Lymph vessels route lymph fluid through nodes throughout the body. Lymph nodes are small structures that work as filters for harmful substances. They contain immune cells that can help fight infection by attacking and destroying germs that are carried in through the lymph fluid.
Discontinuing the use of rbST will entitle the farm to an additional over-order premium. Michigan cooperatives were given a commitment for a 75 cent/hundredweight (cwt) premium to provide rbST-free milk for the Class I market for a 1-year period. This money will be part of the over-order premium.
Healthy fawns average 4 to 8 pounds at birth, and they will double that weight in approximately 2 weeks â a period during which they survive entirely on their mothersâ milk. However, by 2 weeks of age rumination begins in their stomach, and they begin to supplement their milk diet with forage.