Passive immunisation

Question 1

1) The immunoglobulin content of the colostrum is continuously decreasing after farrowing

Answer 1

true

Question 2

2) Maternal antibodies can inhibit the active immune response

Answer 2

true

Question 3

3) There is no maternal protection in birds

Answer 3

false

Question 4

4) Maternal protection occurs only in mammals

Answer 4

false

Question 5

5) Colostrum is the main way of maternal protection in the case of animals with epitheliochorial placenta

Answer 5

true

Question 6

6) The half-life of the heterologous hyperimmune serum is about 7-10 days

Answer 6

true

Question 7

7) The half-life of the heterologous hyperimmune serum is about 2-3 weeks

Answer 7

true

Question 8

8) Animals having epitheliochorial placenta receive maternal antibodies only through the placenta

Answer 8

false

Question 9

9) Animals having epitheliochorial placenta receive maternal antibodies only through the colostrum

Answer 9

true

Question 10

10) Enteral lymphocytes of the dam can be transferred to the offspring in colostrum

Answer 10

true

Question 11

11) The immunoglobulin content of the colostrum is influenced by the nutrition of the dam

Answer 11

true

Question 12

12) The protein and antibody content of the colostrum is stable in the first week after calving

Answer 12

false

Question 13

13) Absorption of maternal antibodies from the colostrum in the first three days is not changing

Answer 13

false

Question 14

14) Colostrum is not important in protection of calves since the antibodies can go through the placenta

Answer 14

false

Question 15

15) Colostrum is the only way of receiving maternal protection in calves

Answer 15

true

Question 16

16) The immunoglobulin content of the colostrum is not changed in the first week after birth

Answer 16

false

Question 17

17) Calves can absorb maternal antibodies for a week after birth

Answer 17

false

Question 18

18) Maternal antibodies can inhibit certain immunization

Answer 18

true

Question 19

19) New-born animals cannot be infected from the milk thanks to the colostral antibodies

Answer 19

false

Question 20

20) The colostrum contains maternal lymphocytes

Answer 20

true

Question 21

21) The protein content of the colostrum remains high for the first two weeks after giving birth

Answer 21

false

Question 22

22) The immune globulin content of the colostrum remains high for the first week after giving birth

Answer 22

false

Question 23

23) The enteral absorption of immune globulins is decreasing after birth

Answer 23

true

Question 24

24) Maternal antibodies can decrease the efficacy of vaccination

Answer 24

true

Question 25

25) The immune globulin concentration of the colostrum decreases sharply after birth

Answer 25

true

Question 26

26) The enteral absorption of immunoglobulins is about the same for a week after birth

Answer 26

false

Question 27

27) The maternal antibodies can decrease the immune response against vaccines.

Answer 27

true

Question 28

28) Enteral lymphocytes can get from the dam to the newborn animal with colostrum.

Answer 28

true

Question 29

29) The endotheliochorial placenta prevents the transport of immunoglobulins to the foetus

Answer 29

false

Question 30

30) Homologous hyperimmune serum can provide about a year-long protection

Answer 30

false