Author/Authors :
Konecny، Roman نويسنده University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture, ?eské Bud?jovice, Czech Republic , , Travnicek، Jan نويسنده University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture, ?eské Bud?jovice, Czech Republic , , Hasonova، Lucie نويسنده University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture, ?eské Bud?jovice, Czech Republic , , Plicka، Jan نويسنده University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture, ?eské Bud?jovice, Czech Republic , , Kroupova، Vlasta نويسنده University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture, ?eské Bud?jovice, Czech Republic , , Stankova، Martina نويسنده University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture, ?eské Bud?jovice, Czech Republic , , Peksa، Zdenek نويسنده University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture, ?eské Bud?jovice, Czech Republic ,
Abstract :
The study is aimed to determine the effects of brown seaweed supplement in diet on
immunoglobulin (IgG) and specific tetanus toxoid (TT) antibody production in gimmers. The
experiment took 280 days. The experimental group E (n=6) was given 71 mg of brown seaweed
in its daily diet for the whole period of the experiment, whereas the control group had no
supplements in its diet. On the 245th day of the experiment the animals were vaccinated
with TT to find out if the levels of antibody production would vary. The revaccination of TT
was done 15 days after that. Blood samples were collected 7, 14, 21, 30 and 35 days after
the first vaccination. During the study no significant differences of IgG were recorded in the
blood serum between group E and C. The results suggest, in agreement with findings of other
authors, that the specific TT antibody production decreases by 16% to normal during brown
seaweed feeding and should be taken in consideration during targeted immunization.
