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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1396069" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Unless I buy a calf directly off a farm, and I am even very selective of which dairies I buy from; I ALWAYS give a bought calf colostrum. Yes the experts say that they can only absorb the anti-bodies for 12- 24 hours. Why does a cow make colostrum like milk for anywhere from 1-4 days? Partly I do believe is that there is still some absorption for at least 48 hours...no not proven...but the thicker colostrum type milk first produced, also helps to get the gut tract working and the meconium plug to pass.. That has been documented. So why not???? I do have frozen colostrum from my dairy nurse cows in the freezer so it is not costing me $10-20 a bag for it. </p><p>Also, if the calf has a wet navel then it likely was just born, may/maynot have had colostrum at the dairy, they wanted it gone quickly like maybe that is the only sale that week....and is at risk for infection....make sure you dip it in iodine and watch closely for any swelling and possible joint ill. I would go on and give a bought calf like that a blackleg shot, and make sure I monitored it closely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1396069, member: 25884"] Unless I buy a calf directly off a farm, and I am even very selective of which dairies I buy from; I ALWAYS give a bought calf colostrum. Yes the experts say that they can only absorb the anti-bodies for 12- 24 hours. Why does a cow make colostrum like milk for anywhere from 1-4 days? Partly I do believe is that there is still some absorption for at least 48 hours...no not proven...but the thicker colostrum type milk first produced, also helps to get the gut tract working and the meconium plug to pass.. That has been documented. So why not???? I do have frozen colostrum from my dairy nurse cows in the freezer so it is not costing me $10-20 a bag for it. Also, if the calf has a wet navel then it likely was just born, may/maynot have had colostrum at the dairy, they wanted it gone quickly like maybe that is the only sale that week....and is at risk for infection....make sure you dip it in iodine and watch closely for any swelling and possible joint ill. I would go on and give a bought calf like that a blackleg shot, and make sure I monitored it closely. [/QUOTE]
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