Equine IgG

the solution for
Failure of Passive Transfer

Preventing FPT

The neonatal equine veterinary industry has used immunoglobulin (IgG) products for foals that have missed their mother’s colostrum (FPT). The attending veterinarian will wait until the foal has suckled the mare uninterrupted for 24 hours so as to obtain the maximum benefit from the mother’s colostrum. The circulating IgG of the foal is then measured and a determination is made as to whether the foal needs additional IgG. One out of 4 foals will suffer from inadequate serum IgG levels.

High-Glo Equine IgG is used for supplementing the total IgG, passing on antibodies to the foal for the treatment of FPT. This product is approved by the USDA for the prevention of FPT. - USDA Est. 614

Why Mg Biologics?

Mg Biologics is committed to the study of building immunity in donor horses for the benefit of recipients. Our research continues with use applications into foals. Mg Biologics produces High-Glo Equine IgG and other plasma products under the “Immuno-Glo” label.

There has been a concern that Equine IgG products are “dangerous” (when administered IV) in that they have been associated with severe “reactions.” This has happened in the past not because of problems inherent to IgG, but in the way it was produced. With the recent advances in technology that cleanly separates plasma from cellular material and red cell antibody testing for compatible donors, the safety concerns have been greatly reduced. As for our process, Mg Biologics uses only state of the art technology, sterile collection materials and processes to preclude potential contamination.

Further, our plasma is administered to neonatal foals in an average time of 7 minutes (using a 14 gauge catheter in over 100 foals on our farm). The time of administration is related to the quality of the process, not “plasma” in general.

Mg Biologics also provides a thinner plasma bag. This is unique in the industry and reduces thaw time to only 10 minutes. Now veterinarians can take plasma from the freezer and be finished with the dosing in less than 20 minutes!

Why Now?

It is important to understand that after 12 hours of birth, if the foal has not received the mother’s colostrum, there are no other options to help the foal except IV administration of Equine IgG products. High-Glo contains a minimum of 2500mg/dl of IgG for the passive immunity IgG needs of young foals.