Colostrum

newborn calves properly” (Beef Cattle Calving Management, 2009). Adequate planning and preparation can reduce the calf loss, which means ore profit for the producer. Using useful proven management techniques which include: good nutrition, nursing and colostrum surveillance, good record keeping, and proper castration, dehorning, and implants to help ensure a successful calving season. Good organization by precise record keeping and using appropriate management techniques before, during, and…

The WHO (World Health Organization 2011) recommends “mothers universally to exclusively breastfeed infants for the child 's first six months to obtain optimal growth, development, and health. Thereafter, they should be provided nutritious complementary foods and extend breastfeeding up to the age of two years or beyond”. It is one of the safest ways of nurturing and helps to defend infant against infectious and chronic diseases by providing essential nutrients and is also beneficial for the…

The Effect of Cultural Competence on Antepartum and Postpartum Nursing Care Just as nursing care has evolved over the decades since Florence Nightingale, so has the patient population around the world. During the past forty years, the United States has become drastically more racially diverse (Lewallen, 2011, p. 5). Immigrants have taken their own cultures and values to other places, causing the population to have mixed cultures, beliefs, religions, traditions, and customs. Particularly in…

Remember those commercials with the happy cows from the California Dairy Board? As someone who owns an annoying rooster, my favorite is the one where the cow’s hit the snooze button, a.k.a. annoying rooster. If you don’t know the one I’m talking about, you can check it out out on You Tube™. By the way, I call my rooster coq au vin, because that’s what I threaten to make of him if he doesn’t shut up. Last week, I visited the Texas happy cows at a place called Dyer Dairy. Dyer Dairy is located on…

Once the excitement associated with pregnancy subsides, women start thinking about the impending weight gain and all that they will need to do to shed the extra kilos. But have you ever thought about the other changes that your body is about to experience after childbirth? Yes, there are several other changes that will hit your body after your delivery. Read on to know more. Uterus One of the parts of your body to get affected after child birth is your uterus. During pregnancy your uterus…

Amongst both sheep and cattle, there had previously been outbreaks of rotavirus. This is a virus that results in diarrhoea and intestinal issues, which can cause fatalities in young calves and lambs. This outbreak occurred because the enterprise previously had not vaccinated against rotavirus (the owners of the farm tend to limit their use of vaccines on the livestock). However, after this outbreak, stock units with the virus were culled and the enterprise now regularly vaccinates against it…

1. What are the hormones detected in the early stages of pregnancy that we measure for a pregnancy test. How long do they stay elevated? Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or a beta subunit (β-hCG) of hCG are the hormones which are detected in early stages of pregnancy. β-hCG production can begin as early as the day of implantation and can be detected in as early as 7-10 days after conception. “The level of hCG increases until it peaks at about 60-70 days of gestation and then declines until…

The antibodies passed while breast feeding can help with ear infections, diarrhea, respiratory infections, and meningitis (DiSanto, 2012). Breast milk is easily digested by a newborns immature digestive system (DiSanto, 2012). Breast milk is always fresh, available and free (DiSanto, 2012). The skin to skin contact during breast feeding can enhance the emotional connection between mother and baby (DiSanto, 2012). DiSanto states there are some disadvantages to breast feeding also. Breast feeding…

Bonney R. J. (2006). Farm animal welfare at work. Applied Animal Behavior Science, 100(1-2), 140-147. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.007 In this article, Roland James Bonney discusses the problems associated with animal welfare on farms. Bonney references studies done from the Food Animal Initiative (2001) regarding their approach to improving animal welfare on farms, using ethical treatment and science to understand and develop practical solutions to solve supply standards and improvement of…

Teaching Breastfeeding: Environment, Positioning and Breast Care Ashley Baker Denver School of Nursing Teaching Breastfeeding: Environment, Positioning and Breast Care The clinical family that presented in the St. Anthony’s North hospital consisted of an Eighteen-year-old female gravida 1, parity 1, post-partum 24 hours after vaginal delivery of baby boy. Baby boy is having difficulty latching for more than a few sucks and mother is having difficulty with milk production, painful nipples and…