Cattle Colostrum:
10 Facts sheet about colostrum:
1) cows dried for less than 45 days have poor quality colostrum
2) Cows underfed while dry have low-quality colostrum
3) In Cows that leak milk before calving, the colostrum produced/ fed to calves tends to be of low quality.
4) Cows with very light/ thin colostrum denoted poor quality.
5) Cows that produce a lot of colostrum tend to have low-quality colostrum.
6) Bloody colostrum is of poor quality and shouldn't be fed to calves. (Could be bloody due to mastitis or ruptured veins)
7) colostrum can be frozen for up to one year, refrigerated for a week and at room temperature for 2 days.
8) Colostrum is the first milk produced after calving, subsequent milk is known as transition milk.
9) First calvers have low-quality colostrum as compared to older animals.
10) Colostrum from cows suffering from diseases like Johne's disease shouldn't be fed to calves at all.
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