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Can Maternal Colostrum Be Replaced by Commercial Products for Feeding Newborn Calves?

open access: yesEDIS, 2014
Colostrum management and feeding are critical for calf health, calves’ future productive life, and farm profitability. Current recommendations state that a calf needs to ingest at least 150–200 g of immunoglobulin G within two hours of birth, but when ...
Klibs N. Galvao
doaj   +3 more sources

The Last Course Revisited: Reflections on Policy, Praxis, and Protest

open access: yesCulture, Agriculture, Food and Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article is a personal reflection on how SAFN addressed my academic identity crisis in the late 70s. The development of the anthropology of food and nutrition provided opportunities to refashion disciplinary praxis and to link the little and the large in interesting ways.
Penny Van Esterik
wiley   +1 more source

A review of the immunomodulating components of maternal breast milk and protection against necrotizing enterocolitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Breast milk contains immunomodulating components that are beneficial to newborns during maturation of their immune system. Human breast milk composition is influenced by an infant\u27s gestational and chronological age, lactation stage, and the mother ...
Fiorentino   +5 more
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Sustainable control of cyathostomin infections in practice

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Cyathostomins are the most prevalent helminths in horses and are found in nearly all grazing groups. These parasites have been shown to exhibit widespread anthelmintic resistance and can cause clinical disease, so they are a growing concern.
J. B. Matthews, T. S. Mair
wiley   +1 more source

Enrichment of medium-quality colostrum by adding colostrum replacer, combined or not with transition milk in the feeding of dairy calves

open access: yesScientific Reports
Fifty Holstein calves were allocated in randomized blocks and distributed in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement; (A) two sources of Ig: (1) Control: bovine colostrum (25% Brix); (2) Enriched colostrum: mid-quality bovine colostrum (20% Brix) enriched with ...
Ana Paula Silva   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thoroughbred mare's milk exhibits a unique and diverse free oligosaccharide profile. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The Thoroughbred is among the most valuable horse breeds, and its husbandry is a major industry. Mare's milk plays a major role in the health of neonatal foals. Although the main components of mare's milk are broadly characterized, free oligosaccharides (
Barile, Daniela   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Olfaction scaffolds the developing human from neonate to adolescent and beyond [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The impact of the olfactory sense is regularly apparent across development. The foetus is bathed in amniotic fluid that conveys the mother’s chemical ecology.
Durand, Karine   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Social Representations of Bedside Milk Expression Among Mothers of Preterm Newborns in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To understand the social representations of bedside milk expression (BME) among mothers of preterm newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Design Qualitative descriptive study. Methods The study was conducted from July to August 2024 in two NICUs of a referral maternity hospital in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Ana Karen de Sousa Alves   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Porcine Colostrum Protects the IPEC-J2 Cells and Piglet Colon Epithelium against Clostridioides (syn. Clostridium) difficile Toxin-Induced Effects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Clostridioides difficile toxins are one of the main causative agents for the clinical symptoms observed during C. difficile infection in piglets. Porcine milk has been shown to strengthen the epithelial barrier function in the piglet’s intestine and may ...
Grześkowiak, Łukasz   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of Prepartum Supplementation and Yeast Fermentation Products on the Progesterone‐Modulated Transfer of Passive Immunity in Bos indicus Cows

open access: yesJournal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Inadequate colostrum intake increases risks of calf morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the effects of prepartum and early postpartum supplementation and yeast fermentation products on late‐pregnant Bos indicus cows, and the role of progesterone in mediating passive immunity transfer.
Latino G. S. Coimbra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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