{"id":2860,"date":"2020-01-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genus-develop.go-vip.co\/promar-de\/?p=2860"},"modified":"2021-10-08T14:39:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T14:39:08","slug":"colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>By Andy Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>Raising heifer calves is the second largest annual expense to a dairy farm. This accounts for approximately 20 to 30% of your business production cost, after feed.&nbsp; Heifers are the future of the herd, however, they are producing no income until they reach the first lactation. Therefore, it is essential for them to have the most advantageous start, to repay your investment with higher milk production and longevity. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure the best start in life, calves must have access to top-quality colostrum. This provides antibodies, crucial for protection against conditions such as pneumonia and scour. Research from the University of Minnesota have initiated the five &#8220;<strong>Q<\/strong>s&#8221; of colostrum management which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Q<\/strong>uality of colostrum fed (Goal: IgG &gt; 50 g\/L)<\/li><li><strong>Q<\/strong>uantity of colostrum fed (Goal: 10 percent of birth weight at first feeding)<\/li><li><strong>Q<\/strong>uickness of the first colostrum feeding (Goal: within 1-2 hours of birth)<\/li><li>S<strong>Q<\/strong>ueeky clean (bacterial contamination) (Goal: &lt; 100,000 cfu\/ml total bacteria count and &lt;10,000 cfu\/ml fecal coliform count)<\/li><li><strong>Q<\/strong>uantifying (monitoring) passive transfer (Goal: \u2265 90 percent of calves with blood serum TP \u2265 5 g\/dl)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bacterial contamination is a relatively new management issue\nthat is actively being researched. Research has shown that bacterial\ncontamination of colostrum can significantly contribute to calf disease. Also, interfering\nand reducing the passive absorption of colostrial antibodies. Therefore the \u201cs<strong>Q<\/strong>ueeky clean\u201d aspect of colostrum\nmanagement is becoming a key area to focus on. We encourage adopting &nbsp;the\nfollowing management strategies to reduce bacterial counts in colostrum fed to\ncalves, focusing on the colostrum harvest, storage and feeding processes. Some\nkey areas to consider are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Cow \u2013 When the fresh cow is milked, ensure the\nteats are as clean a possible following the Dip-Wipe-dip-Wipe\/scrub method\nusing the pre dip solution or an iodine-based solution. <\/li><li>Harvest \u2013 ensure the equipment used for\ncollecting colostrum is clean and free from any bio-film. This can be done by\nusing chlorinated detergent and scrubbing with a stiff bristle brush and green\nscouring pad. Ensure water is kept above 48.9 \u00b0C Follow the Rinse-Wash-Rinse-Dry\nprotocol. Also do this step for all buckets and feeding equipment! <\/li><li>Collection and chilling \u2013 Once colostrum is\ncollected in a sterile milking unit, place two frozen two litre bottles of\nwater into the dump bucket to rapidly cool the colostrum to around 16\u00b0C. ( Coliform\nbacteria take 150 minutes to double at 16\u00b0C compared to 20 minutes to double at\ncow body temperature, 38\u00b0C) <\/li><li>Storage \u2013 Colostrum should be tested for quality\nand good colostrum stored in a fridge for no longer than 24 hours in 1-2 litre\ncontainers \u2013 Or- frozen immediately in 1-2 litre zip bags. Ensure all colostrum\nis labelled with collection date and cow identity. &nbsp;<\/li><li>Reheating \u2013 Frozen colostrum can be thawed in a\nrefrigerator overnight. Both fresh and frozen should be warmed in a water bath\n(50\u00b0C Max) so the colostrum reaches 40-42\u00b0C, giving time for it to cool to 38\u00b0C\nbefore feeding. Once warmed, feed the colostrum within 30 minutes. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, too, when using milk replacers this mixing and\nfeeding equipment sanitation is a critical step in maintaining good calf\nhealth. If you are concerned with the hygiene of your colostrum, you can have\nit tested for bacterial counts at the point of feeding. Ask your vet or\nconsultant for more details about this and protocols. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Andy Taylor Raising heifer calves is the second largest annual expense to a dairy farm. This accounts for approximately 20 to 30% of your business production cost, after feed.&nbsp; Heifers are the future of the herd, however, they are producing no income until they reach the first lactation. Therefore, it is essential for them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,57],"tags":[],"abs_type":[7],"pro_group":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.1 (Yoast SEO v19.10) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard - Promar Germany DEV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Raising heifer calves is the second largest annual expense to a dairy farm. This accounts to approximately 20 to 30% your business production cost, after feed. Heifers are the future of the herd, however they are producing no income until they reach the first lactation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Raising heifer calves is the second largest annual expense to a dairy farm. This accounts to approximately 20 to 30% your business production cost, after feed. Heifers are the future of the herd, however they are producing no income until they reach the first lactation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Promar Germany DEV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-01-20T08:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-10-08T14:39:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"WordPress.com