Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jan 1998)

SERUM IMMUNOGLOBULINS IN DESI DUCKS

  • A.V. Harikumar,
  • S. Sulochana,
  • P.C. James

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 1
pp. 39 – 43

Abstract

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Globulins from the serum of desi ducks aged 3-4 months were precipitated with 45 ammonium sulphate and fractionated by sephadex G-200 gel filtration chromatography. The two peaks resolved were analysed by agar geI diffusion and immunoelectrophoresis and identified as 7.8 S and 5.7 S IgY respectively. Though the IgM peak could not be resolved, nor could it be demonstrated in the void volume, it was possible to get evidences that Ig M is also present in Desi duck, but in minute quantity.