First 36 hours critical for orphaned dairy calves

Orphaned calves must be fed on colostrum from a foster mother or replacers within the first 36 hours of birth to avoid double loss. John Gekonge, a Kisii University Animal Health Officer, said the first 24 hours and 36 hours would determine the survival of the calf. Loss of a dairy mother during or soon …

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