CV Lattes
ORCID
Abstract
Sheep are small ruminants of considerable importance in animal production due to the ability to provide wool, milk, leather and meat. Ruminants have epitheliochorial placenta, which means that the transfer of maternal antibodies to fetal does not occur satisfactorily to ensure adequate immunity, so the ingestion of colostrum in these species is essential. Colostrum is the first milk secre…