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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