Hello I have a question perhaps someone else will have an answer for. I
found a twin lamb that had been left by mom perhaps 10 hours withought
colostrum. It then drank 4 oz. and will be eating more. Will this lamb have
a chance to make it or do you think it was to late? I never thought to look
I have had lambs survive while only receiving a little to no colostrums in
the first three days. But... they do much better when they get all their
belly can handle in those first three days. Survival probably depends on
the size and vitality of the lamb. With an attentive two legger mamma, no
h
Colostrum is not supposed to be any help after 24 hours. The stomach
lining is not supposed to absorb the nutrients after 24hours..
Cecil in OKla
The Wintermutes wrote:
I have had lambs survive while only receiving a little to no colostrums in
the first three days. But... they do much better
Here is what I remember:
Colostrum is not the same as milk. Colostrum has antibodies which transfer
from the ewe to the lamb to basically immunize against disease and illness.
The antibodies in the ewes colostrum will quickly diminish to zero by around
24 hours after delivery. The lamb may opera
