Survey on Colostrum Management by Dairy Farmers in the Netherlands

Survey on Colostrum Management by Dairy Farmers in the Netherlands

Colostrum feeding is essential for the transfer of passive immunity and health of newborn calves. Information on current colostrum management practices to reduce calf morbidity and mortality is important but lacking for Dutch dairy herds. We therefore conducted a survey to investigate colostrum mana...

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Main Authors: Lisa Robbers, Hannes J. C. Bijkerk, Ad P. Koets, Lindert Benedictus, Mirjam Nielen, Ruurd Jorritsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
survey
colostrum
calf feeding
colostrum management
dairy farm
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.656391/full

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