Orientador: José Jurandir Fagliari / Banca: Mario Roberto Hatayde / Banca: Eduardo Harry Birgel Junior / Resumo: Os objetivos do estudo foram: 1. avaliar as concentrações de proteína total, imunoglobulina G, enzimas e minerais na secreção láctea de cabras e vacas, nos primeiros 30 dias pós-parto, estabelecendo o limite máximo possível para se obter secreção láctea que permita adequada transferência de imunidade passiva aos neonatos; 2. avaliar a influência do congelamento nestes constituintes; e, disponibilizar informações que possam auxiliar na montagem de bancos de colostro. Foram examinadas amostras de secreções lácteas de 10 cabras da raça Saanen e 10 vacas da raça Holandesa recém-paridas e sadias, de terceira ou quarta lactação, coletadas nos momentos: dia do parto e 1, 3, 5, 9, 14 e 29 dias após o parto. As amostras foram obtidas após a ordenha completa das cabras e vacas. As amostras de colostro caprino foram submetidas aleatoriamente a seis tratamentos, de acordo com o período de congelamento; enquanto as amostras de colostro bovino foram submetidas a cinco tratamentos. As amostras do grupo G1 são colostros caprinos "in natura"; as amostras do grupo G2 são as mesmas amostras do G1, porém submetidas ao aquecimento de 56ºC durante 60 minutos; as amostras do grupo G3 foram submetidas a 30 dias de congelamento, as amostras do grupo G4, a 60 dias de congelamento, as amostras do grupo G5, a 90 dias de congelamento e as do grupo G6, a 180 dias de congelamento. As amostras de colostro bovino foram submetidas aos mesmos períodos de congelamento... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The goals of the study were: 1. to evaluate total protein, G immunoglobulin, enzymes and minerals concentrations in goat and cow milky secretion, during the first 30 days postparturition, establishing the possible maximum limit to obtain milky secretion that allows appropriate transfer of passive immunity to the newborns kids; 2. to evaluate the influence of freezing in these constituents; and, 3. to create information that can aid in the assembly of colostrum banks. It were used samples of milky secretions of 10 Saanen goats and 10 Holstein cows recently-given birth and healthy, of third or fourth nursing, collected in the moments: in the day of the parturition and 1, 3, 5, 9, 14 and 29 days after the parturition. The samples were obtained after goats and cows complete milks. The samples of goat colostrum were submitted to six treatments, in agreement with the freezing period; the samples of cow colostrum were submitted to five treatments. The samples of the group G1 are goat colostrums "in natura"; the samples of the group G2 are the same samples of G1, however submitted to the heating of 56ºC for 60 minutes; the samples of the group G3 were submitted to 30 days of freezing, the samples of the group G4, to 60 days of freezing, the samples of the group G5, to 90 days of freezing and the one of the group G6, to 180 days of freezing. The samples of cow colostrum were submitted to the same freezing periods... (Complete abstract, click electronic access below) / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:36:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AlineSB_DISSERT.pdf: 781546 bytes, checksum: 452a7ea66398babeb7e0c029e7a475fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-03 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Mothers with good vitamin A nutritional status during gestation and lactation are better able to nourish and protect their infant with maternal milk. Our hypothesis is that women with more serum retinol have more retinol and secretory immunoglobulin A in colostrum. 190 healthy puerperal women from a Brazilian public maternity were recruited and divided according to the cutoff point for serum retinol (30 &#956;g/dL). A number of the women was supplemented with 200000 UI (60 mg) of retinyl palmitate in the immediate postpartum. Serum and colostrum were collected on the 1st day postpartum and colostrum again on the following day. Retinol (serum and colostrum) was analyzed by HPLC and SIgA (colostrum) by turbidimetry. The mothers presented with adequate biochemical indicators of nutritional status, according to serum retinol (44.6 &#956;g/dL). There were significant differences (p= 0.0017 and p= 0.043, respectively) in retinol and SIgA levels in the colostrum of mothers with serum retinol > 30 &#956;g/dL and < 30 &#956;g/dL. The concentration of SIgA in the colostrum of non-supplemented mothers on the 1st day postpartum was 822.6 mg/dL, decreasing after 24 hours to 343.7 mg/dL. Supplemented mothers showed levels of SIgA in colostrum of 498.9 mg/dL on the 2nd