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Effects of feeding formalin-treated skim milk to calves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1960

T. R. Preston ,
E. Rattray  and
F. White
T. R. Preston
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
E. Rattray
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
F. White
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
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1. 2-week-old calves previously fed whole milk were changed abruptly o t skim milk which had been treated with formalin to give a final concentration of 0·1% of the preservative.

2. Difficulty was experienced in accustoming the calves to drink such formalin-treated milk and scouring invariably occurred within two days of the changeover.

3. Post-mortem and histological examination of calves fed formalin-treated skim milk showed severe damage to the alimentary tract compatible with clinical symptoms.

4. None of the above findings was apparent in control calves fed untreated skim milk.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , March 1960 , pp. 33 - 36
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1960

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