Redefining Colostrum and Transition Milk

萨斯卡通初乳有限公司(SCCL)专门为国内和国际的乳制品和牛肉生产商提供优质初乳。评价初乳质量的主要指标是免疫球蛋白含量，然而，初乳和初乳中还有数百种额外的生物活性分子，如低聚糖和初乳，它们可能改善小牛的健康，但尚未被发现。因此，本项目的目标是表征初乳和过渡奶中的低聚糖。从本质上讲，将确定应喂给小牛以发展胃肠发育并因此保持健康状态的益生元的蓝图。这项研究的结果将提供对初乳和过渡奶管理实践的见解，并突出益生素在犊牛饲喂方案中的价值。

The Saskatoon Colostrum Company Limited (SCCL) specializes in providing quality colostrum to dairy andbeef producers nationally and internationally. The main metric to assess colostrum quality is immunoglobulincontent, however there are hundreds of additional bioactive molecules such as oligosacchardies in colostrumand the first milkings of lactation that may improve the health of calves but have yet to be uncovered.Therefore, the objectives of this project are to characterize the oligosaccharides in colostrum and transitionmilk. Essentially, a blueprint of the prebiotics that should be fed to the calf to develop the gastrointestinaldevelopment and consequently health status, will be determined. The results of this study will provide insightsinto colostrum and transition milk management practices and highlight the value prebiotics in calf feedingregimens.