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Fall 2017
The timely feeding of an adequate volume of high quality colostrum immediately after birth is one of the key factors influencing the health and survival of the neonatal dairy calf. Therefore, the aim of this thesis was to investigate the effect of current colostrum management practices on the...
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Effects of Delayed and Extended Colostrum Feeding Strategies on Small Intestinal Growth in Neonatal Holstein Bull Calves
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Enhancing passive transfer of immunoglobulins (Ig) in calves has been the main focus of colostrum feeding in the dairy industry. Currently, it is not yet clear how the timing and extended duration of colostrum feeding impacts neonatal calf intestinal development. The aim of Study 1 was to...
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Effects of heat-treatment of colostrum on the development of calves in the neonatal and pre-weaned periods
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Calves are born agammaglobulinemic and must ingest vital immunoglobulins via colostrum for protection from infection during the neonatal period. Colostrum also contains many other biologically active factors, such as growth factors, immune cells and antimicrobial peptides, which are important for...
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The effect of tube vs. bottle feeding colostrum on IgG absorption, abomasal emptying and plasma hormone concentrations in newborn calves
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Desjardins-Morrissette, Mariah O
Colostrum management is essential for calf survival and success in the dairy herd, and current practices on farm are to feed colostrum through either an esophageal tube or a nipple bottle. Therefore, the objective of this thesis was to determine if feeding colostrum to newborn calves through an...