Research

Immune Supporting Properties of Milk
Part 4: Remaining members of the innate immune system in milk – The oxidase enzymes, milk fat globule membrane and osteopontin

Immune Supporting Properties of Milk
Part 4: Remaining members of the innate immune system in milk – The oxidase enzymes, milk fat globule membrane and osteopontin

Feeding colostrum or a 1:1 colostrum: milk mixture for 3 days postnatal increases small intestinal development and minimally influences plasma glucagon-like peptide-2 and serum insulin-like growth factor-1 concentrations in Holstein bull calves.

Calf milk replacers (CMRs) are typically formulated from a range of lower-value milk products and may have reduced curding
ability when casein proteins are absent or denatured. Whilst there are industry claims that vealer calves in Europe can be reared on
such CMRs, there is no NZ data to substantiate these claims.

Calf-rearing practices were surveyed on 297 dairy farms with an average of 82 heifer and 24 bull calves reared. Only 21% of
the properties fed colostrum immediately on arrival at the dairy shed, and 30% did not feed their calves for at least 8 hours after
pickup.

Reducing Calf Morbidity on Dairy and Beef Farms.  A graduate has been co-funded in this company by the European Regional Development Fund and Enterprise Ireland under the Border, Midland and Western Regional Operational  Programme 2014-2020.

Calves fed hay in conjunction with a high-quality milk replacer have achieved higher weight gains than those offered straw.

Last year Northern Irish farmers Chris Catherwood and Jason Rankin won the All Ireland calf rearer of the year award and received a computerised machine as a prize. For the last two years the calves on the Cannon farm had been reared using teated feeders and were fed a skim and buttermilk based milk replacer once a day (OAD).

Effect of feeding meadow hay or winter barley straw on the performance of artificially reared dairy-bred beef calves to 12 weeks.

Milk fat globule membrane isolated from buttermilk or whey cream and their lipid components inhibit infectivity of rotavirus in vitro.

Evaluation of early weaning concentrate quality on the performance and health of artificially reared beef calves to 12 weeks by Harper Adams University.

Evaluation of sodium butyrate and concentrate crude protein level on the health of artificially reared beef calves to 12 weeks by Peter Williams.

Evaluation of sodium butyrate and concentrate crude protein level on the performance of artificially reared beef calves to 12 weeks.

A recent trial at Harper Adams University College compared the progress of two groups of Holstein Friesian and Continental x calves on different milk feeding systems – one group fed once a day and the other twice a day.

INRA, the French animal research body, compared a control group of calves fed cow’s milk via computerised feeders and those bucket fed a combination of cow’s milk and Shine Once-a-Day.