Factors affecting colostrum quality and utilisation

What factors determine if newborn calves are getting enough colostrum? This depends on the cow and the quality of the colostrum. This article explains this in more detail. In the gestating dairy cow, maternal and foetal blood supplies are completely separate; therefore, there is no transfer of across the placenta from the dam to the foetus. As a result, calves are born with minimal immunological defences against environmental pathogens and should thus acquire immunity passively through the cons