Date: November 7, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Presenter:
Dr. Sandra Godden,
University of Minnesota
Sandra is a 1993 graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. After working for two years as an associate veterinarian in mixed practice in Eastern Ontario, she returned to Guelph to complete a DVSc degree, specializing in dairy production medicine. From 1998 to present she has been a member of the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, where she is involved with professional DVM student teaching, applied research and outreach activities in dairy production medicine. Sandra is a past president of both the National Mastitis Council and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. Her major academic interests currently include applied research in mastitis control, colostrum and calf health management.
This will be a practical review of the importance of colostrum to dairy calves, the basics of implementing a successful colostrum management program (quality, quantity, quickness and cleanliness), and how to do on-farm testing to monitor colostrum quality and transfer of passive immunity in calves. In addition to emphasizing that all-important first feeding, we will also discuss benefits of providing additional feedings or extended feeding of transition milk and where that fits into the on-farm milk feeding program.
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