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Feeding colostrum to older calf ?
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 929022" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>No problem with feeding closotrum to older calves, just as said, don't switch back and forth (and that is also between colostrum and normal milk, not just whole milk/milk powder - I don't know if it would cause a stomach upset at two to three weeks old but the vets say a too abrupt transition is the common cause of scours at 4 - 7 days).</p><p></p><p>As for mastitis milk, it's good milk and you won't see any problems from feeding it. There's theories that it can cause issues with mastitis/antibiotic resistance in later life, I don't know if any of that has been proven and I myself don't feed it to replacement calves while the cow is being treated - I would feed it to calves I wasn't keeping as replacements.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 929022, member: 9267"] No problem with feeding closotrum to older calves, just as said, don't switch back and forth (and that is also between colostrum and normal milk, not just whole milk/milk powder - I don't know if it would cause a stomach upset at two to three weeks old but the vets say a too abrupt transition is the common cause of scours at 4 - 7 days). As for mastitis milk, it's good milk and you won't see any problems from feeding it. There's theories that it can cause issues with mastitis/antibiotic resistance in later life, I don't know if any of that has been proven and I myself don't feed it to replacement calves while the cow is being treated - I would feed it to calves I wasn't keeping as replacements. [/QUOTE]
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