C3 and C4 components of the complement are normally present in human colostrum. These compounds are natural antibacterial agents. Pectin-rich plant extracts have been shown to induce prolactin release and milk synthesis when administered by the oral route in rat. In the present work, extract from a plant rich in pectin, Gossypium herbaceum was given orally to women 2 days after parturition. The...

Failure of piglets to achieve an adequate intake of colostrum is the underlying cause for the majority of piglet deaths occurring within the first days of post-natal life. From the most recent findings, it can be estimated that 200 g of colostrum per piglet during the first 24 h after birth is the minimum consumption to significantly reduce the risk of mortality before weaning, provide passive ...

Batches (30-L) of first-milking bovine colostrum, inoculated with Mycoplasma bovis (10(8) cfu/mL), Listeria monocytogenes (10(6) cfu/mL), Escherichia coli O157:H7 (10(6) cfu/mL), Salmonella enteritidis (10(6) cfu/mL), and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map; 10(3) cfu/mL), were heat-treated at 60 degrees C for 120 min in a commercial on-farm batch pasteurizer system. Duplicate 50-m...

The effects of ambient temperature and source of exogenous energy (glucose or colostrum) on the ability of newborn Brahman calves to maintain rectal temperature (RT) were determined. All calves were removed from dams within 30 min of birth, before suckling. Calves were catheterized and placed in either a warm (25 degrees C) or cold (5 degrees C) environment for 150 min and given either colostru...

Passively acquired antibodies through colostrum will protect calves against etiological agents of neonatal calf diarrhea. Among them enteric diseases due to strains of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are the most commonly occurring form of colibacillosis in newborn calves. Specific antibodies against whole ETEC cells and total immunoglobulin G in dam serum, colostrum and calf serum were...

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most distributed public health problem which increases the ability of other diseases and risks. The present work was concerned with the investigation of colostrum immunoglobulin potential effects on some biochemical changes in diabetic rats. The results showed the impact of oral administration of colostrum in healthy and diabetic rats. Regarding to fecal characte...

AIM HIV-associated diarrhea is common in HIV/AIDS patients in developing countries. An earlier uncontrolled study showed that a nutritional product made from bovine colostrum (ColoPlus®) alleviates HIV-associated diarrhea. We performed a randomized single-blind controlled trial of addition of colostrum-based supplement (ColoPlus®) to standard anti-diarrhea treatment in HIV/AIDS patients with di...

The objectives were to investigate effects of nutritional plane and Se supply during gestation on yield and nutrient composition of colostrum and milk in first parity ewes. Rambouillet ewe lambs (n = 84, age = 240 ± 17 d, BW = 52.1 ± 6.2 kg) were allocated to 6 treatments in a 2 × 3 factorial array. Factors included Se [adequate Se (ASe, 11.5 µg/kg of BW) or high Se (HSe, 77.0 µg/kg of BW)] ini...

This experiment was designed to determine the effects of Colostrometer tested colostrum on the total serum protein (TP) of Holstein heifer calves. The experiment was performed on a working dairy where 40 50% of the heifer calves had been dying because of poor colostrum quality. For three months, May 12, 1999 through August 10, 1999, the heifer calves born were fed 4 L of first colostrum through...

Colostrum has high nutritional values, is more easily digestible than milk, and a comparatively higher concentration of dry matter, fat non-fat protein most importantly, immunoglobulin (Ig). The important task immunoglobulins to neutralize pathogens toxins through neuttalization. Lactoferrin product the transferrin gene family with iron binding ability. serves as major component secondary granu...