Dairy calves benefit from combining sodium humate and glutamine

31-01-2025 | | |
The combined administration of sodium humate and glutamine effectively improves growth performance and reduces the incidence of diarrhoea. Photo: Ronald Hissink
The combined administration of sodium humate and glutamine effectively improves growth performance and reduces the incidence of diarrhoea. Photo: Ronald Hissink
In a recent study, researchers have shown that combining sodium humate and glutamine effectively reduces calf diarrhoea while improving growth and intestinal health. Their study is published in the Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. Reports show that diarrhoea among neonatal calves frequently occurs worldwide and causes huge economic losses in the dairy industry, as it contributes to calf death. Antibiotics have long been used in calves as growth promoters and therapeutic agen


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