The acute phase proteins (APP) are a group of blood proteins that contribute to restoring
homeostasis and limiting microbial growth in an antibody-independent manner in animals …

The body's early defence in response to trauma, inflammation or infection, the acute phase
response, is a complex set of systemic reactions seen shortly after exposure to a triggering …

Over the last few years, we have seen an increasing interest and demand for pigs in
biomedical research. Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are closely related to humans …

Acute phase proteins such as haptoglobin, serum amyloid A and C-reactive protein are
plasma proteins which increase in concentration following infection, inflammation or trauma …

The concentrations of the acute‐phase proteins, serum amyloid‐A (SAA) and haptoglobin
(Hp), were determined in the plasma of healthy cows (n= 25) and cows with spontaneous …

The major acute phase proteins (APPs) in cattle are haptoglobin (Hp) and serum amyloid A
(SAA), and in swine, are Hp, SAA, C‐reactive protein (CRP), and Pig major acute phase …

In an experimental infection model mimicking acute Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (Ap)
infection in swine (Sus scrofa) by aerosol inoculation, the development of a number of …

The acute phase serum protein response to infection, inflammation or trauma has been
identified in a number of species and consists of alterations to the serum concentrations of …

Three experiments, using 344 pigs, were conducted to evaluate the influence of β-glucan on
growth performance, neutrophil and macrophage function, haptoglobin production, and …

Measurement of the acute phase serum protein, haptoglobin (Hp), is performed by
biochemical methods based on haemoglobin binding, in many veterinary diagnostic …