Effect of climatic stress on the immunological reactivity of weaned pigs
作者:
C.J.M. Scheepens,
M.J.C. Hessing,
E.J. Hensen,
P.A.J. Henricks,
期刊:
Veterinary Quarterly
(Taylor Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 16,
issue 3
页码: 137-143
ISSN:0165-2176
年代: 1994
DOI:10.1080/01652176.1994.9694436
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Weaned pigs exposed daily to either unpredictable draught (experiment 1) or intermittent unpredictable draught (experiment 2) showed different lymphocyte blastogenic responses after mitogenic stimulation with phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and concanavalin A (ConA). In both experiments PHA skin test responses were lower for draught exposed pigs than for control pigs and leucocyte numbers or profiles were altered compared to those of control pigs. Superoxide production and chemiluminescence of porcine granulocytes were similar for draught exposed and control animals. Furthermore, scrum globulin content did not differ significantly between pigs in the experimental and control room. The strong increase in serum γ‐globulin after the Aujeszky Disease Virus (ADV)‐challenge was the same for draught exposed and control pigs. The same held for the lymphocyte blastogenic response with ADV protein as antigenic stimulus. The present study shows the effects of climatic stress on immunological reactivity, which may reflect a homeostatic disturbance of the pig's immune system elicited by exposure to unpredictable draught.
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