Healthy Calf Conference
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Wash your hands before collecting colostrum.
Cleanly collect colostrum from the cow. Prepare the udder as you would for milking.
Clean teats and teat ends using a single cloth or towel as follows; strip, dip/wash, dry, and apply milking unit. If using a bucket milker, make sure the bucket, inflations and hoses are clean and in a state of good repair as these apparatuses can transfer bacteria to the teat canal.
Collect colostrum within 15 minutes of calving.
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The Codes of Practice are nationally developed guidelines for the care and handling of farm animals. They serve as our national understanding of animal care requirements and recommended practices.