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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 853826" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>on the colostrum side of things, yes a calf should get the colostrum in before th 24 hour mark is up. It is however, prefered that the first suck be within the first two hours and the second suck about 6 hours later, then more later on.</p><p>The reason for the first two is...one the calf needs energy and is born with a blank immunity. That early suck provides so much protection. The second is just as important. Once the first suck happens, the gut or rather the intestines start to shut off the passive transfer (PT) sooner. It speeds up the process.</p><p>Finally, a calf who has had a bit of a rough start because of weather, hard birthing, slow to start, mothering problems, failure of passive transfer becomes a problem. A stressed calf, one who does not go for the teat right away, will need more colostrum to fill the PT requirements. For a reason which escapes me now, is PT is relative to the stress a calf is under. The more stress, the less likely a good PT happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 853826, member: 6198"] on the colostrum side of things, yes a calf should get the colostrum in before th 24 hour mark is up. It is however, prefered that the first suck be within the first two hours and the second suck about 6 hours later, then more later on. The reason for the first two is...one the calf needs energy and is born with a blank immunity. That early suck provides so much protection. The second is just as important. Once the first suck happens, the gut or rather the intestines start to shut off the passive transfer (PT) sooner. It speeds up the process. Finally, a calf who has had a bit of a rough start because of weather, hard birthing, slow to start, mothering problems, failure of passive transfer becomes a problem. A stressed calf, one who does not go for the teat right away, will need more colostrum to fill the PT requirements. For a reason which escapes me now, is PT is relative to the stress a calf is under. The more stress, the less likely a good PT happens. [/QUOTE]
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