Kerbl ColostroStart

How it works: 1 First milk The mother cow is milked right after birth. The first milk, the colostrum, has the highest levels of immunoglobulins and nutrients. 2 Determining colostrum quality The freshly milked colostrum is checked for quality. The simple colostrometer or the more precise refractometer are used as aids here. Only high-quality colostrum (> 50 gamma globulins per litre) should be fed to newborn calves. They could otherwise not build up a stable immune system. 3 Pour into a colostrum pouch High-quality colostrum is poured into the disposable colostrum pouch and labelled accordingly (cow number, data, colostrum quality). The ColostroStartFILLER filling aid, available separately, makes it faster to fill the pouches without spilling colostrum. 4 Pasteurising Bacteria are always present in freshly milked colostrum. Dangerous germs can also be transmitted from mother to calf. The risk of disease, which may only arise a year later, should be minimised. This is why it is recommended that you pasteurise the colostrum. Pasteurise the filled colostrum pouch in a water bath for 60 minutes at 60 °C. Studies show that this effectively reduces bacteria and germs and still retains the essential antibodies in the colostrum. Pasteurising the colostrum is an optional step and should be done in accordance with your farm’s practices and hygiene. Measurement with refractometer Measurement with colostrometer 1 2 3 4