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Calf Note #138 – Prolonged colostrum feeding and calf health

Click here for a PDF version Introduction Colostrum is well known as the source of immunoglobulins…

Calf Note #137 – Failure of passive transfer – effect of the calf

Click here for a PDF versio Introduction Everyone who raises calves has a major stake in…

Calf Note 136 – Colostrum proteins – more than just IgG

Click here for a PDF version Introduction Colostrum, defined as the secretions from the mammary gland…

Calf Note #122 – Calculating ME in milk and milk replacers

Click here for a PDF version of this Calf Note Introduction Knowing how much milk replacer…

Calf Note #80 – Clostridium in young calves

Click here for PDF version Introduction. Abrupt death of apparently healthy young calves is troubling and…

Calf Note #70 – Glutamine and soy protein in milk replacers

Click here for a PDF file Introduction.  Alternative ingredients have been evaluated extensively in calf milk…

Calf Note #54 – Insulin in colostrum

Click here for a PDF file Introduction Colostrum has traditionally been viewed as a source IgG…

Calf Note #68 – Predicting water intake in young calves

Click here for a PDF file Introduction Why do calves drink water?  Over the past two…

Calf Note #67 – An update on colostral IgG

Click here for a PDF file Introduction Numerous Calf Notes have considered the on-farm management of…