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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1991-05-01
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Series: | California Agriculture |
Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v045n03p23 |