The first milk from a cow is critical to a calf’s ability to fight disease and infection, and it also reduces calf loss ...

Troy Dutton and Joe Hochhalter from the Steele Vet Clinic in Steele, N.D., give advice on everything from colostrum timing to ...

The first 24 hours of life and how colostrum is handled set the stage for how well calves can survive and thrive during ...

Giving calves the best possible start through adequate volumes of high-quality colostrum as close as possible to birth is a best practice to boost calf health year-round.

Calves are born susceptible to disease. They have to receive colostrum from their dams in order to have early protection from pathogens. Colostrum is the first milk that the cow produces at calving.

Proper pre-calving nutrition and good calving management practices play an important role in establishing passive immunity of the calf. Ensuring immediate and adequate intake of colostrum is a ...

Dear Daktari, I read with a lot of keenness the article you wrote on welcoming a young calf. Last year, I lost my calf a few days after birth and my vet said the cause of death was a lack of enough ...

Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, Extension beef veterinarian at Kansas State University, spoke recently at a virtual American Angus Association webinar that covered multiple aspects of calf health. He said the first ...

Calves should get the colostrum from their own mother if possible but stored first milking colostrum can be used as well, especially when dealing with nervous cows or heifers. Frozen colostrum can ...