity was higher (P < 0.05) in the GMK group throughout the whole experiment through alternative pathway. C kids did not present complement activity at any time. CLA group complement activity was statistically higher than that of C kids from 30 to 60 days, through alternative pathways. In conclusion, the milk replacer formula should be reformulated because it did not induce any complement system activity in the first two months of life.     

Shotgun proteomic analysis of porcine colostrum and mature milk

The epitheliochorial nature of the porcine placenta prevents the transfer of maternal immunity. Therefore, ingestion of the colostrum immediately after birth is crucial for neonatal piglets to acquire passive immunity from the sow. We performed a shotgun proteomic analysis of porcine milk to reveal in detail the protein composition of porcine milk. On the basis of the Swiss‐Prot database, 113 and 118 proteins were identified in the porcine colostrum and mature milk, respectively, and 50 of these proteins were common to both samples. Some immune‐related proteins, including interleukin‐18 (IL‐18), were unique to the colostrum. The IL‐18 concentration in the colostrum and mature milk of four sows was measured to validate the proteomic analysis, and IL‐18 was only detected in the colostrum (191.0 ± 53.9 pg/mL) and not in mature milk. In addition, some proteins involved in primary defense, such as azurocidin, which has never been detected in any other mammal's milk, were also identified in the colostrum.     

家兔初乳免疫球蛋白和补体含量测定

用琼脂单项免疫扩散法测定家兔初乳免疫球蛋白和补体含量。结果表明,初乳中免疫球蛋白和补体Ｃ３的含量极显著高于常乳（Ｐ＜０．０１）,补体Ｃ４的含量显著高于常乳（Ｐ＜０．０５）;初乳中免疫球蛋白和补体含量于产后２天达到高峰。     

中国荷斯坦牛初乳、常乳与乳房炎乳乳成分及理化性质的比较研究

本文旨在研究中国荷斯坦牛初乳、常乳及乳房炎乳乳成分及理化性质的差异。对扬州大学试验农牧场36头中国荷斯坦牛乳常规成分、乳密度和导电率进行了测定（其中初乳牛6头,产奶时间为产犊后1h到第8天,正常乳16头（无隐性乳房炎）,患不同程度隐性乳房炎奶牛14头）。结果表明,初乳随着泌乳时间的延长,乳蛋白率、SNF含量、密度和滴定酸度逐渐下降,乳脂率在波动中下降,导电率无明显变化规律;正常乳与隐性乳房炎乳乳脂率差异不显著（P〉0.05）,导电率差异显著（P〈0.05）,蛋白率、SNF、密度差异极显著（P〈0.01）。结果提示,随泌乳时间的延长,初乳中的理化指标的测量值呈下降趋势;乳汁导电率、SNF、密度、乳蛋白率和酸度可作为鉴别常乳和隐性乳房炎乳的指标。     

Leptin and ghrelin levels in colostrum,milk and blood plasma of sows and pig neonates during the first week of lactation

Radioimmunology was used to determine leptin and ghrelin levels in sow colostrum and milk in relation to those in sow and neonatal pig blood plasma and to the body weight of piglets during the first week of lactation. The highest concentration of leptin was found in colostrum on the second day of lactation (69.3 ± 6.3 ng/mL). Leptin concentrations in sow plasma were significantly lower than in colostrum/milk (2.19 ± 0.9 ng/mL, P = 0.7692) and were stable in the first 7 days of lactation. Total and active ghrelin concentrations in colostrum/milk were stable in the measured time points (6734 ± 261 pg/mL, P = 0.3397; 831 ± 242 pg/mL, P = 0.3988, respectively). Total ghrelin concentrations in sow plasma were lower than in colostrum/milk. These results indicate that pigs follow a unique species‐specific pattern of leptin and ghrelin synthesis, release and existence, and that the mammary gland is an important source of leptin and ghrelin contained in colostrum/milk.     

