Preparation of a high-immunoglobulin product from bovine colostrum

An effective colostrum management programme is the most important factor in determining the health and survival of the neonatal calf. Commercially available colostrum replacers (CR) and colostrum supplements (CS) are an alternative to colostrum on farms that do not have an adequate, high-quality col...

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Published in:Animal feed science and technology 2013-01, Vol.179 (1-4), p.133-137
Main Authors: Neave, Heather W, Vickers, Lori, Veira, Douglas M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colostrum replacer
Colostrum supplement
cow colostrum
cows
Dairy calves
disease transmission
dried whey
farms
humans
immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulins
lactose
piglets
Whey
whey powder
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Summary:An effective colostrum management programme is the most important factor in determining the health and survival of the neonatal calf. Commercially available colostrum replacers (CR) and colostrum supplements (CS) are an alternative to colostrum on farms that do not have an adequate, high-quality colostrum supply, or those farms that want to prevent transmission of disease from cow to calf. The present study aimed to obtain a high immunoglobulin (Ig), dried bovine colostrum product that could be used as a CR or CS for dairy calves. Dried whey was made from 6 batches of colostrum and an additional 6 batches were used to produce dried whey and curds. Dried whey had higher IgG concentration (P
ISSN:0377-8401
1873-2216
DOI:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.11.007