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Podcast: The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast
Episode: Dr. Amanda Fischer-Tlustos: Colostrum Synthesis Timeline | Ep. 42 - Part 1
Description: In this part one episode of The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fischer-Tlustos, NSERC postdoctoral research fellow at UC Davis and the University of Guelph, explains how colostrum is produced and what drives its composition. She shares new findings on IgG accumulation, macronutrient synthesis, mammary activity during the dry period, and management factors influencing colostrum quality. Discover practical insights to improve dairy health outcomes. Listen now on all major platforms!“Higher milk yield at dry off was linked to greater mammary activity during the dry period and poorer colostrum outcomes.”