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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 82981" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>It's all in the timing. Yes, it's best that they get mom's colostrom - but even that's only best if its right away - within the first few hours. If they don't get mom's col - than another cow's or the good powder kind is fine - as long as it's RIGHT AWAY. The REASON that they don't jump up & suck in 15-30 minutes determines how they will perform after you intervene. If they have weak calf syndrome (born weak because mom has had low quality feed) than they may never get going good. If they don't suck because they are lacking in selenium, AND YOU GIVE IT SELENIUM, than they usually get going just fine. If they had a hard delivery & you get colostrom in them immediately (sooner the better with dystocia) they should be fine.</p><p>If they don't get colostrom til after 12 hours - I wouldn't bank on them ever doing great. Maybe good, but not great.</p><p>Now there are many on this board they can say they had a calf that did great & didn't suck for days. Well, they are the exception - not the rule. and how "great" would they have been if they got colostrom right away???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 82981, member: 968"] It's all in the timing. Yes, it's best that they get mom's colostrom - but even that's only best if its right away - within the first few hours. If they don't get mom's col - than another cow's or the good powder kind is fine - as long as it's RIGHT AWAY. The REASON that they don't jump up & suck in 15-30 minutes determines how they will perform after you intervene. If they have weak calf syndrome (born weak because mom has had low quality feed) than they may never get going good. If they don't suck because they are lacking in selenium, AND YOU GIVE IT SELENIUM, than they usually get going just fine. If they had a hard delivery & you get colostrom in them immediately (sooner the better with dystocia) they should be fine. If they don't get colostrom til after 12 hours - I wouldn't bank on them ever doing great. Maybe good, but not great. Now there are many on this board they can say they had a calf that did great & didn't suck for days. Well, they are the exception - not the rule. and how "great" would they have been if they got colostrom right away??? [/QUOTE]
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