So I keep getting confused when the passage states anti b antibodies, is this an antibody against the b-antibody? If so, does this mean it binds to the b antibody. I ask because they mention that A blood type produces anti-b-antibodies
It means it has an antibody against B. Having type A blood means that it has the A antigen so that no antibodies will be produced against it. However, it does not have the B antigen, so it will produce an antibody against it. As a result, someone with type A blood cannot receive blood from someone with type B blood.
No you're right. An anti B antibody is an antibody against B. In type A blood, the immune system recognizes the A antigen so it won't illicit an immune response. Since in type A blood you don't have a B antigen it will cause an immune response b/c it is viewed as "foreign".
This brings me to my own antibody question. Is it possible to use an antibody that was generated in some other species in humans?