The importance of colostrum.

Operators should have several doses of colostrum or colostrum replacer on inventory before the start of calving season. Being ready and prepared before the start of calving season can make life much easier for cow-calf producers and potentially save a calf. Colostrum or colostrum replacer will need to be administered by bottle suckling or tube feeding within a few hours of birth for maximal absorption of immunoglobulins. [Extracted from the article]