A Michigan State Extension research project in 2016 set out to measure the prevalence of passive transfer failure in heifer and bull calves on Michigan dairy farms. While producers seemed confident in how to manage and deliver colostrum, the results indicate there is still a lot of improvement to be realized from managing colostrum.
Source: Hoard’s Dairyman, September 26, 2018. Link.
Nearly two-thirds of the dairies in a Michigan study did not meet industry standards for successful passive transfer