Table 1.

Characteristics of goat colostrum collected on days 1, 2 and 3 after parturition.

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Brix (fresh colostrum) (%)	23.2 ± 0.9 a	18.6 ± 0.6 b	14.1 ± 0.3 c
Brix (frozen colostrum) (%)	22.8 ± 0.9 a	18.2 ± 0.6 b	13.7 ± 0.3 c
IgG (mg/mL)	36.6 ± 2.3 a	22.4 ± 1.5 b	8.4 ± 1.0 c
Fat (%)	8.0 ± 0.4 a	5.5 ± 0.4 b	5.1 ± 0.4 b
Total protein (%)	6.5 ± 0.2 a	5.5 ± 0.2 b	4.3 ± 0.1 c

Different letters (a–c) in the same row indicate significant differences (p < 0.001). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.