Clinical Context Peer-reviewed veterinary literature continues to shape everyday decision-making for production animal practice, especially when new evidence clarifies diagnosis, treatment selection, monitoring, or clinical outcomes.

What the Study Evaluated A study published in Journal of dairy science in 2026 evaluated effect of colostrum supplementation administered at a behavior-based alert for calf diarrhea..

Key Findings The objective of this randomized clinical trial was to determine whether supplementing colostrum at the time of a behavior-based alert would reduce diarrhea severity and improve feeding behavior, activity, and growth in Holstein calves. Calves were trained to use an automated milk feeder (Foerster-Technik) at 3 d of age and offered milk replacer ad libitum until 4 wk, 9 L/d from 4 to 7 wk, and gradually weaned from 7 to 9 wk. Calf starter (20% CP) was offered a…