day postpartum (p= 0.00006). The colostrum of women with good vitamin A nutritional status had more retinol and SIgA. Additionally, maternal supplementation increases the levels of SIgA in colostrum. The higher levels of SIgA on the 1st day postpartum showed the importance of early breastfeeding, given that it provides considerable immunological benefits to newborn infants / M?es com bom estado nutricional em vitamina A na gesta??o e lacta??o ter?o melhores condi??es em nutrir e proteger o neonato atrav?s do leite materno. Nossa hip?tese ? que as mulheres com mais retinol no soro possuir?o mais retinol e imunoglobulina A secretora no colostro. Foram recrutadas 190 pu?rperas saud?veis em uma maternidade p?blica brasileira, que foram divididas segundo o ponto de corte para retinol s?rico (30 &#956;g/dL). 118 delas foram suplementadas com uma dose de 200000 UI (60 mg) de palmitato de retinila no p?s-parto imediato. Foram coletados soro e colostro no 1? dia p?s-parto e colostro novamente no dia seguinte. O retinol (soro e colostro) foi analisado por cromatografia l?quida de alta efici?ncia e a SIgA (colostro) por turbidimetria. As m?es apresentaram estado nutricional bioqu?mico adequado segundo retinol s?rico (44,6 &#956;g/dL). Houve diferen?as significativas (p= 0,0017 e p= 0,043, respectivamente) nos n?veis de retinol e SIgA no colostro de m?es com retinol s?rico > 30 &#956;g/dL e < 30 &#956;g/dL. A concentra??o de SIgA no colostro das m?es n?o suplementadas, no 1?dia p?s-parto, foi de 822,6 mg/dL, decrescendo, ap?s 24 horas, para 343,7 mg/dL. As m?es suplementadas apresentaram n?veis de SIgA no colostro de 498,9 mg/dL no 2? dia p?s-parto (p= 0,00006). O colostro de mulheres com bom estado nutricional em vitamina A possuem mais retinol e SIgA. Al?m disso, a suplementa??o materna aumenta os n?veis de SIgA no colostro. Os n?veis superiores de SIgA no 1? dia p?s-parto evidenciam a import?ncia da amamenta??o precoce, pois isso garante benef?cios imunol?gicos consider?veis ao rec?m-nascido

O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a concentração de imunoglobulina G (IgG), a sobrevivência e o ganho de peso de leitões com baixo peso ao nascimento durante a lactação, de acordo com a quantidade de colostro ingerida com ou sem um suplemento proteico-energético (SPE). Leitões com peso ao nascimento variando de 800 a 1200 g (média de 1025,2 ± 8,15 g) foram submetidos, nas primeiras 24 h, a diferentes tratamentos: CM (n=30) e CMS (n=30) compostos por leitões que ficaram com suas mães biológicas em baias convencionais, sem e com SPE, respectivamente; D120 (n=30) e D120S (n=30) compostos por leitões que receberam 120 mL (30 mL a cada 6 horas) de colostro por sonda orogástrica em um deck de alimentação, sem e com SPE, respectivamente; D200 (n=29) e D200S (n=27) formados por leitões que receberam 200 mL (50 mL a cada 6 horas) de colostro por sonda orogástrica em um deck de alimentação, sem e com SPE, respectivamente. Os leitões dos tratamentos CMS, D120S e D200S receberam 4 mL do SPE nas primeiras 24 horas. Os leitões foram selecionados de fêmeas de ordem de parto (OP) 2 a 7 (média de 3,9 ± 0,11), e o intervalo médio entre o nascimento e a ingestão ou fornecimento de colostro foi 100,3 ± 3,6 minutos. Os leitões dos tratamentos D120, D120S, D200 e D200S foram alimentados com colostro procedente de um pool de colostro. Os leitões foram colocados para mamar em mães adotivas de ordem de parto (OP) 2 a 5 (média de 3,0 ± 0,08), em leitegadas contendo dois leitões de cada tratamento, perfazendo um total de 12 leitões. Os leitões foram pesados individualmente ao nascimento, 24h após e, também, aos 7, 14 e 20 dias de vida. A duração média da lactação foi de 20,4 ± 0,06 dias. A concentração de IgG no soro dos leitões D200 e D200S foi superior à dos leitões CM, D120 e D120S (P<0,05), enquanto que os leitões CMS e D200 tiveram concentração de IgG similar (P>0,05). O maior ganho de peso nas primeiras 24 h foi observado no tratamento CMS, ao passo que os tratamentos D120 e D120S tiveram perda de peso neste período (P<0,05). O ganho de peso diário durante o período de lactação e o peso aos 7, 14 e 20 dias foram semelhantes entre os tratamentos (P>0,05). Os leitões D120 apresentaram maior taxa de mortalidade durante a lactação do que os leitões CMS, D120S, D200 e D200S (P<0,05). O fornecimento de 200 mL de colostro ou de suplemento proteico-energético são alternativas que garantem maior concentração de IgG sérica, ganho de peso nas primeiras 24 h de vida e maior sobrevivência. / The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentration of immunoglobulin G (IgG), survival and weight gain of low birth