Colostrum

[Perry]

If you have to give a calf colostrum, when do you stop giving it? After 1 or 2 feedings or is it a length of time like days?

Perry

 

[dun]

A calfs digestive system cannot absorbe the anitbodies after 24 hours of age. But, if you have some extra , I've never seen the harm in feeding it for seve4ral days. This is just a personal thing, but I thing the added nutrition of the stuff sure can't hurt and maybe even helps give them a little boost. My old mentor used to feed it for 3 days, had very few sick calves and they seemed to alwasy do well. I wouldn't go buy the stuff, but if it's available, why not feed it?

dun

 

[D.R. Cattle]

Hey Dun what's with the "Old Goat"?

 

[dun]

It's appropriate!
I can't get the entire thing on there but the heading of it si "My name is Fred, I'm your computer date"

dun

Hey Dun what's with the "Old Goat"?

 

[Anonymous]

With out a doubt the first milk or colostrum is the most important thing that you can give a calf

 

[Anonymous]

Do most of you keep colostrum on hand during calving season? Also, can it be purchased from feed stores or TSC as some type of mix?

 

[Tc]

yes,its about 10$ a bag.1 feeding per bag.~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tc

 

[dun]

Check the expiration date.

dun

yes,its about 10$ a bag.1 feeding per bag.~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tc

 

[jfont]

I agree with dun on the feeding period.

I wouldn't buy much ahead of time. It's not hard to come by, but you could keep a bag on hand just in case your luck is like mine and you need some on a saturday night and the feed store doesn't open until monday.

 

[shorty]

I try to keep a pack of colostrum mix on hand especially when we have heifers expecting their first calf, If we're there we like to give them some right away , sometimes the heifer doesn't get the calf drinking as soon as she should . the colostrum mix also gives you some extra e-coli protection as well

 

[TLCfromARK]

We use a bolus for our colostrum on new calves , morning and evening for two days but only if the calf has trouble getting hooked up with their Momma.

;-)