Aim:
To investigate the efficiency of colostral protein digestion in newborn lambs fed bovine colostrum (BC)

Protocol:
9 newborn lambs fed one meal of BC 3 hours after birth compared with the results of 2 unfed lambs and 4 lambs fed bovine milk

Results:

• The amounts of ingested proteins in lambs fed BC were much higher than those fed milk diet
• 35% of dietary amino acids ingested as BC were available with 4 hours for amino acid metabolism
• High percentage of IgG was recovered in the digestive tract and in the blood

Reference
Yvon M, et al. (1993) Colostrum protein digestion in newborn lambs. Journal of Nutrition 123(3): 586-96.