(1) During the first 2 to 3 days of life, your baby will get a special kind of thick milk called colostrum .(2) A mare has only a limited supply of colostrum , which contains antibodies essential for the foal.(3) For example, for the first few days after delivery, a woman's breasts produce a thick, yellowish form of milk called colostrum .(4) We therefore implemented a new system, whereby all our newly-calved heifers are milked immediately for their colostrum .(5) Antibodies acquired through colostrum at birth are critical to the newborn's health, but only last three to six months and while present can block the immune response to a vaccine.(6) I was told that my baby was not getting enough to eat because my milk had not come in yet and that colostrum was not enough.(7) The immunity to disease passed through the mother's colostrum called u2018maternal immunityu2019 usually lasts for several weeks in the puppy's system.(8) Lambs which drink sufficient colostrum soon after birth will be protected from a disease common in intensive indoor lambing flocks in Pembrokeshire.(9) A woman with normal breasts produces sufficient colostrum during the last trimester and at delivery to sustain twins or a large term baby until her milk comes in.(10) Samples of serum, whole blood, colostrum , and milk were frozen until analysis.(11) It is critical that the calf receives adequate levels of colostrum immediately after birth.(12) The colostrum supplies antibodies needed by the foal to fight off disease, and these antibodies are absorbed through the gut only during the first 24 hours of life.(13) It is most important that lambs get an adequate supply of colostrum as soon as possible after birth.(14) Many people do not realise the importance of continuing to give colostrum , mixed with milk replacer, for the first two weeks.(15) Although absorption of antibodies via the intestine declines rapidly, the feeding of colostrum is still beneficial after 24 hours as it provides local protection in the intestine.(16) It is unlikely that the small amount of colostrum ingested during the first feeding will significantly alter the birth weight.
