Assessing the failure in transfer of passive immunity in beef calves: two case reports

• Main Authors: Carolina Balao Silva (Author), Lina Costa (Author), Rute Santos (Author), Luisa Pereira (Author), Henrique Pinto (Author), Helga Waap (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Failure in Transfer of Passive Immunity (FTPI) is a condition that occurs frequently in the bovine species when inadequate ingestion or absorption of enough good-quality colostrum takes place. In bovine kept in extensive conditions, FTPI diagnosis is usually made by complete physical e...