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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 1472"><p>This information is too late, BUT, you should NEVER let a calf go longer than 6 hours after birthing to receive it's colostrum. You said you bottle fed the calf 18 hours after birth, was this colostrum? Colostrum is the mothers first milk. It contains antibodies the calf needs for survival against all diseases. The calf's stomach is designed to be able to obsorb these important antibodies up to 24 hours, but every hour after birth (up to 24) the stomach changes and is less & less able to utilize the antibodies. Truly, a calf should receive the colostrum within 1 hour after birth. Can't do anything about that now, but keep it in mind for the future. When you pulled the calf, you should have confined mom & baby immediately, especially first calf heifer. Live & learn, that's the cattle business. I would deffinately confine c/c pair. If in doubt as to whether the calf is sucking, seperate them for a few hours then put them together & observe. If calf is not sucking and/or cow is unwilling to let it, put cow in chute, get calf sucking bottle then switch it to the teat. Jeanne</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.simmevalley.com" target="_blank">Simme Valley in NY</a> </p><p> <a href="mailto:simmeval@swns.net">simmeval@swns.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 1472"] This information is too late, BUT, you should NEVER let a calf go longer than 6 hours after birthing to receive it's colostrum. You said you bottle fed the calf 18 hours after birth, was this colostrum? Colostrum is the mothers first milk. It contains antibodies the calf needs for survival against all diseases. The calf's stomach is designed to be able to obsorb these important antibodies up to 24 hours, but every hour after birth (up to 24) the stomach changes and is less & less able to utilize the antibodies. Truly, a calf should receive the colostrum within 1 hour after birth. Can't do anything about that now, but keep it in mind for the future. When you pulled the calf, you should have confined mom & baby immediately, especially first calf heifer. Live & learn, that's the cattle business. I would deffinately confine c/c pair. If in doubt as to whether the calf is sucking, seperate them for a few hours then put them together & observe. If calf is not sucking and/or cow is unwilling to let it, put cow in chute, get calf sucking bottle then switch it to the teat. Jeanne [url=http://www.simmevalley.com]Simme Valley in NY[/url] [email=simmeval@swns.net]simmeval@swns.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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