Advances in prevention and therapy of neonatal dairy calf diarrhoea: a systematical review with emphasis on colostrum management and fluid therapy. [PDF]
Acta Vet Scand, 2014 Neonatal calf diarrhoea remains the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in preweaned dairy calves worldwide. This complex disease can be triggered by both infectious and non-infectious causes.
Meganck V, Hoflack G, Opsomer G.
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Giving calves 'the best start': Perceptions of colostrum management on dairy farms in England [PDF]
Animal Welfare, 2020 Good colostrum management can confer protective immunity to newborn calves, making calves less susceptible to infectious disease, and fundamentally improving both their short- and long-term health, welfare and productivity.
L. Palczynski +3 more
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Passive immunity and colostrum management practices on Ontario dairy farms and auction facilities: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings, 2020 Failed transfer of passive immunity (FTPI) in dairy calves has substantial health consequences, but there have been no recently published estimates of the prevalence of FTPI on Ontario dairy farms.
D. Renaud +4 more
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Failure of Passive Immune Transfer in Neonatal Beef Calves: A Scoping Review [PDF]
AnimalsNeonatal calves possess an immature and naïve immune system and are reliant on the intake of maternal colostrum for the passive transfer of immunoglobulins. Maternal antibodies delivered to the calf via colostrum, are crucial to prevent calfhood diseases
Essam Abdelfattah +2 more
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The Microbial Composition of Bovine Colostrum as Influenced by Antibiotic Treatment [PDF]
AntibioticsBackground/Objectives: Bovine colostrum, the initial milk produced by cows postpartum, contains an array of key nutritional, immune, and microbial components that support the calf’s physiological development, immune maturation, and intestinal ...
Ruth Conboy-Stephenson +4 more
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Symposium review: Colostrum management and calf nutrition for profitable and sustainable dairy farms. [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2019 Multistate dairy management research project NC-2042, which is part of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, has devoted an ongoing objective to calf and heifer nutrition and management.
A. Heinrichs +4 more
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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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Prevalence of susceptibility to Cryptosporidium spp. among dairy calves with different feeding regimens with an emphasis on the feeding of transition milk [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: Colostrum composition and importance for newborn organisms were repeatedly studied. However, the interest in transitional milk usefulness is weak and recommendations concerning transition milk intake are not developed. The aim of this
Alīna Zolova +2 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2021 The objective of this study was to identify the calf-level colostrum management practices associated with an adequate transfer of passive immunity (TPI; defined as serum Brix refractance ≥8.4% in the first week of life) in small-sized herds.
M. Morin +3 more
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