GIVE YOUR CALVES A FIGHTING CHANCE By Kenzie Smith, Resale Product Advisor, Genex
There is nothing more valuable for a newborn calf than high quality colostrum. With the cost of production animals high, replacing a lost calf can be devastating. This makes it essential for calves to get a healthy start. Genex has two simple yet extremely effective products, Push™ and Genesis colostrum, to help when you have calves in need of a little extra care. Newborn calves are born with no circulating antibodies, and it is only by transferring the mother’s antibodies via high quality colostrum that the newborn calf can have a ready source of antibodies to fight diseases. While we often talk about newborn calves needing antibodies, they also require a large dose of energy from that first colostrum feeding. Therefore, by consuming colostrum the calf not only receives the needed antibodies but the energy to get the immune system up and running.
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