Colostrum Quality Assessment in Dairy Goats: Use of an On-Farm Optical Refractometer [PDF]
Biology, 2023 Failure of passive immunity transfer is one of the main causes of increased susceptibility to infectious agents in newborn kids. To ensure successful transfer of passive immunity, kids need to be fed high-quality colostrum, containing an adequate ...
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Use of somatic cell count as an indicator of colostrum quality. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 The impact of cow mammary gland diseases on the quality of colostrum is not conclusively defined; research results are conflicting. However, it is widely believed that mastitis lowers the level of immunoglobulins and the quality of the colostrum produced.
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Suitability of Protein Content Measured by MilkoScan FT-Plus Milk Analyzer to Evaluate Bovine and Ovine Colostrum Quality [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The objective of this study was to evaluate MilkoScan FT-plus for the estimation of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) content in bovine and ovine colostrum. Between April and May 2016, a total of 94 colostrum samples (54 from Simmental dairy cows and 39 from ...
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Indirect quantification of IgG using a digital refractometer, and factors associated with colostrum quality in Norwegian Red Cattle [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2019 Background There is an increased interest in using digital refractometers to indirectly assess colostrum quality of dairy cattle, but knowledge on diagnostic accuracy for Norwegian Red dairy cows is lacking.
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Colostrum Quality as an Indicator of the Immune Status of Cows and Its Association with Peripartum Disease Risk in a Grazing Dairy Herd [PDF]
AnimalsThis study aimed to evaluate the association between colostrum quality, as indicative of the immune status of the cows, and peripartum disease risk occurrence in a herd of grazing dairy cows.
Maria Jaureguiberry +9 more
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Comparison of radial immunodiffusion, turbidimetric immunoassay, and Brix refractometry for determining bovine colostrum quality [PDF]
JDS CommunicationsDetermining the concentration of IgG in colostrum is critical for assessment of colostrum quality. On-farm use of a Brix refractometer to estimate colostrum IgG concentration is widespread, whereas radial immunodiffusion (RID) is the laboratory reference
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Risk Factors for and Prevalence of Failure of Passive Transfer of Immunity in Calves on Dairy Farms in Türkiye. [PDF]
Vet Med SciThe prevalence of FPTI in this study was similar to reports internationally. This research shows that there were both modifiable and non‐modifiable significant risk factors for FPTI in Türkiye dairy herds, specifically colostrum feeding method and season of birth and herd size, dam parity and calf breed.
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Physicochemical composition and long-chain fatty acids in fresh and freeze-dried colostrum from cows and buffaloes [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBackgroundColostrum is a functional food for newborn calves and can be preserved by refrigeration, freezing, or freeze-drying. The physicochemical characteristics of colostrum may or may not be affected by the freeze-drying process.
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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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Jurnal Ilmu Pertanian Indonesia, 2022 This study aims to determine the effect of additional feed with depolarizing katuk leaves on the production and quality of colostrum and colostrum milk in Friesian Holstein dairy cows.
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