BROOKINGS, S.D. - With the large body of evidence pointing to the benefits of colostrum for baby calves, much attention has been given to the calf side of the equation: ensuring a calf consumes an ...

Sows don't transfer antibodies to piglets while in the uterus. They can only be transferred through her colostrum and milk.

Four-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference webinar on Nov. 25 will focus on navigating low colostrum yields in dairy ...

Once the calves are born into a beef cattle herd, there is no better sight than watching them get up and begin to nurse their mamas. However, experts in Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute ...

Though preg checking does cost upfront, the results allow ranchers to make decisions that can help them financially.

Dear Daktari, I read with a lot of keenness the article you wrote on welcoming a young calf. Last year, I lost my calf a few days after birth and my vet said the cause of death was a lack of enough ...

In mammals, milk is the most important nutrient a mom can give her babies. Research shows that this superfood contains gene-specific nutrients that boost a baby's immune system and encourage proper ...

Poor standards of hygiene when handling supplementary colostrum are leaving many lambs susceptible to disease and death. Scottish research has shown that instead of giving them a better start, farmers ...

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