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A note on the estimation by simulation technique of the optimal colostrum dose and feeding time at first feeding after the calf's birth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

V. Kruse
V. Kruse
Affiliation:
Department of Cattle Experiments, National Institute of Animal Science, Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Copenhagen V, Denmark
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Summary

Computer simulations using parameters based on results from experiments showed that by chance a certain frequency of hypo-gammaglobulinaemia would always occur. This was due to variations in birth weight, concentration of immunoglobulin in the ingested colostrum, amount of colostrum offered, and age at first feeding. It was not necessarily associated with an absorption block as sometimes postulated. The probability of an individual getting hypogammaglobulinaemia can be minimized by early feeding of a large quantity of colostrum at the first feeding after birth.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , November 1970 , pp. 661 - 664
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1970

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