Optimizing Colostrum Harvest on New York State Dairy Farms
Principal Investigator: Matthias Wieland
Co-PI: Sabine Mann
Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Email: mjw248@cornell.edu
Sponsor: Federal Capacity Funds
Grant Number: 2022-23-136
Title: Optimizing Colostrum Harvest on New York State Dairy Farms
Project Amount: $29,792
Project Period: October 2022 to September 2023
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
Optimal pre-milking stimulation is paramount to harvest high-quality colostrum as quickly, gently, and completely as possible while maintaining udder health and animal well-being. In this project, we will study the effect of 4 different pre-milking stimulation strategies to increase colostrum quantity and to improve colostrum quality in dairy cows.