23,99 €
inkl. MwSt.

Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen
  • Broschiertes Buch

Trypanosoma evansi is a flagellated protozoan that affects cattle, sheep, goats, asses, cats and pigs. The disease is particularly important in horses and is known as "chair sickness" due to the characteristic locomotion deficits in infected animals. Various therapeutic drugs have been recommended for prophylaxis and control of the protozoan, but over the years these drugs have lost their efficacy and the protozoan seems to develop resistance. The production and use of avian antibodies has aroused great interest in the scientific community due to the diversity of diagnostic and therapeutic…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Trypanosoma evansi is a flagellated protozoan that affects cattle, sheep, goats, asses, cats and pigs. The disease is particularly important in horses and is known as "chair sickness" due to the characteristic locomotion deficits in infected animals. Various therapeutic drugs have been recommended for prophylaxis and control of the protozoan, but over the years these drugs have lost their efficacy and the protozoan seems to develop resistance. The production and use of avian antibodies has aroused great interest in the scientific community due to the diversity of diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Due to their phylogenetic distance, immune diversification mechanisms and the ability to transfer serum immunoglobulins to egg yolk, a number of advantages are now recognised when using avian antibodies instead of mammalian antibodies. In this study, a specific immunoglobulin against T. evansi was produced by immunising chickens using an isolate of the protozoan. Therapeutic efficacy was tested in Rattus norvegicus.
Autorenporträt
Es licenciada en Medicina Veterinaria por la Universidad Federal de Pelotas (1984), máster en Sanidad Animal por el Curso de Postgrado en Medicina Veterinaria - UFPel, con tesis defendida en el área de Toxicología (1987) y doctora en Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva por la Universidad Federal de Santa Maria - UFS.