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Colostrum Management for Buffalo Calves: A Review

, 2023
In this review, the effect of colostrum on immune system development in buffalo calves was examined. The neonatal period is critical for buffalo calves and is characterized by a high mortality rate (more than 40%); the intake of colostrum improves the immune system of calves, increasing their chances of survival.
Daria Lotito, Eleonora Pacifico, Sara Matuozzo, Nadia Musco, Piera Iommelli, Raffaella Tudisco, Federico Infascelli, Pietro Lombardi   +7 more
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Factors associated with passive immunity transfer in dairy calves: combined effect of delivery time, amount and quality of the first colostrum meal

Animal, 2018
Despite the well-known importance of an adequate colostral immunoglobulin (Ig) transfer to calf health and survival, failed transfer of passive immunity (FTPI) remains a widespread problem in dairy farming.
I. Lora, A. Barberio, B. Contiero, P. Paparella, L. Bonfanti, M. Brscic, A.L. Stefani, F. Gottardo   +7 more
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Questionnaire identifying management practices surrounding calving on spring-calving dairy farms and their associations with herd size and herd expansion

Animal, 2016
Healthy calves are fundamental to any profitable dairy enterprise. Research to-date, has focused on year-round calving systems which experience many different challenges compared to spring-calving systems.
C. Cummins, D.P. Berry, R. Sayers, I. Lorenz, E. Kennedy   +4 more
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A cross-sectional study of suckling calves’ passive immunity and associations with management routines to ensure colostrum intake on organic dairy farms

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2019
Background For suckling dairy calves, different management routines to ensure sufficient colostrum intake are applied: visual assessment, hand feeding supplemental colostrum or assistance.
Julie Føske Johnsen, Hildegunn Viljugrein, Knut Egil Bøe, Stine Margrethe Gulliksen, Annabelle Beaver, Ann Margaret Grøndahl, Tore Sivertsen, Cecilie Marie Mejdell   +7 more
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Disease screening profiles and colostrum management practices on 16 Irish suckler beef farms. [PDF]

Ir Vet J, 2015
Calf output is a key element in determining the profitability of a suckler beef enterprise. Infectious agents such as Bovine Virus Diarrhoea (BVD) virus, colostrum management and parasitic challenge can all affect calf output. Prior to the national BVD eradication programme, there was little published information on either the prevalence or effect of ...
O'Shaughnessy J, Earley B, Barrett D, Doherty ML, Crosson P, de Waal T, Mee JF.   +6 more
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Bovine Colostrum: Human and Animal Health Benefits or Route Transmission of Antibiotic Resistance—One Health Perspective

Antibiotics, 2023
After calving, bovine colostrum is obtained from the mammary gland of the dam in the first days and fed to newborn ruminant to prevent microbial infections. Each bovine colostrum has a unique biochemical composition with high nutraceutical value compared
Carla Miranda, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta   +2 more
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Sow and piglet factors determining variation of colostrum intake between and within litters

Animal, 2017
Colostrum intake has a short- and long-term beneficial impact on piglet performance and mortality. Sows’ colostrum production and piglets’ colostrum intake are limited and highly variable.
I. Declerck, S. Sarrazin, J. Dewulf, D. Maes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coping with large litters: management effects on welfare and nursing capacity of the sow

Journal of Animal Science and Technology, 2021
A number of management issues can be used as drivers for change in order to improve animal welfare and nursing capacity of the hyperprolific sow.
Olli Peltoniemi, Taehee Han, Jinhyeon Yun   +2 more
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Symposium review: Colostrum management and calf nutrition for profitable and sustainable dairy farms [PDF]

Journal of Dairy Science, 2020
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. Within this objective, colostrum research has been a priority due to continued opportunities to improve this area on US dairy farms.
A.J. Heinrichs, C.M. Jones, P.S. Erickson, H. Chester-Jones, J.L. Anderson   +4 more
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Giving calves ‘the best start’: Perceptions of colostrum management on dairy farms in England [PDF]

Animal Welfare, 2020
AbstractGood 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. Industry recommendations commonly refer to ‘The Three ‘Q's’ of colostrum management: the need for calves to receive ...
Palczynski, L.J., Bleach, E.C.L., Brennan, M.L., Robinson, Philip   +3 more
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