The care of surplus dairy calves is a significant issue for the United States and Canadian
dairy industries. Surplus dairy calves commonly experience poor welfare as evidenced by …

Milk production of dairy cows has increased markedly during recent decades and continues
to increase further. The evolutionarily conserved direction of nutrients to the mammary gland …

Objective To assess early initiation of breastfeeding and colostrum feeding practice among
mothers of children aged less than 24 months in Debre Tabor. Result Two hundred ninety …

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of partial replacement of whole milk
with colostrum on the growth performance and health status of Holstein dairy calves …

Colostrum-derived passive immunity is central to the health, performance and welfare of
neonatal beef-suckler calves, and economics of beef-farming enterprises. Compared to …

Calves are particularly vulnerable to health issues before weaning and experience high
rates of mortality. Poor colostrum quality or substandard colostrum management, combined …

Colostrum contains an abundance of immune components and can be exploited to address
the poor immune status of developing countries' populations. The ability of colostrum …

The objective of this study was to characterize the oligosaccharide (OS) profile of colostrum
and transition milk from primiparous (Pp, n= 10) and multiparous (Mp, n= 10) Holstein cows …

Neonatal dairy and beef calves are required to ingest adequate volumes of high-quality
colostrum during their first hours of life to acquire transfer of passive immunity (TPI). As such …

Management during calving is important for the health and survival of dairy cows and their
calves. Although the expected calving date is known, this information is imprecise and …