Colostrum 150 g
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PAVO Colostrum 150 g
Newborn foals lack antibodies against infection. It’s not until the foal is 3 to 5 weeks old that it produces enough of these antibodies itself. To bridge this gap healthily, it needs antibodies from the mare’s colostrum.
If a foal hasn’t received colostrum from its mother, or hasn’t had enough, it is vital to administer colostrum as quickly as possible in another way. Antibodies can pass through the intestinal wall only for the first day after birth. Uptake of antibodies is excellent within the first 12 hours after birth but falls to minimal levels after 24 hours. Pavo Colostrum is specially designed for this purpose.
PAVO Colostrum is suitable for motherless foals or when the mare's colostrum is insufficient or of unknown or poor quality.
- Provides the newborn foal with protective antibodies against infection
- Helps the foal to build resistance and vitality in a natural way
- Reduces the risk of diarrhea
- Long storage life
- Fast and easy to prepare
Instructions for use
Step 1: preparing 1 litre of foal milk
- Take a pan with a capacity of at least 1 litre.
- Put 300 ml of cold water in the pan.
- Top this up with 400 ml of boiling water. This gives you 700 ml of water with a temperature of around 60°C.
- Add 1 scoop (= 100 grams) of Pavo Foal Milk powder and stir until completely dissolved.
- Add 300 ml of cold water, stirring constantly. This gives you 1 litre of lukewarm foal milk (temperature around 40°C).
Step 2: preparing colostrum
- Stirring constantly, add the entire contents of one Pavo Colostrum sachet (= 150 grams) to 1 litre of lukewarm foal milk. Stir until completely dissolved.
Step 3: administering colostrum
- Cut off the tip of the teat with a pair of scissors. This creates a small opening through which the foal can suck the milk.
- Administer around 250 ml of lukewarm colostrum (around 40°C every hour using the enclosed bottle and teat.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to prepare the second sachet of Pavo Colostrum. After administering the second sachet of colostrum, the foal can be fed with foal milk only, following the enclosed feeding schedule.
Preparation tips
- We recommend heating the colostrum or keeping it warm in a ‘bain-marie’. This means heating it in or over a container of warm water. Take a pan or bowl with a capacity of at least 1 litre and put this in or over a larger pan containing hot water. Using a bain-marie prevents curdling or scorching.
- Never warm the colostrum in a microwave. The high temperatures can cause the antibodies in the colostrum to lose their protective effect. However, it is ok to warm the foal milk in a microwave.
Ingrediënts: Colostrum
Analytical components:
Sodium | 0.1 % |
Crude protein | 50.0 % |
Crude fat | 2.0 % |
Crude ash | 3.0 % |
Crude fibre | 0.0 % |