Making the most of colostrum at lambing

摘要: Lambs require between 180 and 210 ml colostrum/kg bodyweight during the first 18 hours after birth in order to provide sufficient fuel for heat production. Colostrum intakes of this would usually enough immunoglobulins protection against infections. Ewes which are well fed late pregnancy produce more colostrum than their lambs need, those with singletons having a second lamb, but most underfed ewes lamb's requirements exceed ewe's can be readily obtained stored subsequent use. The yields increased markedly when hand milking is preceded by an oxytocin injection, intravenous dose being 5 iu suggested intramuscular 10 15 iu. There little practical benefit three times birth.