weight piglets according to the amount of colostrum intake and the supplementation of an oral protein and energy supplement (OPES). Piglets with an range birth weight of 800 to 1200 g (average of 1025.2 ± 8.15 g) were submitted during the first 24 h to one different treatments: WS (n=30) and WSS (n=30) consisted of piglets suckling in their mothers in conventional farrowing crates, with or without OPES, respectively; D120 (n=30) and D120S (n=30) consisted of piglets fed 120 mL (30 mL every 6 hours) of colostrum by orogastric tube in a feeding deck, with or without OPES, respectively; D200 (n=29) and D200S (n=27) consisted of piglets fed 200 mL (50 mL every 6 hours) of colostrum by orogastric tube in a feeding deck, with or without OPES, respectively. The piglets on WSS, D120S and D200S received 4 mL of OPES on the first 24 hours after birth. Piglets were selected from sows of parity 3.9 ± 0.11 (range of 2 to 7), and the average time lapse between birth and first colostrum intake or gavage was 100.3 ± 3.6 minutes. Piglets of treatments D120, D120S, D200 and D200S received colostrum from a colostrum pool. All animals were individually weighed at birth and after the first 24 h of life. They were cross-fostered for suckling in foster mothers parity order (OP) range of 2 to 5 (average OP 3.0 ± 0.08), and each litter remained with 12 piglets, two of each treatment. Piglets were weighed again at 7, 14 and 20 days of life, and lactation length was of 20.4 ± 0.06 days. Serum concentration of IgG in the piglets was greater in D200 and D200S than in CM, D120 and D120S treatments (P<0.05), whereas CMS and D200 piglets had similar (P>0.05) IgG concentration. The greatest weight gain during the first 24 h was observed in CMS piglets, whereas D120 and D120S piglets lost weight (P<0.05). The average daily gain during lactation, as well as body weight at 7, 14 and 20 days were similar (P>0.05) among treatments. Piglets from the D120 treatment showed higher mortality rate during lactation than CMS, D120S, D200 and D200S piglets (P<0.05). Hence, the supply of 200 mL of colostrum or an energy and protein supplement are options which assure greater IgG concentration, weight gain in the first 24 h of life, and higher survival.

O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a concentração de imunoglobulina G (IgG), a sobrevivência e o ganho de peso de leitões com baixo peso ao nascimento durante a lactação, de acordo com a quantidade de colostro ingerida com ou sem um suplemento proteico-energético (SPE). Leitões com peso ao nascimento variando de 800 a 1200 g (média de 1025,2 ± 8,15 g) foram submetidos, nas primeiras 24 h, a diferentes tratamentos: CM (n=30) e CMS (n=30) compostos por leitões que ficaram com suas mães biológicas em baias convencionais, sem e com SPE, respectivamente; D120 (n=30) e D120S (n=30) compostos por leitões que receberam 120 mL (30 mL a cada 6 horas) de colostro por sonda orogástrica em um deck de alimentação, sem e com SPE, respectivamente; D200 (n=29) e D200S (n=27) formados por leitões que receberam 200 mL (50 mL a cada 6 horas) de colostro por sonda orogástrica em um deck de alimentação, sem e com SPE, respectivamente. Os leitões dos tratamentos CMS, D120S e D200S receberam 4 mL do SPE nas primeiras 24 horas. Os leitões foram selecionados de fêmeas de ordem de parto (OP) 2 a 7 (média de 3,9 ± 0,11), e o intervalo médio entre o nascimento e a ingestão ou fornecimento de colostro foi 100,3 ± 3,6 minutos. Os leitões dos tratamentos D120, D120S, D200 e D200S foram alimentados com colostro procedente de um pool de colostro. Os leitões foram colocados para mamar em mães adotivas de ordem de parto (OP) 2 a 5 (média de 3,0 ± 0,08), em leitegadas contendo dois leitões de cada tratamento, perfazendo um total de 12 leitões. Os leitões foram pesados individualmente ao nascimento, 24h após e, também, aos 7, 14 e 20 dias de vida. A duração média da lactação foi de 20,4 ± 0,06 dias. A concentração de IgG no soro dos leitões D200 e D200S foi superior à dos leitões CM, D120 e D120S (P<0,05), enquanto que os leitões CMS e D200 tiveram concentração de IgG similar (P>0,05). O maior ganho de peso nas primeiras 24 h foi observado no tratamento CMS, ao passo que os tratamentos D120 e D120S tiveram perda de peso neste período (P<0,05). O ganho de peso diário durante o período de lactação e o peso aos 7, 14 e 20 dias foram semelhantes entre os tratamentos (P>0,05). Os leitões D120 apresentaram maior taxa de mortalidade durante a lactação do que os leitões CMS, D120S, D200 e D200S (P<0,05). O fornecimento de 200 mL de colostro ou de suplemento proteico-energético são alternativas que garantem maior