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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 for Dairy Calves. [PDF]
Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract, 2019 Colostrum management is the single most important management factor in determining calf health and survival. Additional benefits of good colostrum management include improved rate of gain and future productivity. Successful colostrum management requires producers to provide calves with a sufficient volume of clean, high-quality colostrum within the ...
Godden SM, Lombard JE, Woolums AR.
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Journal of Dairy Science: Colostrum is a rich source of nutritional and non-nutritional components and is recognized as essential to transfer passive immunity to newborn calves.
T.A. Westhoff, S. Borchardt, S. Mann
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, 2022 The first weeks of life are a critical period in the development of the newborn ruminant. Newborn ruminants are quite vulnerable since both on a farm as well as in nature they are exposed to various pathogens. Because they have a placental type that does not allow the transfer of large molecules from mother to fetus during pregnancy, ruminants are born
Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, Robbers, Lisa
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AnimalsColostrum feeding is crucial for calf rearing to guarantee passive immunity transfer (PIT) of antibodies. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of different management practices on the calf’s immunological parameters focusing on vaccination and ...
Maddi Oyanguren +6 more
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Practical rules and tools of colostrum management
American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings, 2021 Colostrum management, from administration of dry cow vaccines to harvesting, feeding, and monitoring its success, is a significant opportunity for direct veterinary involvement and oversight on all dairy herds. It is well known there is a critical need for colostrum to provide calories and a source of immunoglobulins for transfer of immunity from dam ...
Rowntree, Jennifer
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Colostrum quality in Northern Italy: The role of dry cow nutrition and colostrum feeding management
Czech Journal of Animal ScienceThis study investigated the effects of dry cow feeding on colostrum quality. A survey was conducted, and samples of colostrum and feed ingredients were collected from 25 dairy farms in Northern Italy. Colostrum was analysed for quality in terms of Brix value and gamma globulins, while diets and feed ingredients were analysed for their chemical ...
Pavesi, Martina +5 more
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Bovine Colostrum Management and the Factors Influencing its Quality
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 The mammary gland's secretion, called colostrum, is synthesized throughout the last weeks of pregnancy and the first few days following calving. It is meant to give the calf the necessary nutrients and physiologically active substances.
Adina-Mirela Ariton +4 more
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Impact of Dam Lactation Number on Colostrum Quality, Calf Growth, and Economic Performance in Holstein Cows [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThis study investigated the associations among dam lactation number, passive immunity transfer, internal parasite burden, and weaning performance in female calves.
Andrea García-Mendoza +5 more
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Gastroschisis-Like Defect in a Crossbred Bovine Calf: Anatomical, Clinical and Surgical Perspectives. [PDF]
Vet Med SciA gastroschisis‐like defect was observed in a one‐day‐old, crossbred bovine calf with evisceration of the pyloric abomasum and small intestine, likely resulting from prenatal rupture of an omphalocele. The calf presented with lethargy, hypothermia and metabolic derangements, along with elevated renal biomarkers.
Munif MR, Mumu TT.
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