Effect of feeding colostrum at different volumes and subsequent number of transition milk feeds on the serum immunoglobulin G concentration and health status of dairy calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 6991-7000

  Conneely, M ^a,b   Berry, D P ^a   Murphy, J P ^a   Lorenz, I ^b   Doherty, M L ^b   Kennedy, E ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calf; Colostrum; Immunoglobulin G

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BLOOD; BOVINE; COLOSTRUM; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH STATUS; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; VETERINARY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MILK; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84908341227     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7494     Document Type: Article

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