FEED MANAGEMENT

Feeding of Calves Colostrums (first milk)

The calf must receive the first milk which the cow gives after calving and is called colostrums.
The protein content of colostrums is 3 to 5 times as that of normal milk.
It is also rich in some of the materials, of which copper, iron, magnesium and manganese are important.
Colostrums act as a laxative to free the digestive tract of faecal material.