The Abuelo lab placed top 10 in the 6th annual Bib Babies international 5k, held at the College of Veterinary Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan. In a feat of speed and endurance racers coursed over the beautiful grounds Michigan State has to offer. This fundraiser helps providing funding for intensive neonatal care in the large animal department. Following the event racers paid patronage to a local coffee shop for refueling. With the endorphins released it’s back to the lab for the Abuelo crew!

In this manuscript, Arpita investigated the effect of parenteral antioxidant supplementation on the response to intranasal vaccines in newborn dairy calves. The administration of antioxidants concurrently with the intranasal vaccine shortly after birth resulted in increased mucosal immunoglobulin A production.