Be sure you’re getting the right kind of colostrum supplement or replacement to calves if fresh colostrum isn’t available. By: Patrick Gunn, Iowa State University Extension cow-calf specialist and ...

Two colostrum samples from the same farm may look identical, but the immunoglobulin concentration can vary significantly.

Feeding the hypothermic calf warm colostrum as soon as possible helps speed recovery while warming the calf from the inside out. According to 2007 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) ...

Attention to detail and consistency are the keys to success with calves, according to consultant vet Tommy Heffernan. It ...

Dairy-beef cross calves are vulnerable to bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Understanding triggers and management strategies can help farms meet this challenge.

In another study, calves fed a mixture of 90% milk replacer and 10% colostrum replacer from Days 2 to 14 had higher body ...

1. Provide adequate nutrition to prepare bred heifers or cows for calving. Adequate body condition at the time of calving for young females and mature cows is important as it impacts stamina during ...

After a cow calves, it is important that the calf gets up to nurse to receive colostrum. Veterinarians in Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute have emphasized the importance of ...

Kansas State University veterinarian Brad White said there are risks to the calf, but an even bigger risk is not giving colostrum. When giving colostrum, he said, administering it correctly is ...

In a recent webinar sponsored by the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council, he discussed one such study, which compared digestive development of calves in three feeding scenarios: Colostrum on Day 1, followed ...

Colostrum quantity and quality must not be overlooked this spring, as many spring calving herds have started calving down in the last number of days, and many farmers are expecting the arrival of ...