[Ag-eq] Bonny

[Danielle Ledet]

Yep it's just like us humans. Don't want to take off all the good
stuff before the calf can get it. Sort of defeats the purpose. It also
helps the calf to fight off diseases as well. And, mastitis is not fun
for Mom. I personally do all I can to avoid it! Good luck with bonnie
and her new calf.

funny enough my sister just had a baby, and, me not having experienced
this, I know what to do, but I asked her what she does to dry up her
milk since she has opted not to breastfeed her children. Still never
got an answer, though I am sure she is done by now since her milk just
came in day after I asked her but she had already left. I never hear
any non-BFers talk about this. I find it odd.

On 7/2/16, Zach via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> There was a study done by a Cornell faculty that tried pre-parturition
> milking of colostrum. It had some interesting implications but I can't
> remember if it had to do with somatic cell or milk yield. Either way,
> you're
> right.  For the calf's sake I wouldn't pre-milk colostrum. It results in
> the
> thin colostrum you mentioned which will not get the calf off to a good
> start.
>
> I would also be very careful about taking any small samples before calving
> as that really increases the risk of exposure to mastitis causing
> pathogens.
>
>
> Did she get a dry-off therapy, or is this her first calf? My new research
> project looks at milk quality on commercial dairy farms in the southeast;
> so
> keep me up to date how things go and if you have questions, I'll do my best
> or refer you to someone who knows. :)
>
>
> Zac
>
> P.S. I've recently been referred to a blind high school student from
> Virginia interested in careers in animal agriculture. If you're from the
> state or near-by, and might be interested in advising,  please give me a
> shout.
>
> Zachary Mason
> M.S. Student
> Animal and Dairy Sciences
> Mississippi State University
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
> Ag-eq
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2016 10:16 AM
> To: 'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List' <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Nella Foster <jellybeanfarm at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Bonny
>
>
> Jewel:
>
> I milk a drop or 2 out of her to see what it feels like.  Right before
> birth
> the colostrum will be very thick and sticky.  As the young animal nurses
> the
> milk gets thinner until it is regular milk.  When I milk out a drop or 2
> now
> it is thin and oily, so that means the colostum is not fully formed.  If I
> start milking out larger amounts she may not produce the thick sticky milk
> which is the most important for the new born calf.
>
> This is how I understood the vets explanation.  He keeps some Jersey cattle
> and tells me to leave her alone until she calves.  Then I'm to let the calf
> have all it wants for the first few hours.  After that I can start milking
> out the colostrum.  She will have more than just one calf needs.  I will
> freeze the colostrum and am going to give it to some friends with a ranch.
> They can use it for any orphan calves or if a cow doesn't have enough milk.
>
> Nella
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jewel via Ag-eq
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2016 11:33 PM
> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Cc: Jewel
> Subject: [Ag-eq] Bonny
>
> Unless Bonny is having the litter as I suggested she might have been!  if
> you were to milk off some colostrum to reduce the possibility of mastitis ,
> would she not have ample to feed one calf? after all, the supply is not
> static but is being replaced for the first 3 days of the calf's life before
> it becomes normal milk.
>
> Jewel
>
>
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Danielle

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