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Short Communication: Addition of Milk Replacer to Colostrum Whey: Effect on Immunoglobulin G Passive Transfer in Majorera Kids

N. Castro^*, J. Capote, L. Morales^*, E. Quesada^*, H. Briggs^* and A. Argüello^*,1

^* Department of Animal Science, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University, Arucas 35416, Spain
Canary Agronomic Science Institute, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

¹ Corresponding author: aarguello{at}dpat.ulpgc.es

Forty-two Majorera kids (21 males and 21 females) were assigned to 3 groups, a colostrum group (C), a colostrum whey group (CW), and a colostrum whey plus milk replacer group (CWMR). All kids were fed twice on the first day and received 4 g of IgG/kg of body weight. No differences were found in serum IgG among the different treatments. Kid serum IgG concentrations on d 2 were 14.57, 17.25, and 13.32 mg/mL in the C, CW, and CWMR group, respectively. Labor time per animal was higher in the C and CW treatments than in the CWMR group (24.2 ± 2.3, 20.9 ± 3.4, and 16.1 ± 1.5 min, respectively). This new management system may decrease labor costs during the colostrum feeding period.

Key Words: goat kid • colostrum whey • immunoglobulin G • milk replacer

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