Evaluation of glutaraldehyde coagulation test and colostrum BRIX refractometer compared with SNAP foal IgG test in neonatal foals.

Sevim KasapSerdar BabaeskiKubra Nur YildirimAbdulkadir OrmanEthem Mutlu TemizelEngin Kennerman

Published in: Equine veterinary journal (2023)

The serum GCT, and colostrum BRIX%, both economical and practical to use in the field, gave results comparable with the SNAP foal IgG test. The ability to accurately predict diarrhoea in the first month of life with these tests was limited.

Keyphrases

human milk
preterm infants
low birth weight