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Table 1 Information on experimental and control calves and the batches of colostrum fed

From: Ingestion of colostrum from specific cows induces Bovine Neonatal Pancytopenia (BNP) in some calves

Calf (no.)

Breed

Calf

from

farm

Colostrum from cow

Colostrum

from farm

Litres of

colostrum

ingested

Experimental calves

1

Holstein Friesian (HF)

I

50% A (2nd milking)+ 50% B (1st milking)

α

3

2

Crossbreed*

I

50% A (2nd milking)+ 50% B (1st milking)

α

3

3

HF

II

A (1st milking)

α

3

4

Crossbreed*

I

C (1st milking)

β

3

5

HF (twin of calf 6)

I

25% C (1st milking)+ 75% D (1st milking)

β

2

6

HF (twin of calf 5)

I

25% C (1st milking)+ 75% D (1st milking)

β

2

Control calves

7

Crossbreed**

III

From its own dam

 

3

8

Simmental

IV

From its own dam

 

3

9

Crossbreed**

V

From its own dam

 

3

10

HF

VI

From its own dam

 

3

11

HF

VII

From its own dam

 

3

12

HF

VII

From its own dam

 

3

  1. * Brown Swiss × Belgian Blue; ** HF × Simmental; *** HF × Belgian Blue
  2. All colostrum batches used were from 2009Cows from which the colostrum was used: A and B had calves with BNP in 2008 and 2009;
  3. C had a calf with BNP in 2008; the colostrum of 2009 was not used on the farm, only in the experiment; D had a calf with BNP in 2009