Survey on Colostrum Management by Dairy Farmers in the Netherlands [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Colostrum feeding is essential for the transfer of passive immunity and health of newborn calves. Information on current colostrum management practices to reduce calf morbidity and mortality is important but lacking for Dutch dairy herds.
Lisa Robbers +6 more
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Colostrum Management for Dairy Calves [PDF]
Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice, 2008 Colostrum management is the single most important management factor in determining calf health and survival. Unfortunately, a significant proportion of North American dairy calves suffer from failure of passive transfer of antibodies from colostrum ...
Sandra M Godden
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A Scoping Review of On-Farm Colostrum Management Practices for Optimal Transfer of Immunity in Dairy Calves [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Newborn calves are agammaglobulinemic and rely for their first immune protection almost completely on the transfer of immune constituents via colostrum.
Lisa Robbers +4 more
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Sustainable colostrum management and colostrum quality [PDF]
Journal of Central European AgricultureThis paper examines the sustainability of different calf production systems concerning colostrum nutrition and management, based on a review of available literature. The research aims to elevate calf production to a higher standard of hygiene, nutrition,
Snežana Paskaš
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Colostrum Management: Keys to Optimizing Output and Uptake of Immunoglobulin G
Frontiers in Animal Science, 2022 Colostrum is essential for the health and wellbeing of dairy cattle. This review provides insight into different means of augmenting or enhancing colostrum quality including colostrum feeding, dry cow management, prepartum cow diets, freezing ...
Peter S. Erickson
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Defining health standards through economic optimisation: The example of colostrum management in beef and dairy production. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 There is extensive literature addressing acceptable practices of colostrum distribution to new-born calves; however, no economic analyses are available concerning the profitability of this practice.
Didier Raboisson +4 more
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Assessment of Herd, Calf, and Colostrum Management Practices on Austrian Dairy Farms Using a Scoring System. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 Simple Summary As calves are born with a naïve immune system, they depend on the transfer of immunoglobulins via colostrum. If calves do not receive a sufficient supply of high-quality colostrum (>50 g/L of immunoglobulins; 100–300 g Immunoglobulins in ...
Hechenberger N +4 more
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Colostrum management practices that improve the transfer of passive immunity in neonatal dairy calves: A scoping review. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 The objective of this scoping review was to describe the literature on the characteristics and management practices of colostrum feeding and their associations with the level of transfer of passive immunity (TPI) in dairy calves.
Uyama T +7 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 : Currently, mortality and morbidity rates for preweaning calves in the US dairy industry are high, with the major cause being digestive disorders and respiratory diseases.
K.K. Elmore, G.E. Chibisa
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Differences in colostrum management and transfer of passive immunity between purebred dairy and dairy × beef crossbred calves in Indiana and Michigan. [PDF]
Transl Anim SciThe use of beef genetics in dairy herds is becoming increasingly popular due to higher value for dairy × beef crossbred compared to purebred dairy calves.
Kern J +5 more
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