Trace elements, minerals and vitamins: our first job! Iodolab was the first laboratory to propose the routine measurement of inorganic iodine, which gave it its name!
The calf is born immunocompetent but devoid of immunoglobulins (in cattle, they do not cross the placental barrier). The transfer of passive immunity between the cow and the young calf takes place after birth through colostral drunkenness. But this must be done as early as possible, before the closure of the intestinal barrier (36h).
We separately evaluate pro-oxidants and antioxidants. Thus by combining the two, it is possible to determine whether the oxidative stress is due to an increase in the production of oxygen radicals or a decrease in the ability to eliminate these oxygen radicals.
The test is based on the search for the presence in the blood of glycoproteins associated with pregnancy. These glycoproteins are secreted by the placenta and are called PAG for Pregnancy Associated Glycoproteins.