The production of anti-H-Y monoclonal antibodies: their potential use in a sex test for bovine embryos.

In an attempt to improve the accuracy of sexing bovine embryos, new anti-H-Y monoclonal antibodies were produced and selected, using an extended screening procedure. In addition to the commonly used screening of soluble H-Y antigen sources, such as testis supernatant and Daudi supernatant, the binding specificity to cell surface H-Y antigen was tested also. A radioimmunoassay (RIA) employing male and, as a control, female bovine lymphocytes, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) on solubilized membrane fractions resulted in the selection of a number of clones producing monoclonal antibody (mAb) with male-enhanced binding.

Evaluation of a method for colour classification of veal.

In the Netherlands veal carcasses are classified according to colour with the aid of a colour scale. The colour scale, existing of five coloured chips, and the results of its application in the classification system were evaluated both theoretically and practically. The result was that theoretically 75% of the samples were assigned to the same and 25% to a different colour class when assessed by two people.

Generation and applications of monoclonal antibodies for livestock production.

Monoclonal antibodies (MCAs) have found widespread applications in livestock production. Although the generation of murine MCAs is at present a routine, the production of homologous MCAs, especially important for in vivo applications, is still hampered by the lack of efficient homologous fusion partners for immortalization of antibody producing lymphocytes of livestock species. At present, MCAs are used in immunodiagnostic tests e.

Binding of anti-H-Y monoclonal antibodies to separated X and Y chromosome-bearing porcine and bovine sperm.

Studies designed to answer the question whether or not H-Y antigen is preferentially expressed on Y chromosome bearing sperm have resulted in conflicting results. This is probably due to the absence of reliable methods for estimating the percentage of X and Y chromosome bearing sperm in fractions, enriched or depleted for H-Y antigen positive sperm. In recent years a reliable method for separating X and Y chromosome bearing sperm has been published.

Effect of preslaughter anesthesia on muscle metabolism and meat quality of pigs of different halothane genotypes.

Pigs of different halothane genotypes were anesthetized 45 min before slaughter. During the period of anesthesia blood samples and muscle biopsy samples were taken to investigate muscle energy metabolism by measuring different metabolites. After exsanguination, the same metabolites and some meat quality characteristics were determined.