IgG rapid test IGGCHECK™

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PortaCheck's IgGCheck Foal Passive Transfer test: -Small whole blood sample (1-2 mL) -Results in 10 minutes -Affordable -Accurate -Used with PortaCheck 10 µL Pipetter (sold separately) IgG levels of all foals should be measured after first suckling (between 12 – 24 hours old). Foals are born with no immunoglobulins (Ig) and must receive adequate antibodies from the mare’s colostrum. IgG is the most important immunoglobulin, and sufficient consumption is referred to as passive transfer of IgG. Up to 20% of newborn foals experience a partial or total failure of passive transfer of IgG. These animals are at high risk of infection and serious illness or death. Failure of passive transfer can occur as a result of premature lactation, deficient suckling, malabsorption or low IgG levels in the mare’s colostrum. A rapid identification of low IgG levels is very important for the early initiation of treatment of immunodeficient foals. PortaCheck's IgGCheck Foal test identifies if a failure of passive transfer has occurred by measuring the levels of IgG in the blood. An adequate level of IgG is 800 mg/dL of IgG or greater. Levels less than 400 mg/dL indicate inadequate passive transfer. IgG should be supplemented in foals with less than 400 mg/dL.