[HTML][HTML] What can't colostrum do? Exploring the effects of supplementing colostrum after the first day of life: A narrative review.

DL Renaud, MA Steele - JDS Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective of this narrative review is to explore the non-traditional uses of colostrum in
dairy calves beyond the first and second feeding after birth. Colostrum is well-established as …

[HTML][HTML] Farm and Animal Factors Associated with Morbidity, Mortality, and Growth of Pre-Weaned Heifer Dairy Calves in Southern Brazil

G Olmos Antillón, V Fruscalso, MJ Hötzel - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study investigates morbidity, mortality, and weight gain in pre-weaned female dairy
calves, which pose economic and animal welfare challenges for farms, particularly in family …

Salivary pH, but not conductivity, is an indicator of diarrhea in neonatal calves

BB Riley, A Corbishley, MJ Haskell… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Neonatal calf diarrhea is a frequent disease of calves and may result in dehydration and
metabolic acidosis. The disease causes mortality and reduces growth and future …

[HTML][HTML] Randomized prospective study exploring health and growth outcomes for 5 days of extended transition milk feeding in pre-weaned Scottish replacement dairy …

KS Denholm, K Baxter-Smith, A Haggerty… - Research in Veterinary …, 2025 - Elsevier
Typically, calves are fed a single feed of first milking colostrum followed by milk replacer, but
there is an increasing body of evidence to suggest that feeding transition milk or 'extended …

The Effect of Colostrum Supplementation during the First 5 Days of Life on Calf Health, Enteric Pathogen Shedding, and Immunological Response

AC Berge, I Kolkman, P Penterman, G Vertenten - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This farm trial investigated the effect of post-closure colostrum
supplementation on the preweaning health, performance, immunity, and enteric pathogen …

Immunological quality of colostrum and specific antibodies against enteropathogens in the colostrum and transition milk of crossbred Gir× Holstein cows

KN Silva, CC Martin, L Camargo… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Colostrum management is crucial for enhancing the immune response against
enteropathogens and the survival of dairy calves during the first few weeks of life. However …

[PDF][PDF] Salivary pH, but not conductivity

BB Riley, A Corbishley, MJ Haskell, CA Duthie… - 2024 - pure.sruc.ac.uk
Diarrhea is considered by both veterinarians and farmers to be one of the main threats to
calf health (1). The prevalence and mortality rates for neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD) are …