Colostrum project reveals quality differences - and pointets

摘要

Colostrum is gold - but how gold is gold? When it comes to quality, what is good enough?We set out to answer those questions in early 2021, working with 147 Welsh sheep farmers and Farming Connect, to measure ewe colostrum quality using Brix refractometers.Participating farmers were asked to test colostrum from at least 10 ewes in the first week of lambing and at least 10 ewes in the final week of lambing. And they recorded the Brix reading, as well as ewe age, breed, body condition score, number of live and dead lambs born, a description of udder condition, and the colour of the colostrum.