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How to improve colostrum quality
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<blockquote data-quote="Princess Pooper" data-source="post: 7143286" data-attributes="member: 971"><p>Minerals are key. We use a good quality dry cow bolus at drying off which lasts 12 weeks. We don't bolus heifers but they get access to pre-calver Lifeline bucket. Also harvesting the colostrum preferably within 6 hours makes a big difference. We had 3 cows calve this week that we managed to get milked within 3 hours and their colostrum tested on the Brix refractometer at 25, 28 and 30 (minimum for passing muster is 22+). Most come in at 23 or 24. Diet wise we keep it simple.... hay, or if they calve before we have whipped them into the shed, they are on fairly stale grass (another reason we like the bolus doesn't matter if they calve early or are out at grass still as we are not 'feeding' the diet. No retained cleansings and we only treated 2 cows for milk fever last year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Princess Pooper, post: 7143286, member: 971"] Minerals are key. We use a good quality dry cow bolus at drying off which lasts 12 weeks. We don't bolus heifers but they get access to pre-calver Lifeline bucket. Also harvesting the colostrum preferably within 6 hours makes a big difference. We had 3 cows calve this week that we managed to get milked within 3 hours and their colostrum tested on the Brix refractometer at 25, 28 and 30 (minimum for passing muster is 22+). Most come in at 23 or 24. Diet wise we keep it simple.... hay, or if they calve before we have whipped them into the shed, they are on fairly stale grass (another reason we like the bolus doesn't matter if they calve early or are out at grass still as we are not 'feeding' the diet. No retained cleansings and we only treated 2 cows for milk fever last year. [/QUOTE]
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