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ABAMN

Publication

A

GUIDE

TO COLOSTRUM AND COLOSTRUM

MANAGEMENT

FOR

DAIRY CALVES

Introduction

This

guide is

published

by the Bovine Alliance

on Management

and

Nutrition, which

is composed

of

rep

(American Association of

Bovine

Practitioners), ADSA (American

Dairy

Science

Association),

AFIA (A

Association),

and

USDA (United States

Department

of

Agriculture).

It has been

compiled to assist

the dairy

i

agement

practices studied

in the USDA:APHIS

National

Dairy Heifer

Evaluation Project (NDHEP).

igure 1. Distribution of lgG n serum of calves

(USDA:APHIS:VS, 1992 NDHEP)

1000-2000 mg/di

25.9

620-999 mg/di

13.6

>

2000 mg/di

33.1