Keep Britain’s Youngstock Healthy: Colostrum Management – MSD Animal Health

29 Jan 2018

When a calf is born it possesses no antibodies to fight disease. Consequently, the ingestion of plenty of good quality colostrum is the key to a calf’s survival.

Good colostrum intakes mean:

• Fewer scour and other disease problems (such as pneumonia, salmonellosis and ringworm)
• Reduced death rates
• Better growth rates
• Improved milk production from female dairy calves in the long term

Four short videos and guidelines will help you optimise colostrum feeding for healthier calves.