As we’ve learned, vulnerable populations may have an underdeveloped or weakened immune system, whether due to age, disease or immunosuppressive treatment, and may be significantly more susceptible to ...

More farmers are checking the quality of colostrum they feed to calves, yet few are monitoring passive transfer of immunoglobulins to see whether their calf management protocols are working. See also: ...

I always give my calves a blackleg shot and tag them at birth, but a friend of mine says I'm wasting my money. He says they are protected from disease from the colostrum they get from their momma and ...

REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- Day one of life for a calf includes many important events for its health, with proper colostrum ingestion at the top of the list. Travis White, veterinarian and director of ...