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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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Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 : The objective of this observational study was to evaluate the association of management-related factors in dry cows and colostrum quantity and quality in Holstein cows on a large commercial dairy farm.
S. Borchardt +3 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2021 Newborn ungulates depend on the timely supply of colostrum containing sufficient immunoglobulins to obtain passive immunity against disease. Brix refractometry enables a rapid on-farm estimation of colostrum quality and has been intensively studied in bovines.
E.C. Kessler +2 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 Background Although there are studies on colostrum and milk proteomics of different species in the literature, there is no published report about different quality bovine colostrums’ proteomics.
Yiğit Kaçar, Hasan Batmaz
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Heat treatment of colostrum increases immunoglobulin G absorption efficiency in high-, medium-, and low-quality colostrum [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2014 Previous studies with heat-treated colostrum fed to neonatal calves have consistently used average-quality colostrum. Studies have not compared colostrum across a range of immunoglobulin levels. This study was conducted to investigate IgG absorption in neonatal dairy calves using colostrum of various qualities.
S L, Gelsinger +3 more
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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.
Martina Pavesi +5 more
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Composition and Factors Affecting Quality of Bovine Colostrum: A Review [PDF]
Animals, 2019 Colostrum as a secretion of the mammary gland is produced and accumulated in the final stage of pregnancy and in the first days after calving. It is designed to provide the calf with the necessary nutrients and biologically active ingredients. One of the most difficult periods in the life of animals is their rearing, and the most sensitive are the ...
Kamila Puppel +8 more
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The Impact of Parity on Dairy Cows Colostrum Quality
Cluj Veterinary JournalOne of the main indicators of colostrum quality is represented by its immunoglobulin content, protein molecules responsible for the calf’s passive immunity.
Dragos-Adrian Popescu +5 more
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Colostrum Quality in Different Goat Breeds Reared in Northern Italy. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 This study aimed to characterize the colostrum quality in three different local goat breeds of Northern Italy (i.e., Frisa Valtellinese, Orobica, and Lariana) and a cosmopolitan one (i.e., Camosciata delle Alpi) (n = 30 per breed), reared under traditional semi-extensive and intensive systems, respectively. Lariana showed the highest percentage of fat (
Agradi S +9 more
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Bovine colostrum management and the favtors infliencing 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. High immunoglobulin concentration and low pathogen load define high-quality colostrum.
Adina-Mirela Ariton +4 more
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