Milk Replacers

Goals of calf feeding

Growth

Health

rumen development

Milk replacers

Protein –

• Range – 18-30%

• Generally, > 22% are fed at 1.5

lb/head/day or more

Fat --

• Range -- 10-28%

• Most common – 18-22%

• Fat content responsible for most

of energy level differences

• Fat sources should be highly

digestible.

• Growth is regulated by daily intake of protein and energy.

Therefore, different feeding levels will affect performance

Not all milk replacers are the same. There are many different milk replacers on the

market that vary in protein and fat content and which come from different sources.

Read and understand the feed tag so you know if a particular milk replacer is

appropriate for your feeding program and growth goals. Also, growth is regulated

by the amount of protein and energy consumed on a daily basis so different feeding

levels will affect performance