Evaluation of on-farm tools for colostrum quality measurement
Evaluation of on-farm tools for colostrum quality measurement
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DOI:
10.3168/jds.2014-8415
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发表时间:
2015-03-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Doepel, L.
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作者:
Bartier, A. L.;Windeyer, M. C.;Doepel, L.
The objectives of this study were to determine the immunoglobulin G (IgG) content of colostrum on Alberta dairy farms and to determine which on-farm tool, the colostrometer or the Brix refractometer, was more highly correlated with IgG content as determined by radial immunodiffusion (RID). Colostrum samples (n = 569) were collected between February and July 2012 from 13 commercial dairy farms in central Alberta, with herds ranging in size from 60 to 300 lactating cows. Immunoglobulin G content was determined directly by RID and indirectly by a colostrometer (specific gravity) and Brix refractometer (total solids). The Spearman correlation was used for the colostrometer and Brix refractometer data. According to RID analysis, 29.1% of the colostrum samples contained