SYNTHESIS STUDY OF THE QUALITY OF THE COLOSTRUM IN ȚURCANĂ BREED
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During the calving period of the 2025 season, seven farmers in the mountain area of Banat agreed to participate in the active management of the colostrum after a period of training and discussions. Five of these farmers gathered data on 125 sheep, including age, race, body condition score, number of lambs born live and dead, state of the udder, and colour of the colostrum. The results were analysed using a Brix Refractometer, which showed between 26.5% and 76% of the samples exceeded this minimum level value of the colostrum, i.e., it was of good quality. An average of 20 sheep colostrum samples showed a great variation at the level of the herd due to the feed. The forage front, especially concentrates (raw protein) and the supplementation of concentrates to the sheep with twin gestation were all factors that impacted the level of colostrum quality. Individual factors did not play a role in determining the quality of the colostrum; the quality of the colostrum was inadequate more likely if the sheep had an inadequate body condition score.
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