concentração de IgG sérica, ganho de peso nas primeiras 24 h de vida e maior sobrevivência. / The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentration of immunoglobulin G (IgG), survival and weight gain of low birth weight piglets according to the amount of colostrum intake and the supplementation of an oral protein and energy supplement (OPES). Piglets with an range birth weight of 800 to 1200 g (average of 1025.2 ± 8.15 g) were submitted during the first 24 h to one different treatments: WS (n=30) and WSS (n=30) consisted of piglets suckling in their mothers in conventional farrowing crates, with or without OPES, respectively; D120 (n=30) and D120S (n=30) consisted of piglets fed 120 mL (30 mL every 6 hours) of colostrum by orogastric tube in a feeding deck, with or without OPES, respectively; D200 (n=29) and D200S (n=27) consisted of piglets fed 200 mL (50 mL every 6 hours) of colostrum by orogastric tube in a feeding deck, with or without OPES, respectively. The piglets on WSS, D120S and D200S received 4 mL of OPES on the first 24 hours after birth. Piglets were selected from sows of parity 3.9 ± 0.11 (range of 2 to 7), and the average time lapse between birth and first colostrum intake or gavage was 100.3 ± 3.6 minutes. Piglets of treatments D120, D120S, D200 and D200S received colostrum from a colostrum pool. All animals were individually weighed at birth and after the first 24 h of life. They were cross-fostered for suckling in foster mothers parity order (OP) range of 2 to 5 (average OP 3.0 ± 0.08), and each litter remained with 12 piglets, two of each treatment. Piglets were weighed again at 7, 14 and 20 days of life, and lactation length was of 20.4 ± 0.06 days. Serum concentration of IgG in the piglets was greater in D200 and D200S than in CM, D120 and D120S treatments (P<0.05), whereas CMS and D200 piglets had similar (P>0.05) IgG concentration. The greatest weight gain during the first 24 h was observed in CMS piglets, whereas D120 and D120S piglets lost weight (P<0.05). The average daily gain during lactation, as well as body weight at 7, 14 and 20 days were similar (P>0.05) among treatments. Piglets from the D120 treatment showed higher mortality rate during lactation than CMS, D120S, D200 and D200S piglets (P<0.05). Hence, the supply of 200 mL of colostrum or an energy and protein supplement are options which assure greater IgG concentration, weight gain in the first 24 h of life, and higher survival.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Passive immunity acquired by the newborn foal through the colostrum is essential to prevent perinatal infections. The aim of this study was to establish the sensitivity and specificity of the zinc sulfate turbidity test (ZST) 12 hours after first suckling for the detection of immunoglobulins (IgG) to indicate or not the failure of passive immunity transfer. There was no difference in the ZST results obtained from blood collected at 12 (n=110) and 18 (n=38) hours, confirming that the test may be performed as early as 12 hours after the first colostrum intake. When compared to the single radial immunodiffusion test, the ZST test showed 76.50%, 95.65% and 94.68% sensitivity and 93.75%, 93.94% and 75.92% specificity, respectively, for a standard of 400, 600 and 800 mg dL-1 of immunoglobulins (IgG). The results of the ZST test, i.e. according to label instructions, performed 12 hours after the first suckling at 37oC is a reliable diagnostic tool for detecting IgG levels in newborn foals. / A imunidade passiva adquirida pelo potro neonato através da ingestão do colostro é essencial para a prevenção das infecções neonatais. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a sensibilidade e a especificidade do teste da turvação pelo sulfato de zinco (TSZ) 12 horas após a primeira ingestão de colostro para detecção de imunoglobulinas G (IgG) para indicar ou não a deficiência de transferência da imunidade passiva. Não houve diferença nos resultados do teste TSZ com amostras séricas de potros PSC coletadas 12 (n=110) ou 18h (n=38) após a primeira ingestão do colostro, confirmando que o teste pode ser conduzido 12h após a ingestão de colostro. Quando comparado com a imunodifusão radial simples, o teste TSZ apresentou sensibilidade de 76,50%, 95,65% e de 94,68% e especificidade 93,75%, 93,94% e de 75,92%, para padrões de 400, 600 e 800mg dL-1 de IgG, respectivamente. Assim, o TSZ é um valioso teste para o diagnóstico no campo, desde que sejam seguidas estritamente as indicações do fabricante, especialmente quanto à temperatura. O teste pode e deve ser realizado 12 horas após a primeira mamada, pois apresenta bom índice de precisão.

