What's in a word?
A baby bovine
What is a calf?
The four basic tenets of colostrum management
What are quality, quantity, quickness and cleanliness?
The amount of time postpartum that a cow's milk is considered standard milk (i.e. no longer has colostrum like qualities)
What is 3 days?
The first milk produced by a cow, high in nutrition and IgG
What is colostrum?
The minimum volume of colostrum to be fed to a newborn calf at first feeding.
What is 3L or 10% of body weight?
The objectively best breed of cattle
What is Brown Swiss?
The most accurate on-farm instrument to determine colostrum quality
What is a refractometer?
The optimal time to administer colostrum to a newborn calf.
What is 1-2 hours after birth?
The primary reason neonatal calves must ingest colostrum to obtain passive immunity (compared to humans)
What is placentation differences?
The type of protection a calf gains by ingesting colostrum in the appropriate manner.
What is passive immunity?
The minimum value found on a Brix refractometer indicating adequate quality colostrum.
What is 21%?
The number of hours after birth a calf's ability to absorb large proteins is diminished by 50%
What is 8 hours?
The type of placentation found in ruminant animals involving 3 maternal and 3 fetal tissue layers.
What is cotyledonary synepitheliochorial?
The highest acceptable level of bacterial colonies in colostrum.
What is 100,000 cfu/mL?
The holiday for which Brown Swiss calves should be dressed accordingly.
What is Christmas?