VIP\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2020\/01\/P1100591.jpg?fit=3648%2C2736\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"WordPress.com VIP\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"WordPress.com VIP\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#\/schema\/person\/73407d1b9d10c0b60b4ae46728520883\"},\"headline\":\"Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-20T08:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-08T14:39:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/\"},\"wordCount\":549,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Farm Profitability\",\"Health\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/\",\"name\":\"Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard - Promar Germany DEV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-20T08:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-08T14:39:08+00:00\",\"description\":\"Raising heifer calves is the second largest annual expense to a dairy farm. This accounts to approximately 20 to 30% your business production cost, after feed. Heifers are the future of the herd, however they are producing no income until they reach the first lactation.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/\",\"name\":\"Promar Germany DEV\",\"description\":\"Provider of farm and agri food consultant business advice services in UK and worldwide\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Promar Germany DEV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2024\/02\/PromarLogo_FINAL_Cropped_v2-2.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2024\/02\/PromarLogo_FINAL_Cropped_v2-2.svg\",\"width\":1064,\"height\":722,\"caption\":\"Promar Germany DEV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#\/schema\/person\/73407d1b9d10c0b60b4ae46728520883\",\"name\":\"WordPress.com VIP\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/author\/wpcomvip\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard - Promar Germany DEV","description":"Raising heifer calves is the second largest annual expense to a dairy farm. This accounts to approximately 20 to 30% your business production cost, after feed. Heifers are the future of the herd, however they are producing no income until they reach the first lactation.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard","og_description":"Raising heifer calves is the second largest annual expense to a dairy farm. This accounts to approximately 20 to 30% your business production cost, after feed. Heifers are the future of the herd, however they are producing no income until they reach the first lactation.","og_url":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/","og_site_name":"Promar Germany DEV","article_published_time":"2020-01-20T08:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-10-08T14:39:08+00:00","author":"WordPress.com VIP","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2020\/01\/P1100591.jpg?fit=3648%2C2736","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"WordPress.com VIP","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/"},"author":{"name":"WordPress.com VIP","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#\/schema\/person\/73407d1b9d10c0b60b4ae46728520883"},"headline":"Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard","datePublished":"2020-01-20T08:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-08T14:39:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/"},"wordCount":549,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Farm Profitability","Health"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/","name":"Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard - Promar Germany DEV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-01-20T08:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-08T14:39:08+00:00","description":"Raising heifer calves is the second largest annual expense to a dairy farm. This accounts to approximately 20 to 30% your business production cost, after feed. Heifers are the future of the herd, however they are producing no income until they reach the first lactation.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/colostrum-management-ensuring-calves-get-the-gold-standard\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Colostrum management \u2013 Ensuring calves get the gold standard"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/","name":"Promar Germany DEV","description":"Provider of farm and agri food consultant business advice services in UK and worldwide","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#organization","name":"Promar Germany DEV","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2024\/02\/PromarLogo_FINAL_Cropped_v2-2.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2024\/02\/PromarLogo_FINAL_Cropped_v2-2.svg","width":1064,"height":722,"caption":"Promar Germany DEV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/#\/schema\/person\/73407d1b9d10c0b60b4ae46728520883","name":"WordPress.com VIP","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/author\/wpcomvip\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2020\/01\/P1100591.jpg?fit=3648%2C2736","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2860"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2860"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8734,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2860\/revisions\/8734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2860"},{"taxonomy":"abs_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/abs_type?post=2860"},{"taxonomy":"pro_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pro_group?post=2860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}