Why Colostrum Fat Matters on Day One for Lambs and Kids
The First Colostrum is Not Simply an Antibody Bolus, It is the First Complete Nutritional Intervention of Life Birth is an abrupt change in both...
Heat Stress and Colostrum Quality: Beating the Heat Starts Before Calving
Summer heat doesn’t just make cows uncomfortable, reducing feed intake and subsequent production, it sets off a chain of biological events that...
Beyond Day 1: A Practical Guide to Colostrum and Transition Feeding
WHY SHOULD I FEED COLOSTRUM BEYOND DAY 1? The biological needs of the calf that are supported by the nutrition in colostrum do not stop after the...
Is Day One Colostrum Management the Key to Improving Beef on Dairy Health at the Feedlot?
However, with increased value comes increased scrutiny. Feedlots and calf raisers have long recognized that early-life management on the dairy farm...
Preweaning Health Is a Lifetime Profitability Issue
The preweaning period is the riskiest time in a dairy calf’s life. Disease and death are most concentrated in these first weeks, and the consequences...
Not all Colostrum is Created Equal: Why Fat Matters More Than You Think for Calves
Introduction Colostrum is natures first and most powerful nourishment for a calf, setting them up for short- and long-term health and productivity....
More than an Antibody Bolus: The Benefits of Colostrum Beyond IgGs
Colostrum has 4 primary functions to support calves and their development: Promoting growth Antimicrobial action Priming of the immune system...
Maternal Colostrum Quality Varies, Calf Health Shouldn't
Colostrum is the foundation of calf health. It provides the newborn calf with immunoglobulins through passive transfer that are essential for...
Maximizing the Most Important Meal in the Life of a Cow
Calves are born with no antibodies (the basis of what makes up an immune system) as they do not pass to the calf through the bovine placenta like...