Newborn Calves – Immune Status and Impact of Colostrum Feeding
Published: August 8, 2016
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What’s important to know about the defense system of newborn calves? The first weeks of life are a critical period for young calves as the immune system needs to develop and adapt and a huge load of pathogens is just waiting for a way to enter a weakened host organism. Post-partum the immune protection of calves mainly relies on the innate unspecific part of the immune system an...
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25 de noviembre de 2016
Colostrum is one of the most important ways to prevent calves from disease. But i have one doubt, whether it is recommended to feed colostrum for calves that suckled from a diseased mother.
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2 de febrero de 2017
Immune Status and Impact of Colostrum Feeding
The success of colostrum feeding to calves is built on four critical components:
Timing - How quickly the calf receives colostrum after birth.
Quantity - How much colostrum the calf receives.
Quality - The concentration of immunoglobulins in the colostrum.
Cleanliness - The levels of pathogens in the colostrum.
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