Karioki, D.I.Gitau, G.K.Munyua, S.J.M.Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2013-09-122013-09-1220131995Karioki, DI, Gitau, GK & Munyua, SJM 1995, 'The use of preserved colostrum for rearing replacement dairy calves: calf performance, economics and on-farm practicability in Kenya’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 167-170.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31687The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.A total of 133 observations on mean daily mass gains from 19 calves reared on either whole milk (control) or preserved colostrum (treatment) were estimated. The control group had a total of 104 observations computed, while the treatment group had a total of 29 observations. There was no significant difference in the overall mean daily mass gains between the treatment and control groups which were 0,2257 and 0,3607 kg, respectively (P < 0,1 ). Partial budgeting analysis estimated that with an annual calf crop of 80 calves, the use of preserved colostrum would result in a direct saving of an estimated US$1 ,800 per year for the farm.en© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicinePreserved colostrumDairy calvesCalf performanceEconomicsOn-farm practicabilityKenyaVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle