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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 470867" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>coming into this thread on the last page has it's disadvantages but i want to comment on the colostrum thing being mentioned.</p><p></p><p>Dun you are right, not every sickness is cause by lack of colostrum but it can be traced back to lack of it...</p><p></p><p>The lack of colostrum plays a very important role.</p><p></p><p>1. a calf is born with zero zilch nothing for immunity. It has no way of fighting any infection from the moment it hits the ground.</p><p>that would be in human terms like coming in contact with a virus or bacteria that is totally foreign to us with no immunity to fight it with. We become infected and the body has to make antibodies to fight the infection which brings me to point 2</p><p></p><p>2. when the body gets stressed by sickness and has no way to fight, the body has to make antibodies. By the time correct antibodies are created, there is already millions of pathagens in the system. Now the system has to go into overdrive and manufacture enough antibodies to fight the pathagens.</p><p></p><p>If a calf is given the proper anti bodies at the correct time from birth it raises the immunity immediately by the passive transfer from the dam to the calf.</p><p>Then if the calf comes into contact with an pathagen it has the ability to fight it. Thus less stress on the system of the calf enabling it to fight again if need be.</p><p></p><p>Ask your self these simple questions</p><p></p><p>Why is that calf at the sale barn?</p><p>Why is that calf not on it's momma?</p><p></p><p>More than likely there was a problem between the two.</p><p>Calf did not bond with momma...lack of colostrum</p><p>Momma sick, momma died...lack of colostrum</p><p>Momma matistis...lack of colostrum</p><p>Momma nuts and got shipped or .22...not eager to work with her and the calf, lack of colostrum</p><p></p><p>So</p><p>the calf gets shipped, mixed with how many other animals which might be carriers to IBR BVD, the commom cold, scours, pnemonia, and any numerous antigens.</p><p>Results </p><p>in a calf with a compromised immune system from birth, fighting all known and unknow pathegens, stressed from shipping and no mother to look after...how would our immune systems hold up to half of that in human life?</p><p>Rabbit trail i know but any sickness in a calf can be traced back to lack of colostrum whether we want to admit it or not.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Poor management is a cause of lack of colostrum</p><p>exposure to pathegens and unable to fight is a cause of lack of colostrum</p><p>Fighting chill is a management issue...relates to lack of colostrum...if it had enough it's body would be able to fight any sickness derived from this stress</p><p>over feeding well is a management issue...get with the program</p><p>yes there are tonnes of reasons but they all go back to...management of the cow to produce enough healthy colostrum and calf recieving it in a timely fashion, to minimize and reduce herd heath stress</p><p></p><p>End of the book</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 470867, member: 6198"] coming into this thread on the last page has it's disadvantages but i want to comment on the colostrum thing being mentioned. Dun you are right, not every sickness is cause by lack of colostrum but it can be traced back to lack of it... The lack of colostrum plays a very important role. 1. a calf is born with zero zilch nothing for immunity. It has no way of fighting any infection from the moment it hits the ground. that would be in human terms like coming in contact with a virus or bacteria that is totally foreign to us with no immunity to fight it with. We become infected and the body has to make antibodies to fight the infection which brings me to point 2 2. when the body gets stressed by sickness and has no way to fight, the body has to make antibodies. By the time correct antibodies are created, there is already millions of pathagens in the system. Now the system has to go into overdrive and manufacture enough antibodies to fight the pathagens. If a calf is given the proper anti bodies at the correct time from birth it raises the immunity immediately by the passive transfer from the dam to the calf. Then if the calf comes into contact with an pathagen it has the ability to fight it. Thus less stress on the system of the calf enabling it to fight again if need be. Ask your self these simple questions Why is that calf at the sale barn? Why is that calf not on it's momma? More than likely there was a problem between the two. Calf did not bond with momma...lack of colostrum Momma sick, momma died...lack of colostrum Momma matistis...lack of colostrum Momma nuts and got shipped or .22...not eager to work with her and the calf, lack of colostrum So the calf gets shipped, mixed with how many other animals which might be carriers to IBR BVD, the commom cold, scours, pnemonia, and any numerous antigens. Results in a calf with a compromised immune system from birth, fighting all known and unknow pathegens, stressed from shipping and no mother to look after...how would our immune systems hold up to half of that in human life? Rabbit trail i know but any sickness in a calf can be traced back to lack of colostrum whether we want to admit it or not. Poor management is a cause of lack of colostrum exposure to pathegens and unable to fight is a cause of lack of colostrum Fighting chill is a management issue...relates to lack of colostrum...if it had enough it's body would be able to fight any sickness derived from this stress over feeding well is a management issue...get with the program yes there are tonnes of reasons but they all go back to...management of the cow to produce enough healthy colostrum and calf recieving it in a timely fashion, to minimize and reduce herd heath stress End of the book [/QUOTE]
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