Blood groups in goats. I. Reagent sera production and characterization of the malagueña breed

Abstract

A group of fourteen goats belonging to the "Malagueña" breed was used to obtain typing sera for the identification of the antigenic factors of goat blood types. Ten donor—receptors couples were used to produce immunosera through alloimmunization. Five of these were monospecific and the 6th had two specificities. The frequency of the antigenic factors, detected by these sera in two goat populations (also of the "Malagueña" breed), was determined. A total of 131 animals were analysed. A genetic study on the way these specificities are transmitted was also carried out on a total of 41 families whose pedigree was known.Un lote de 14 animales de la raza caprina "Malagueña" ha sido utilizado para la obtención de sueros reactivos destinados a la identificación de factores antigénicos de grupos sanguíneos en caprinos. Utilizando 10 parejas donante—receptor se han obtenido seis inmunosueros, de los cuales 5 han resultado monoespecíficos y un sexto con dos especificidades. Se ha determinado la frecuencia de los factores antigénicos detectados por estos sueros, en dos poblaciones caprinas, así mismo de raza "malagueña", con un total de 131 animales analizados. Igualmente se ha realizado el estudio genético acerca del modo de trasmisión de estos factores en un total de 41 fanilias con parectesco controlado