The following references were used to establish default values used in Colostrum Monte Carlo (CMC):

• Colostrum IgG: Morrill et al. 2012. Nationwide evaluation of quality and composition of colostrum on dairy farms in the United States. J. Dairy Sci. 95 :3997–4005. https://doi.org/ 10.3168/jds.2011-5174.
• Birth BW: Gianola and Tyler. 1974. Influences on Birth Weight and Gestation Period of Holstein-Friesian Cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 57:, Pages 235-240. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(74)84864-2.
  
  Dhakal et al. 2013. Calf birth weight, gestation length, calving ease, and neonatal calf mortality in Holstein, Jersey, and crossbred cows in a pasture system. J. Dairy Sci.96:690-698. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2012-5817.
• Conversion of colostrum BRIX to IgG: 2013. Evaluation of the Brix refractometer to estimate immunoglobulin G concentration in bovine colostrum. Journal of Dairy Science 96:1148–1155. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2012-582
  
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