The newborn calf is exposed to the environment full of pathogenic organisms. The calf does not yet have its own immune protection so it is very important of us to make it possible for it. In our experiment, which lasted from June to the end of December 2019, we wanted to know what factors affect colostrum quality. The experiment included 7 farms. During this time 42 cows had calves. We measured the colostrum of all these cows in the first 24 hours after calvingusing a digital refractometer. We checked if the month of calving, number of lactations and length of dry standing period had an effect on colostrum quality and calf health. Using this model we explain 52.7 % variance. The results show us that the length of the dry period and the month of calving influence the colostrum quality, while parity have no influence. The greater the quantity of colostrum, the lower the protein content in it. Out of 42 calves there were 2 stillbirths and, 3 calves died in the first three months after calving. We found that colostrum quality improved by 0.07 % when we extended the dry period by one day. That is, if we extend the dry standing time from 20 to 60 days, the colostrum quality improves by 2.8 %. The better the colostrum quality, the greater the chances for the calves to survive and achieve good production results as quickly as possible.
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