Author:
Jane Vaughan
Criagenesis, Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia

Date of Publication:
unknown

Publication:
Criagenesis

Excerpt:
If the dam has no milk/has died or the cria is too weak to nurse, feed warm colostrum (frozen and stored from another disease-free alpaca/cow/goat) via teat (preferred method, to optimise digestion) or stomach tube (last resort) for the first 3 days of life to maximise antibody uptake into blood (first 12 hours of life) and to provide local gut protection from microbes for the duration of use.

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