Friday, February 28, 2014

Heat Treated Colostrum Wins Again!

In a recent research report efficiency of antibody absorption was compared between raw and heat-treated colostrum. Here are the facts (112 Jersey calves):

Heat-treated = 37%

Raw               = 32%

Average serum IgG concentration in the calves reflected this difference in efficiency of antibody absorption:

Heat-treated = 40mg/ml

Raw               = 35mg/ml

A.A. Kryzeer, S.M. Godden, R. Schell, " Effect of feeding colostrum that was heat-treated with the Perfect Udder system on passive transfer of immunoglobulin G in neonatal Jersey calves." Proceedings of American Association of Bovine Practioners, p. 171, September, 2013. 

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