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Quality of Colostrum and Transition Milk
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Quality of Colostrum and Transition Milk

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Cattle".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 7009

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Julia Steinhoff-Wagner

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Institute of Animal Science, Center of Integrated Dairy Research, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
Interests: animal welfare; process and product quality; preventive health management; postnatal physiology; livestock production; colostrum and milk
Dr. Céline Heinemann

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Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
Interests: animal hygiene; microbiology; antibiotic resistances; preventive health management; microbial quality of food and a feed

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Animal health and welfare are still of increasing interest and relevance for consumers. The absence of hunger and thirst and the enabling of typical behavior are of particular importance for livestock offspring during the first phase of life. After birth, the newborn must not only adapt to the extrauterine environment but also to regular food intake. In this phase, the newborn´s metabolism and immune system are subject to many maturational and developmental processes, the majority of them directly depending on colostrum and transition milk uptake. For decades, the term “colostrum quality” has been exclusively defined by immunoglobulin concentration. However, today, it is well known that the process and product quality of colostrum and transition milk include much more than that.

This Special Issue “Quality of Colostrum and Transition Milk” is therefore open to all contributions (original research papers or reviews) aimed at increasing the knowledge of the process and product quality aspects of colostrogenesis; methods analyzing quality and determining ingredients; various aspects of postnatal colostrum management and feeding techniques; effects of colostrum or its components on health or development of the newborn; and hygiene, preservation, and storage of colostrum or transition milk of all mammalian livestock species.

We are looking forward to your interesting and innovative contributions. 

Dr. Julia Steinhoff-Wagner
Dr. Céline Heinemann
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • colostrogenesis
  • colostrum quality
  • health management
  • functional feed
  • passive immune transfer
  • postnatal development
  • prevention
  • suckling behavior

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Detection of the Core Bacteria in Colostrum and Their Association with the Rectal Microbiota and with Milk Composition in Two Dairy Cow Farms
by Bin Chen, Guangfu Tang, Weiqing Guo, Jie Lei, Junhu Yao and Xiurong Xu
Animals 2021, 11(12), 3363; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123363 - 24 Nov 2021
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As one of the pioneer bacterial sources of intestinal microbiota, the information of bacterial composition in colostrum might provide a reference for developing specific probiotics for newborn calves, especially calves fed with pasteurized milk. The present study aimed to detect the core bacteria [...] Read more.
As one of the pioneer bacterial sources of intestinal microbiota, the information of bacterial composition in colostrum might provide a reference for developing specific probiotics for newborn calves, especially calves fed with pasteurized milk. The present study aimed to detect the core bacteria at different taxonomic levels and the common beneficial ones in colostrum by analyzing the bacterial composition in 34 colostrum samples of healthy cows selected from two dairy farms. The results of the further analysis showed that the bacterial composition in the colostrum of the two dairy farms was different, but their four most dominant phyla were the same including Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria. The microbiome of all colostrum samples shared ten core operational taxonomic units (OTUs), 21 core genera, and 34 core families, and most of them had no difference in relative abundance between the two farms. The ten core OTUs did not belong to the identified commensal bacteria and have not been detected by previous study. However, several core genera found in our study were also identified as core genus in a previous study. Some well-known beneficial and pathogenic bacteria including Lactobacillus plantarum, Bacillus subtilis, Acinetobacter lwoffii, and Streptococcus pneumoniae were present in the colostrum of healthy cows. However, none had a correlation with the number of somatic cell count (SCC), but the core genera Nubella and Brevundinimas and the core families Methylobacteriaceae and Caulobacteraceae positively correlated with the number of SCC. The genus Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, and Chryseobacterium in colostrum had a positive correlation with each other, while the probiotics unidentified-Bacteroidales-S24-7-group had a negative correlation with Pseudomonas and Chryseobacterium. In addition, more than 50% bacterial OTUs in colostrum were detected in the rectal content including some strictly anaerobic bacteria that are generally present in the intestine and rumen. However, of the top 30 commonly shared bacterial genera in the colostrum and rectal feces, no genus in colostrum was positively correlated with that same genus in rectal feces. In conclusion, the bacterial composition of colostrum microbiota is greatly influenced by external factors and individuals. There were several core OTUs, and some core genus and families in the colostrum samples. Colostrum from healthy cows contained both beneficial and pathogenic bacteria and shared many common bacteria with rectal content including some gastrointestinal anaerobes. Full article
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Determining Immunoglobulin Content of Bovine Colostrum and Factors Affecting the Outcome: A Review
by Johanna Ahmann, Julia Steinhoff-Wagner and Wolfgang Büscher
Animals 2021, 11(12), 3587; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123587 - 18 Dec 2021
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The immunoglobulin concentration in bovine colostrum should be measured to ensure feeding with sufficient immunoglobulins (≥50 mg immunoglobulin G mL−1). Adequate feeding prevents diseases, promotes development, and has a positive influence on the adult animal. Indirect and direct measurement methods are [...] Read more.
The immunoglobulin concentration in bovine colostrum should be measured to ensure feeding with sufficient immunoglobulins (≥50 mg immunoglobulin G mL−1). Adequate feeding prevents diseases, promotes development, and has a positive influence on the adult animal. Indirect and direct measurement methods are available for this purpose. Direct measurement methods cannot be easily used in practice; therefore, farmers use indirect methods such as a colostrometer and a refractometer. Many factors influence the immunoglobulin concentration of colostrum; some of them have already been intensively researched. In particular, lactation and temporal aspects play an essential role. Newer aspects such as dry period, seasonal influences, and genetics are gaining importance, but their impact on immunoglobulin content has not been sufficiently investigated. Developments are still needed, especially in data management. This review analyzes the outcome of different studies on the indirect and direct measurement methods and discusses different factors influencing the immunoglobulin concentration of bovine colostrum. Full article
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