Once-a-day (OAD) feeding calves can be great timesaver at this time of the year and with many calves now over four weeks of age, farmers should try and pick out a batch to go on a OAD feeding regime.

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Milk consists of two proteins: casein and whey. Whey separates from the milk during cheese making. Whey protein is a nutritionally complete protein, as it contains all essential amino acids.

SHEBOYGAN – Back in the late 1800s to early 1900s, it was a common sight to see a horse-drawn wagon loaded with containers of milk to be distributed to customers in the city. Customers could ...

But there's a lot more to weighing up the options than the bare cost comparison, explains Teagasc Ruminant Nutrition Specialist Aisling Claffey. But there's a lot more to weighing up the options ...

In most cases, the mix rate will be between 12.5% and 15% solids. This means that if feeding 6l of mixed milk replacer at 12.5% solids, then the calf will be getting 750g of powder per day. There is a ...

In the liquid-feeding phase, this represented a total of about 25 pounds of milk replacer powder over about 38 days. Given what we now know about calf nutrition, Kuehnel dubbed this the “starvation ...

Ideally milk replacer is a light tan color having a pleasant bland odor. However, if the powder has a brownish-orange color and a caramelized smell it may have undergone the Maillard Browning reaction ...