Milk & Milk Replacer Feeding and Management

Liquid feeds (milk, milk replacer, etc.) are necessary for calves until they are prepared physically and metabolically for weaning. Methods of feeding, types of liquid feeds, and management of the liquid feeding program are critical to successful (and economical) calf rearing. The topics below should help you better manage your calves prior to weaning.

• #06 - Methods of feeding liquid to calves
• #07 - Computer or mob feeders for calves
• #08 - Can I use waste milk for my calves?
• #23 - Soy proteins in milk replacers
• #28 - Can I feed calves once a day?
• #29 - Supplemental fat in liquid diets
• #33 - Measures of milk replacer quality
• #34 - Intestinal mucins
• #35 - Risks of using waste milk
• #37 - New trends in milk replacer management
• #40 - Cost of milk vs. milk replacer
• #41 - Antibiotics in milk replacers
• #44 - Fat levels in milk replacers
• #45 - Vitamin A in milk replacer
• #49 - Red blood cell protein in calf milk replacers
• #53 - Milk replacer ingredients and labels
• #61 - Effect of nutrient intake on growth in beef calves
• #70 - Glutamine and soy proteins in milk replacers
• #71 - NRC energy requirements for calves fed milk or milk replacer
• #72 - NRC energy requirements for calves fed milk or milk replacer plus starter
• #75 - Egg protein in calf milk replacers
• #84 - Accelerated feeding #1 - current feeding programs
• #85 - Accelerated feeding #2 - limitations of current programs
• #86 - Egg in milk replacers - an update
• #95 - Accelerated Feeding: What is your goal?
• #98 (Updated) - What is the true cost of waste milk?
• #104 - Variation in whey protein concentrate quality
• #106 - Calves and antibiotic residues
• #110 – Pasteurizing waste milk – an objective study
• #113 - Rumen acidosis and rumen drinking in milk-fed calves
• #115 - Abomasal pH and milk feeding
• #119 - E coli shedding in calves fed milk replacer without and with antibiotics
• #121 - Added CMR feeding in cold weather
• #122 - Calculating ME in milk and milk replacers
• #123 - Cost of feeding milk replacer
• #124 - Accelerated liquid feeding and diarrhea
• #134 - Amino acids in milk replacers