In the round pasture, between sundown on Sunday evening and sunrise on Monday morning, Daisy gave birth to a healthy bull calf.
The calf doesn't have a name yet.
According to Farmer Rob, today Daisy's milk began to change in color from quite yellow back to a more normal white. The yellow is colostrum.
According to Wikipedia:
"Colostrum is crucial for newborn farm animals. They receive no passive transfer of immunity via the placenta before birth, so any antibodies that they need have to be ingested. This oral transfer of immunity can occur because the newborn's stomach is porous. This means that large proteins (such as antibodies) can pass through the stomach wall. The newborn animal must receive colostrum within 6 hours of being born for maximal transfer of antibodies to occur. The stomach wall remains somewhat open up to 24 hours of age, but transfer is more limited."
The calf doesn't have a name yet.
According to Farmer Rob, today Daisy's milk began to change in color from quite yellow back to a more normal white. The yellow is colostrum.
According to Wikipedia:
"Colostrum is crucial for newborn farm animals. They receive no passive transfer of immunity via the placenta before birth, so any antibodies that they need have to be ingested. This oral transfer of immunity can occur because the newborn's stomach is porous. This means that large proteins (such as antibodies) can pass through the stomach wall. The newborn animal must receive colostrum within 6 hours of being born for maximal transfer of antibodies to occur. The stomach wall remains somewhat open up to 24 hours of age, but transfer is more limited."
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