An immunoglobulin-fortified milk replacer and a subcutaneous (SC) injectable solution of immunoglobulins (Ig) were examined as methods of achieving passive immunity in neonatal calves. Bovine Ig, from abattoir blood, were purified by polyphosphate fractionation and ion-exchange chromatography. In experiment 1, carried out at Agriculture Canada Research Station, Agassiz, 37 colostrum-deprived Holstein-Friesian bull calves were allotted to one of four treatments. Col/WM calves were fed colostrum on day 1 and whole milk, days 2 - 42. MR-Nolg calves (control) were fed milk replacer with no Ig, days 1-42. MR-Hi/Lo calves were fed milk replacer with Ig at 50 mg/ml on day 1, and at 10 mg/ml, days 2 -21. MR-Hi/No calves were fed milk replacer with Ig at 50 mg/ml, day 1,'and with no Ig, days 2 - 21. From days 2 2 - 42, MR-Hi/Lo and MR-Hi/No treatment calves received milk replacer with no Ig. In experiment 2, carried out at the University Research Farm at Oyster River, 24 colostrum-deprived Holstein-Friesian bull calves were allotted to one of three treatments. The first two treatments were the same as for experiment 1, Col/WM and MR-Nolg fed for days 1-21. MR-Lo Inj calves were fed milk replacer with Ig at 10 mg/ml, days 1-21, and were also given a SC injection of Ig solution within the first 6 hours of life. For days 2-42, calves were fed WM or MR-Nolg, as per experiment 1. For both experiments, blood samples and calf weights were taken at birth, 24 & 48 hours of age, day 7 and weekly thereafter for six weeks. Diarrhea (scours) levels, rectal temperatures and general health of calves were recorded daily for the first three weeks as well. Experiment 1 survival at 6 weeks of age was 11 out of 11 calves for Col/WM treatment, 8 out of 8 calves for MR-Hi/Lo treatment, 7 out of 8 calves for MR-Hi/No and a significantly lower (P>0.05) 7 out of 9 calves for MR-Nolg. In experiment 2, survival was 7 out of 8 calves for both Col/WM and MR-Lo-Inj treatments and a significantly lower (P>0.05) 4 out of 8 calves for MR-Nolg treatment. Calves on MR-Hi/No had significantly higher diarrhea levels than the other three treatments over weeks one and four in experiment 1. In experiment 2, calves which did not receive any Ig had significantly higher diarrhea levels over weeks three and four than calves which received Ig. Experiment 1 average daily gains (ADG) were significantly higher for calves on Col/WM, MR-Hi/Lo and MR-Hi/No treatments than for calves on MR-Nolg at six weeks of age. In experiment 2, six week ADG were significantly higher for calves on Col/WM and MR-Lo Inj treatments than for MR-Nolg. For both experiments, serum Ig levels of calves on Col/WM were significantly higher than calves on the other treatments at 24 and 48 hours of age. MR-Hi/Lo, MR-Hi/No and MR-Lo Inj calves trended to higher serum Ig levels than MR-Nolg calves but were not significantly different. Calves which received Ig, from colostrum, the Ig-fortified milk replacer or a subcutaneous Ig injection, had higher survival rates, lower diarrhea levels, less antibiotic treatment and higher average daily gains than calves hot receiving any Ig. It was concluded that immunoglobulins, administered either orally or parenterally, are an effective, alternative method, for providing passive immunity in neonatal calves. / Land and Food Systems, Faculty of / Graduate

O presente trabalho teve por objetivo verificar o efeito de diferentes níveis de IGF-I no colostro de vacas que receberam rbST durante o período pré-parto, no desenvolvimento do trato intestinal e na expressão do gene do IGF-I e de seu receptor no fígado e intestino de bezerros. Quarenta e duas vacas da raça Holandesa, gestantes e multíparas foram distribuídas ao acaso em dois grupos de 21 animais, o grupo rbST que recebeu hormônio de crescimento (500 mg rbST) e o grupo controle que recebeu injeção de vitamina E. As aplicações tiveram início aos 35 dias pré-parto, em intervalos de 14 dias até a data de parição. Os bezerros recém-nascidos foram distribuídos aleatoriamente, de acordo com as seguintes idades em que foram abatidos: após o nascimento e sem a ingestão de colostro, dois e sete dias de vida com ingestão de colostro das respectivas mães. Após o abate, amostras do fígado e segmentos do intestino delgado (jejuno e íleo) foram coletadas para quantificação de DNA, RNA, proteína total e o RNAm do IGF-I e do receptor tipo I. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, numa estrutura fatorial 2x3, correspondendo aos grupos das mães (rbST ou controle) e as idades dos bezerros (após o nascimento, dois e sete dias de vida). No fígado, as concentrações de RNA e proteína (mg/g tecido) foram maiores no segundo dia de vida e a relação proteína/RNA aumentou no sétimo dia de vida (P<0,05). O jejuno apresentou interações entre os tratamentos nas concentrações de DNA, proteína e relações proteína/RNA e RNA/DNA (P<0,05). Os bezerros que consumiram colostro proveniente de vacas que receberam rbST apresentaram, no jejuno, maiores concentrações de DNA no segundo dia de vida e diminuição a níveis intermediários entre nascimento e dois dias, comparados aos sete dias de vida. Este efeito também foi observado na relação proteína/RNA. No grupo controle, também se verificou aumento de DNA aos dois dias, mas não houve diferenças aos sete dias, e