水牛初乳和常乳中锌、铁、铜含量的动态变化

 采用火焰原子吸收分光光度法对摩本杂水牛（摩拉水牛×德宏水牛）初乳和常乳中Zn、Fe、Cu等三种微量元素含量进行测定。结果表明,在第1 、2 d的初乳中Zn含量显著高于其余几天的初乳和常乳（P<0.05）,第3 d开始Zn含量接近常乳,在3 d至90 d之间稍有波动,但差异不显著（P>0.05）。Fe和Cu含量随泌乳进行逐渐降低,其在初乳中的含量均高于常乳,常乳之间差异不显著（P>0.05）。其中第1 d初乳中Fe含量显著高于第7 d （P<0.05）,而与其余几天初乳相比差异不显著（P>0.05）,第1、2 d初乳中Fe含量均显著或极显著高于常乳（P<0.05）;第1 d初乳中Cu含量显著高于第3、5 d的初乳（P<0.05）,与第2、7 d相比差异不显著（P>0.05）,第1、2 d初乳中Cu含量极显著高于常乳（P<0.01）。研究显示水牛初乳中Zn、Fe、Cu等三种微量元素的含量大都高于常乳,反映了乳腺在初乳期矿物质的分泌特点。     

牛初乳与牛常乳中游离氨基酸和不溶性蛋白质氨基酸对比研究

牛乳是生产婴幼儿配方乳粉时首要选择的原料乳,氨基酸是构成牛乳蛋白质的结构单位,按照分布区域的不同,分为游离氨基酸和不溶性蛋白质氨基酸两类。以产后0～7 d的牛初乳和15 d～6 个月的牛常乳为原料,对牛乳中不同结构域的氨基酸种类及含量进行对比分析。结果表明：9 种游离必需氨基酸在牛初乳和牛常乳中均被检测到,分别有8 种和7 种游离非必需氨基酸在牛初乳和牛常乳中被检测到,其中,牛初乳中8 种必需氨基酸、4 种非必需氨基酸含量均显著高于牛常乳（P＜0.05）;在不溶性蛋白质氨基酸中,牛初乳和牛常乳中均含有8 种必需氨基酸和10 种非必需氨基酸,其中,牛初乳中苏氨酸、精氨酸、丝氨酸、半胱氨酸、丙氨酸含量显著高于牛常乳（P＜0.05）,而牛常乳中赖氨酸含量显著高于牛初乳（P＜0.05）。     

Effects on the oestrous cycle of dairy cows of the administration of colostrum in the mid-luteal phase

A group of 13 cows were dosed orally nine or 10 days after a normal oestrous cycle; six animals received colostrum, five animals received milk containing varying amounts of oestrone sulphate, and two cows were given milk containing a low level of oestrone sulphate. Measurements of milk progesterone levels after dosing showed that colostrum had an apparent luteolytic effect, milk containing oestrone sulphate at a level of 2000 pg/ml had a less marked effect on milk progesterone and those animals receiving milk showed no reduction in milk progesterone. These results show that there is a physiological basis for the practice of inducing overt oestrus in cows showing no visible oestrus, by dosing them with colostrum.     

Effect of colostrum intake on alpha-lactalbumin concentrations in serum of calves.

Seven Friesian calves were fed colostrum for four days beginning within 24 hours of birth, and milk thereafter. The concentration of alpha-lactalbumin in serum was measured by specific radioimmunoassay and compared to IgG assayed by electroimmunodiffusion. Serum concentrations of alpha-lactalbumin peaked at 387 +/- 85 ng ml-1 within eight hours of initial intake of colostrum, declining to 12 +/- 3 ng ml-1 by day 6. IgG rose steadily to 17 mg ml-1 by 48 hours of birth and remained relatively constant thereafter. The temporal pattern of alpha-lactalbumin in serum following colostrum intake confirms previous studies suggesting reduced absorption of colostral proteins between 24 and 36 hours. The presence of variable amounts of alpha-lactalbumin in serum even after 17 days, however, indicates limited transfer of milk-derived proteins across the gut at this time. The data further show that cessation of maximal gut transfer does not relate to molecular weight of transferred protein.