UDDA Colostrum Bags / Colostrum Management Kit

UDDA Bags- available in two sizes-

one size that takes 3 litres,  & 4 litres BACK IN STOCK ) with or with out accessories-

• Available as bags only, or with feeding accessories
• Starter pack of 10 bags includes one long feeding tube and 1 teat
• boxes of 50 or 400 bags
• 3 teats & 3 standard short tubes,
• 3 teats & 3 more slender "jersey tubes"
• 6 teats
• 6 standard tubes
• 6 "jersey tubes"
• 3 long tubes, with a longer tube , so the bag can be held higher

Also available in bulk boxes of 400 bags, with 24 long feeding tubes. Also available without tubes.

Allow some spare space in the bag for expansion when freezing.

The sheets of waxed paper provided are for placing between the bags while freezing. Once frozen, they can be removed and re used.

The FILLER KIT is a metal bracket for a shelf or table that grips the bag neck and hold the funnel, a funnel and a jug.

Don't be kidded by copies claiming to be reusable at more than double the price! We recommend single use because it is possible to get a build up of bugs, no matter how careful you are at cleaning them out. Re-use is a risk that you might take. Just like other things, cutting corners can be a bit risky.

Benefit of pasteurisation.

An important to know weakness of colostrum is that stored colostrum doesn’t protect itself from invasion by colonies of harmful bacteria.

Despite stringent care bacteria will always make it into collected colostrum as a result of environmental contamination. Refrigeration will slow their development but pasteurisation is needed to make the colostrum as safe as possible.

The benefit of pasteurisation is being able to have safe colostrum whenever needed.

Colostrum pasteurisation is a well-studied science and the temperature of treatment is everything.

The danger mark is 60C. If the colostrum exceeds 60C, either when initially pasteurising or when defrosting frozen colostrum, the protective benefits of the immunoglobulins vanish when heat causes the proteins to permanently unravel.

"UDDA" Bags allow colostrum to be pasteurised, refrigerated, frozen, unfrozen and fed with a minimum of fuss and importantly keeping the colostrum safe from bacterial contamination and transmission of the bacteria to the vulnerable gut of the newborn calf.

without the new dough-nut feature. They are lower price and can be used for lower volumes for different breeds. A permenant marker is supplied to mark on the volume and any other information.

Using a simple system like this makes it easy , i.e. how to get colostrum into calves.

Intended for single use. Sterlisation is not achievable without pressure and steam, i.e. autoclaving! so it is possible to get a build up of pathogenic strains of bacteria.

G Shepherd Animal Health delivers direct to farmers. Free next-day on-farm delivery is available either using the 24-hour online form or by calling us on 01772 690131.