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Do the newborn calves receive all the colostrum they need?

April 26, 2017calves colostrum newborn

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Do the newborn calves receive all the colostrum they need?

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Yes. Dairy cows produce abundantly more colostrum than a newborn calf can ingest. Dairy farmers know that the key to a healthy dairy herd begins with the calf consuming the right amount of colostrum. La Belle collects only the excess colostrum.