colostrum supplements

[libby]

would it be beneficial to give a colostrum supplement to all bottle calves when I get them in from WI? Is the cost worth it?

 

[Susie David]

Colostrum is absorbed by the calf within the first twenty four hours of life after that it does no good. IMO a medicated milk replacer would be just fine. Will these calves been given natural colostrum? DMC

 

[dun]

Antibody wise it wouldn;t do any good unless they are only hours old. On occasion for bottle calves we feed it a few times after they can really absorb the antibodys. I feel that it's nutritive value is probably higher then straight milk or replacer. I'm probably wrong.

dun