Displaying items by tag: COLOSTRUM
Why calves need colostrum
Colostrum is produced only in the first milking after calving, it is higher in protein and fat than milk, contains a wide array of other beneficial bioactive molecules, specific nutrients, hormones and growth factors, and has a distinctive yellow colour.
Knowing your colostrum powder
Providing a newbown calf with colostrum within 12 hours of birth is vital, we know that. And if maternal colostrum is unavailable or poor quality, a colostrum replacer can provide an essential alternative.
Managing first colostrum feed
Taking the NZ Launch Innovation award for their colostrum management system in the 2020 Fieldays Competition, Antahi Innovations were building on their previous winner the Trusti Tuber.
Colostrum bag gives calves a great start
A Cambridge company has unveiled another innovation that helps farmers set calves up for a lifetime of good health, fertility and production.
Preventing mastitis over calving
Mastitis is the most common disease of dairy cattle and is a significant cause of losses on the dairy farm, explains Dr Sean Daly, vet and technical adviser at MSD Animal Health.
New-born need fresh colostrum
Follow the 3Q’s for colostrum management
A new-born calf’s immune system is immature, so calves rely on antibodies in colostrum for protection while their own immune system matures.
Pooling colostrum can be a major risk factor
Handheld digital or optical Brix refractometers offer a low cost, practical way to assess colostrum quality onfarm, and can help encourage famers to seek advice if colostrum is inadequate.
Colostrum key to healthy calves
Get your colostrum feeding right and you'll go a long way towards raising healthy replacement calves.
Calves’ great start pays dividends
It's a long way to Methven, particularly if you come from Devon in the UK or Wairarapa, as have Andrew Furzeland and Rebecca Langley.