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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1832422" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I figured you would check the others, but never hurts to ask.... sometimes the most obvious things are overlooked.... lord knows I forget sometimes to do something and then say to myself.... "well, DUH, you dummy you didn't think of that"....</p><p>Assuming there are no others with any udder either? Does this cow have milk for the calf? If so, then guess just wait and see.... If the calf is less than 24 hours or so, you might want to try to get a bottle made up, of packaged colostrum, or even just the colostrum supplement, into the calf.... and yes, I know all about the within 12 hours and all that crap that is touted.... BUT.... there are things in colostrum that the calf's gut tract will absorb for 2-3 days.... ever checked to see how much colostrum a cow makes??? How long ???? Try 2-5 days on average. Have done some simple observational studies over the years .... no kind of blind study groups or anything... just what I have seen with my own dairy cattle and on dairies in over 40 years of milking and milk testing...</p><p>And it not only helps with antibodies, but it also has "absorbable " nutrients that the calf will continue to utilize as the colostrum becomes "regular milk".....</p><p>Yes the "real colostrum" is like $25-35 a bag to make one bottle.... and the supplemental stuff is about half that... What is a live growing calf worth????</p><p>And if she does by chance have another calf, you will need to have some colostrum to give it since she will not make more and this calf will have gotten it all... I keep a couple packages of it on hand for the what if's.... haven't had to use any for several years.... but it is sealed powder... keeps for a LOOOONG time if not exposed to hot sun.....freeze dried will not lose much if any potency either....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1832422, member: 25884"] I figured you would check the others, but never hurts to ask.... sometimes the most obvious things are overlooked.... lord knows I forget sometimes to do something and then say to myself.... "well, DUH, you dummy you didn't think of that".... Assuming there are no others with any udder either? Does this cow have milk for the calf? If so, then guess just wait and see.... If the calf is less than 24 hours or so, you might want to try to get a bottle made up, of packaged colostrum, or even just the colostrum supplement, into the calf.... and yes, I know all about the within 12 hours and all that crap that is touted.... BUT.... there are things in colostrum that the calf's gut tract will absorb for 2-3 days.... ever checked to see how much colostrum a cow makes??? How long ???? Try 2-5 days on average. Have done some simple observational studies over the years .... no kind of blind study groups or anything... just what I have seen with my own dairy cattle and on dairies in over 40 years of milking and milk testing... And it not only helps with antibodies, but it also has "absorbable " nutrients that the calf will continue to utilize as the colostrum becomes "regular milk"..... Yes the "real colostrum" is like $25-35 a bag to make one bottle.... and the supplemental stuff is about half that... What is a live growing calf worth???? And if she does by chance have another calf, you will need to have some colostrum to give it since she will not make more and this calf will have gotten it all... I keep a couple packages of it on hand for the what if's.... haven't had to use any for several years.... but it is sealed powder... keeps for a LOOOONG time if not exposed to hot sun.....freeze dried will not lose much if any potency either.... [/QUOTE]
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