Beef calves require correct colostrum

Get them breathing, get them up and get them fed are Dr. Claire Windeyer’s three tips for cattle producers who have just witnessed a calf being born.The latter, and the use of colostrum, drew several questions during a recent Beef Cattle Research Council webinar on calf care.Windeyer said assisted deliveries result in calves with the highest risk of colostrum deficiency, as are calves with weak sucking reflexes, twins, and orphaned or mismothered calves.But knowing when to intervene, and w