Control of diarrhoea and death in home-bred dairy calves by bucket feeding pooled colostrum.
The feeding of colostrum to newborn calves from a bucket was found to be more effective in ensuring immune globulin uptake than leaving cow and calf together for two days post partum. A marked seasonal variation in the immune globulin status of calves, which could not readily be explained by management factors, was noted during two consecutive seasons.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle / Q000276:immunology; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003126:Colostrum / Q000276:immunology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis
D007136:Immunoglobulins