Figure 7
From: Uptake of Colostral Immunoglobulins by the Compromised Newborn Farm Animal
The concentration of bovine IgG in plasma (means ± SEM) in groups of premature calves (caesarean delivery at 90% gestation, control calves or calves subjected to in vitro embryo production), and in calves delivered at normal term. The results suggest that premature delivery, but not the mode of embryo production, reduces the ability of the developing small intestine to absorp macromolecules (Sangild et al., unpublished observations).