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Calf Health - Herd Health
Extreme heat can negatively influence a cow's ability to produce high quality colostrum. Heat stress can also negatively affect a calf's ability to absorb IgG from colostrum. Favorable environmental conditions are vital to promoting calf health, minimizing disease risk and mortality, subsequently encouraging growth rates. Two main reasons heat stress negatively influences successful passive transfer of immunity are discussed below.
Calf raisers are responsible for the dairy herd's future - the next generation of healthy, high producing milking cows. The Wisconsin Herd Health Working Group has set out the 5 C's to a healthy start for newborn calves as: Colostrum, Calories, Cleanliness, Comfort and Consistency.
May 16th 2012
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