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Failure Of Passive Transfer In Camel Calves: 4 Cases (2010-2019), Amanda James, Joseph Smith, Julie Sheldon, Ricardo Videla
Failure Of Passive Transfer In Camel Calves: 4 Cases (2010-2019), Amanda James, Joseph Smith, Julie Sheldon, Ricardo Videla
Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Failure of passive transfer is a management concern for all ruminant species, but is not well described in the literature for camel calves. This case series presents four camel calves (Camelus dromedarius and Camelus bactrianus) referred to a North American veterinary teaching hospital for diagnosis and management of failure of passive transfer. Diagnostics utilized included hematology, serum biochemistry, and immunologic methods as described for crias. Management included antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and plasma transfusion therapies. Three of the four calves survived to discharge, and common diagnostic practices such as evaluation of total solids, total protein, immunoglobulin G, and sodium sulfite appear to …
Supplement: A Field Trial Of 2 Point Of Care Glucometers In Healthy Calves, Joseph Smith, Lisa Ebner, Haley Cremerius, Channing Cantrell, Windy Soto-Gonzalez, Rebecca Rahn, Jon P. Mochel, Jeff Olivarez, Amanda Kreuder
Supplement: A Field Trial Of 2 Point Of Care Glucometers In Healthy Calves, Joseph Smith, Lisa Ebner, Haley Cremerius, Channing Cantrell, Windy Soto-Gonzalez, Rebecca Rahn, Jon P. Mochel, Jeff Olivarez, Amanda Kreuder
Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Large Animal Clinical Sciences
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