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. 1922 Jul 31;36(2):181–198. doi: 10.1084/jem.36.2.181

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COLOSTRUM TO THE NEW-BORN CALF

Theobald Smith 1, Ralph B Little 1
PMCID: PMC2128332  PMID: 19868663

Abstract

All of ten calves which were permitted to take colostrum after birth survived. Eight out of twelve calves which did not get colostrum died and one was killed moribund. One calf, killed on the 27th day, harbored miscellaneous bacteria in its organs. The kidneys were sclerotic and one joint diseased. Of the remaining two calves, one had transitory joint troubles, the other rhinitis. One was sold and the other killed when 2 months old. In the latter the organs were normal and sterile.

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