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THE absorption of immune globulin by the sucking calf has been studied in considerable detail by a number of investigators. The results obtained are probably typical of ruminants and have been confirmed to some extent for the sheep1–3. A further investigation of globulin absorption is reported here. It is mainly concerned with the immune globulin content of colostrum, the effect of delayed ingestion of colostrum on the lambs' serum proteins and the presence of proteins in the lambs' urine.
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McCARTHY, E., McDOUGALL, E. Absorption of Immune Globulin by the Young Lamb after Ingestion of Colostrum. Nature 164, 354 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164354a0
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