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One of the pillars of health in cattle is colostrum administration to calves. This guidebook aims at highlighting that not all colostrums are equal. Each case must be studied in depth, in order to give the adequate passive immunity the neonatal calf needs. The book is presented in an effective and easy-toread way, and offers answers to the questions that can arise when carrying out this task.
1. Introduction
2. The cow
The udder
3. Immunity in the foetus and newborn
4. Birth and management of the calf
The labour and the foetus
Preparation for calving
Stages of calving
Attention and assistance during calving
When is it advisable to intervene during calving?
Assessment of the newborn calf
Does he breathe?
Respiratory resuscitation: how to proceed?
Is he acidotic?
Management of the newborn calf
How to proceed with the newborn calf?
5. Colostrum and colostrum intake
What are the components of colostrum?
How much colostrum does a calf need to take?
When does the calf need to take the colostrum?
Are all colostrum the same?
Immunologic quality
How can the quality of colostrum be determined?
Hygienic quality
Has the calf taken the colostrum properly?
6. Alternatives to maternal colostrum: substitutes and supplements
Fresh or preserved colostrum
Commercial products
7. Feeding of the calf
Transition from colostrum to milk
The colostrum
8. Bibliography
9788494297670
- Autor/es Juan José Ramos Antón, Luis Miguel Ferrer Mayayo
- Año de edición 2014
- Nº Páginas 104
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Tamaño 24 X 17
- Idioma Inglés
