On Jan. 21, as part of Montana’s Next Generation Virtual Conference series, Dr. Brian Vander Lay, assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Great Plains Veterinary Education Center, discussed colostrum absorption in beef calves. As the most important meal in a calf’s life, timely and effective consumption of this nutrient-dense milk is essential.
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Colostrum, passive transfer essential for newborn calves
With calving season getting started across the region, it is important to remember just how critical colostrum is to a newborn calf. This calf on a ranch in the Big Hole Valley of Montana is certainly enjoying his mother’s first milk. Photo by Cali Malkovich.
