GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Fermented colostrum takes ap-proximately 10 to 14 days to ferment and can be stored an additional 14 to 30 days. Calves can be fed fermented colostrum at four days of age. Fermented colostrum should be diluted with warm water (not hot water) at the rate of 1 part warm water to 2 parts fermented colostrum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Colostrum provides high amounts of nutrient as well as non-nutrient factors that promote the immune system and intestinal maturation of the calf. The maturation and function of the neonatal intestine enable the calf to digest and absorb the nutrients provided by colostrum and milk.

Detailed explanation-3: -Calves need about two quarts of colostrum (or at least five percent of the calf’s body weight) within four hours of birth – ideally within 30 minutes – and one gallon within 12 hours. Time is important because a newborn calf’s digestive tract allows antibodies to pass directly into the blood.