a relação proteína/RNA foi semelhante entre as idades. A concentração de proteína no jejuno do grupo rbST aumentou no segundo dia de vida e diminuiu no sétimo, enquanto que no grupo controle, este aumento foi verificado apenas no sétimo dia de vida. A relação RNA/DNA diminuiu apenas no grupo controle (P<0,05). A expressão do gene do IGF-I foi maior ao nascimento e aos sete dias de idade no fígado dos bezerros do grupo rbST (P<0,05). As concentrações do gene do receptor tipo I diminuíram com a idade dos bezerros (P<0,05). Ao nascimento, o intestino dos bezerros apresentou condição de resposta celular à presença do IGF-I proveniente do colostro. Os resultados sugerem que as células do jejuno de bezerros do grupo rbST apresentaram um diferente estágio de maturação. / The objective of this study was to verify the effect of different levels of IGF-I in colostrum of cows treated with rbST during dry period, in the development of the intestinal tract and IGF-I and receptor gene expression in the liver and intestine of calves. Forty-two Holstein cows, in gestation and multiparous, were randomly assigned in two groups of 21 animals. Group rbST received injection of growth hormone (rbST), and group control received vitamin E injection. Both treatments started 35 days pre-partum, and were administered every 14 days until parturition. Newborn calves were randomly assigned to the following ages of slaughter: just after birth and without colostrum ingestion; two and seven days of life with colostrum ingestion from their respective mothers. After slaughter, samples from liver and small intestine (jejunum and ileum) were collected for quantification of DNA, RNA, total protein and mRNA of IGF-I and receptor type I. A completely randomized design was used with 2X3 factorial arrangements of treatments, which the factors were the mother’s group (control and rbST) and age (just after birth, two and seven days of life). In the liver, RNA and protein concentrations (mg/g tissue) were higher in the second day of age and protein/RNA ratio increased in the seventh day (P<0.05). The jejunum showed interaction among the treatments in the concentrations of DNA and protein, and protein/RNA RNA/DNA ratios (P<0.05). Calves fed colostrum from mothers that received rbST presented, in jejunum, higher DNA concentration in the second day of life, and decrease to intermediate levels between birth and two days, compared to seven days of age. This effect was also observed in protein/RNA ratio. In the control group, it was also verified DNA increase at two days, but there was not difference in the seventh day, and protein/RNA ratio was similar among ages. Protein concentration in jejunum of rbST group increased in the second day and decreased in the seventh, but in the control group, this increase was verified only in the seventh day of age. RNA/DNA ratio decreased in the control group (P<0.05). Expression of IGF-I was higher at birth and seven days old in the liver of the calves from rbST group (P<0.05). The concentrations of receptor type I mRNA decreased with calves’ age (P<0.05). At birth, the small intestine of calves showed a condition of cellular response to the presence of IGF-I in colostrum. These results suggest that cells in jejunum of calves from rbST group presented a different phase of maturation.

Orientador: Lígia Maria Suppo de Souza Rugolo / Resumo: INTRODUÇÃO: O efeito da idade gestacional e do crescimento fetal nos imunocomponentes do leite materno ainda é pouco conhecido. OBJETIVO: Determinar a quantidade de citocinas no colostro em função da idade gestacional e do crescimento fetal. MÉTODO: Estudo transversal, envolvendo mães de recém-nascidos prematuros (PT) e de termo (T), nascidos na Maternidade da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu – UNESP, em 2014-2015. Critério de inclusão: gestação única; ausência de diabetes materno, ou uso de medicações/drogas ilícitas, sorologias negativas; recém-nascido com peso adequado (AIG) ou pequeno para idade gestacional (PIG) e sem malformação. Excluídos: não obtenção do colostro, mastite, uso de medicamento pela puérpera. Foram estudados 4 grupos: PT-PIG (n=18), PT-AIG (n=42), T-PIG (n=45), T-AIG (controle, n=42). No colostro coletado entre 24-72 horas pós-nascimento, foram dosadas as citocinas (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12 e TNF-α) por citometria de fluxo. Na comparação entre grupos utilizou-se o Qui-quadrado ou teste Exato de Fisher, ANOVA, e Correlação de Pearson. RESULTADOS: As características maternas foram semelhantes nos 4 grupos. A idade gestacional média foi 34 semanas nos prematuros e 39 semanas nos termos. Os níveis de citocinas do colostro não diferiram entre os grupos de termo e pretermo. O grupo T-PIG apresentou maior quantidade de citocinas comparado aos demais. Nos 4 grupos houve correlação entre as citocinas, especialmente nos T-PIG. CONCLUSÃO: A quantidade de c... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The effect of gestational age and foetal growth in the imunno componentes of human milk is not well stablished. OBJECTIVE: To determine cytokines levels in colostrum according to gestational age and foetal growth. METHOD: Cross-sectional study with mothers of term (T) and preterm (PT) infants, with birth weight appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) and small-for-gestational age (SGA), born at the Maternity of Botucatu School of Medicine- UNESP, during 2014 -2015. Inclusion criteria were: single gestation; absence of diabetes mellitus; no maternal use of medications or illicit drugs; negative maternal serology; and newborn without malformation. Mothers with mastitis, or use of medication, or failure to obtain colostrum, were excluded. Four groups were studied: PT-SGA (n=18), PT-AGA (n=42), T-SGA (n=45), and T-AGA (control, n=42). Colostrum was collected between 24-72 hours after birth, and cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12 and TNF-α) were measured by flow cytometry. Chi-square or Fisher's exact test, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation were used to evaluate differences among the groups. RESULTS: Maternal characteristics did not differ between groups. The mean gestational age was 34 and 39 weeks for preterm and term groups. Cytokines levels in the colostrum were not different between term and preterm groups. However cytokines levels were significantly higher in colostrum from mothers of T-SGA. A positive correlation between cytokines was found in all groups, ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

L'introduction des lignées génétiques hyperprolifiques a affecté le développement pré et postnatal des porcelets et a entrainé une hétérogénéité accrue au sein des portées en termes de poids, de vitalité et de croissance des porcelets avec des porcelets légers ayant un statut nutritionnel défavorable et un potentiel de croissance diminué avec des retards possibles jusqu'à l'abattage. Le colostrum bovin a été envisagé pour sa richesse non seulement en nutriments, mais aussi en facteurs biologiques associés à la croissance et au développement des porcelets. Cependant, une autre problématique s'ajoute avec certains micronutriments dont les vitamines A et D et le cuivre qui ont un transfert périnatal très faible et dont leurs rôles dans les fonctions biologiques sont primordiaux pour le développement des porcelets pendant la lactation. Il a été démontré par de nombreuses études que la supplémentation en vitamines A et D, cuivre et colostrum bovin permet d'améliorer leur statut antioxydant, immunitaire et en micronutriments, le développement du microbiote et finalement les performances dans une certaine mesure. Néanmoins, les études n'ont pris en considération qu'un seul aspect de la santé de l'animal et n'ont testé l'ajout que d'un des micronutriments ou du colostrum bovin. De plus, il y a à l'heure actuelle un manque de connaissances sur les formes de suppléments optimales pour l'amélioration des différents aspects de la santé du porcelet. La première étude visait justement à établir les sources et les voies de supplémentations optimales de vitamines A, D et cuivre pour l'amélioration du statut en ces micronutriments. Cette étude a montré que le statut en micronutriments peut être amélioré par une supplémentation de la truie ou des porcelets mais que la supplémentation aux porcelets est plus efficace. La supplémentation choisie a été l'acétate de rétinol, de 25-hydroxy-vitamine D3 et de levures enrichies en cuivre sous forme orale associée à une exposition aux rayons ultraviolets (UVB). Ces formes ont été les plus efficaces pour maintenir le statut métabolique sans effet délétère sur le statut antioxydant. Dans les deux études suivantes, ces suppléments ont été testés en association avec le colostrum bovin sur le statut en micronutriments, le statut antioxydant et le microbiote intestinal et enfin les performances. La deuxième étude a été menée dans des conditions commerciales et a montré que la supplémentation en vitamine D incluant l'exposition aux rayons UVB a amélioré le statut des porcelets en vitamine D au sevrage. En parallèle, le colostrum bovin a amélioré les performances de croissance et ce jusqu'en post sevrage et a modulé le microbiote intestinal en diminuant l'abondance des bactéries potentiellement pathogènes. Au cours de la dernière expérimentation effectuée dans des conditions contrôlées d'une ferme expérimentale, les suppléments ont permis d'améliorer le statut des porcelets pour les trois micronutriments jusqu'au sevrage mais les effets n'ont pas perduré après la fin de la supplémentation. En revanche, ces suppléments n'ont pas permis d'améliorer le passage du stress du sevrage par l'amélioration du statut antioxydant et les porcelets légers n'ont pas profité de ces suppléments. En conclusion, les résultats de ces études ont démontré, d'une part, que les supplémentations permettent d'améliorer le statut en micronutriments du porcelet en lactation mais ne facilitent pas le passage du sevrage pour tous les porcelets. D'autre part, la supplémentation des porcelets est plus efficace comparativement à la supplémentation de la truie. Aussi, le colostrum bovin permet d'améliorer les performances et ce jusqu'à 5 semaines après la fin de la supplémentation et le passage du sevrage. Enfin, contrairement à ce qui était attendu, le statut en cuivre suivant le sevrage a chuté drastiquement et ce malgré la présence de cuivre dans la moulée de post-sevrage. Cet aspect du métabolisme des micronutriments mérite donc de futures recherches afin de comprendre le mécanisme en profondeur et ce sur une plus