Specific gravity: A better test of first-milk quality

Density of immunoglobulins that pass from the dairy cow to the calf in the first milk (colostrum) is important in the calf's development of high levels of passive immunity. This study shows that specific gravity of the first milk is a better gauge of immunoglobulin de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Don Toenjes, Suzanne Strasser, Don L. Bath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1991-05-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v045n03p23