Turkey: Colostrum treatment for newborn calves in Uşak

In Uşak, within the scope of the project to reduce calf deaths, "colostrum", which is the first milk milked from cows that have just given birth, was turned into powder while preserving its nutritional value and started to be used in calves with immune problems. In order to prevent newborn calves from dying due to the lack of immune molecules (immunoglobulin) in their mother's milk, Uşak Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry started a study in 2021 to freeze and pollinate the colostrum of different animals that contain high levels of these molecules. After successful results were obtained in 473 calves who were given colostrum that was frozen and powdered without losing its nutritional value with the "freeze drying" technology, a production area was established within the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry with the support of Zafer Development Agency and Uşak Governorship Special Provincial Administration in order to mass produce the powdered ...