longue période de vie. / Introduction of hyperprolific sows have impacted the pre- and postnatal development of piglets by increasing within-litter birth weight heterogeneity, vitality, and growth. Consequently, distinct populations of piglets of low birth weights have arised with unfavorable nutritional status and diminished the growth potential with growth delays until slaughter. Bovine colostrum has been considered as a rich source of nutrients and biological factors for piglet's growth and development. In addition, several micronutrients essential for development, including vitamins A, D and copper have low perinatal transfer. It has been shown in several studies that supplementation in vitamins A, D and copper, and bovine colostrum improve micronutrients, oxidative and immunity status, and microbiota establishment and ultimately performances. However, studies only monitored the supplementation of one of these micronutrients on one aspect of health. Moreover, there was a lack of knowledge on optimal supplementation sources and routes to enhance health parameters. The first study aimed to determine the optimal routes and sources of the chosen micronutrients on piglet's health and robustness. This study showed that micronutrients status could be improved via supplementation of piglets or sows with a superior response with direct supplementation of piglets. The form of oral supplementation for vitamin A, D and Cu were, respectively, retinol acetate, 25-OH-D3 and copper yeast. Piglets were also exposed to UVB light. In the two other studies, those supplements were tested with bovine colostrum to assess their effects on micronutrient status, oxidative stress, intestinal microbiota and lastly growth performances. The second experiment was conducted in commercial conditions and showed that vitamin D with UVB exposition did improve the vitamin D status at weaning. Simultaneously, bovine colostrum increased growth performances until post-weaning and modulated the intestinal microbiota by decreasing potential pathogenic bacteria. The last experiment was conducted in an experimental farm and supplementation did improve micronutrient status for all three micronutrients until weaning but the improvement did not last beyond the end of supplementation. However, supplementation did not reduce the weaning stress including the oxidative stress and low weight piglets did not benefit from the supplementations. To conclude, these results highlight the efficacy of improving the micronutrients status in piglets during lactation but did not mitigate the stress from weaning. Directly oral supplementation of piglets was more efficient than oral supplementation of sows. Bovine colostrum increased growth performance long after the end of supplementation and after weaning. Lastly, contrary to what was expected, copper status dropped sharply postweaning despite dietary supplementation of copper. The field of micronutrient metabolism in swine production merits further attention to understand in dept the mecanisms at play on a longterm period of life.

Master of Science / Department of Animal Sciences and Industry / Duane L. Davis / Intestinal absorption of colostral leukocytes (CL), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), and porcine umbilical cord matrix stem cells (PUC) was analyzed in neonatal pigs. Maternal CL have previously been demonstrated in pigs, and maternal PBMC have been observed in calves to enter neonatal circulation after ingestion. PUC are primitive stem cells that are easily isolated from Wharton's jelly of the porcine umbilical cord. These cells do not have an immunogenic effect on the host upon initial transplantation. The general characteristics of PUC may allow them to serve as a delivery system to the neonate. Cellular migration through the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum was assessed using confocal microscopy. In vitro experiments utilized an organ explant culture system to determine the trafficking of labeled cells. Small-intestine tissue was collected from stillborn and sacrificed neonates. All three cell types (CL, PBMC, and PUC) were detected below the luminal surface, after 72 h of culture with media, and regardless of whether explants were from stillborns or live-born pigs. In vivo trafficking was assessed using neonatal pigs that were fed PBMC isolated from their mother or PUC from an unrelated pig. The effect of prior exposure to 25% acellular colostrum (AC) in medium was evaluated for both cell types. Piglets were euthanized 8 h or 24 h post feeding and sections of the small intestine collected. Both PBMC and PUC were found in all intestinal samples. Exposure to AC had no detected effect on the ability of either cell type to attach and migrate into the tissue. Labeled PUC were detected on the surface of the epithelium and in the lamina propria 8 h post treatment. PBMC were observed on the surface of the epithelium, in the lamina propria, and superficial submucosa 8 h following ingestion. In neonates sacrificed 24 h post treatment, both PUC and PBMC were observed on the surface of the epithelium, in the lamina propria, superficial submucosa, and deep submucosa of the small intestine. PUC and PBMC were noted at the apex, intermediate between the apex and the base, or at the base of the villus.