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 ...

Sign in to your account or subscribe to get unlimited access. On every farm, there will be occasions when a cow calves early with no milk and calves struggling to feed unassisted. Getting two to three ...

Attention to these areas is warranted as is critical to both performance of cows and health of newborn calves. Calves are born without the protective immunity of antibodies to common environmental ...

The mucosal immune system is a critical first line of defense to infectious diseases, as many pathogens enter the body through mucosal surfaces, disrupting the balanced interactions between mucosal ...

Undernourished or thin cows may have reduced quantity and quality of colostrum. Colostrum is a form of milk that mammals produce in late pregnancy. It contains energy, protein, fat and vitamins ...

reduced intestinal inflammatory response and diarrhea; supplementing dietary alfalfa to the diet of growing-fattening pigs improved production performance and pork quality. Moreover, the mechanisms by ...