Colostrum Densimeter for Bovine. Evaluating lgG contents in Bovine Colostrum.

The battle against failure of passive transfer (FPT) involves feeding the calves a quantity of colostrum of a good quality, shortly after calving.

A way of measuring the quality of the colostrum is by using the Colostrum Densimeter.

The densimeter measures the specific gravity of the colostrum, which is influenced by the contents of the immunoglobulins in the colostrum.