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Author Question: Why is it important for a calf to receive the colostrum (first milk after birth)? What will be an ... (Read 109 times)

jazziefee

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Why is it important for a calf to receive the colostrum (first milk after birth)?
 
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____________________ wheats are planted in the fall and mature in the spring, whereas ___________________ _ wheats are planted in the spring and mature that fall.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Colostrum contains a concentration of antibodies that can only be absorbed by the calf in the first 24 hours of life.

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Winter, spring


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Reply #2 on: Jul 21, 2018
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