Calving

Beef Calf Viability: The Importance of Checking the Suck Reflex

Good neonatal viability is essential to ensure calves rapidly ingest and absorb colostrum. Many early-life losses in suckled calves are linked, directly or indirectly, to hypogammaglobulinaemia (low levels of immunoglobulins).…

SRUC Veterinary Services
18/02/2026