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Why tube feeding should be your last option

Why tube feeding should be your last option

Alex Moreland
Published on: 18/06/2024

If a newborn livestock animal is too weak to suckle then often the only option appears to be to tube feed colostrum but there are very good reasons why this should be your last option - not a ‘go-to’.

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