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Calf milk replacer vs powdered milk.
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<blockquote data-quote="darcelina4" data-source="post: 1613357" data-attributes="member: 27059"><p>I raise lots of bottle calves. I've had many calves that have never had any scours. I have raised them on various milk replacers, whole milk from the store, fed by nurse cows, and grafted onto foster cows in the pasture. The ones grafted or just fed by nurse cows did the best and were the healthiest. The ones on the best all milk 22/20 non-medicated milk replacer also did very well. I prefer Nutrablend brand. The Dumor Ultra 20/20 all milk they did fine. The whole milk from the store did cause some scours and was way too expensive. Now for the fails- any milk replacer that had soy or sprayed plasma caused scours and/or bloat or colic symptoms. The first year I had three calves I got in the summer that I struggled daily to keep them alive thinking it was the heat. Nope-the cheap milk replacer with soy turned out to cost me alot in medicine. Within a couple of days of switching back to the 22/20 all milk, they turned around. We have strict protocols for bottle feeding calves that we found works for us. They only get tweaked slightly ever. The basic plan- feed 2 qts milk 6am, 6pm, fed at 103 degrees. Water bucket in pen from day one. From day one, after every bottle, stuff a handful of grain in their mouth and have a mineral feeder with grain in the pen where they can find it. Keep the calf dry and out of the wind. Raise in pairs. No hay until eating 2 pounds of grain a day. Then add hay. Once eating 3 pounds of grain a day 3 days in a row, start reducing milk and wean over a week. Keep increasing grain upto 6 to 8 pounds a day for 6 months or more. Vaccinate at 2 to 3 months and a month later. I've had good luck doing calves this way. I've only had a few deaths. I've got some calves from some pretty scetchy people. Some of my healthiest calves have been from the salebarn. I've raised dairy, dairy cross with beef, and all beef calves. When I say dairy, I mean jersey, shorthorn, Guernsey, or crosses. Only every had 2 holsteins. I raise mostly beef calves. I would not do the powdered milk as I dont know how that is with the protein and fat levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darcelina4, post: 1613357, member: 27059"] I raise lots of bottle calves. I've had many calves that have never had any scours. I have raised them on various milk replacers, whole milk from the store, fed by nurse cows, and grafted onto foster cows in the pasture. The ones grafted or just fed by nurse cows did the best and were the healthiest. The ones on the best all milk 22/20 non-medicated milk replacer also did very well. I prefer Nutrablend brand. The Dumor Ultra 20/20 all milk they did fine. The whole milk from the store did cause some scours and was way too expensive. Now for the fails- any milk replacer that had soy or sprayed plasma caused scours and/or bloat or colic symptoms. The first year I had three calves I got in the summer that I struggled daily to keep them alive thinking it was the heat. Nope-the cheap milk replacer with soy turned out to cost me alot in medicine. Within a couple of days of switching back to the 22/20 all milk, they turned around. We have strict protocols for bottle feeding calves that we found works for us. They only get tweaked slightly ever. The basic plan- feed 2 qts milk 6am, 6pm, fed at 103 degrees. Water bucket in pen from day one. From day one, after every bottle, stuff a handful of grain in their mouth and have a mineral feeder with grain in the pen where they can find it. Keep the calf dry and out of the wind. Raise in pairs. No hay until eating 2 pounds of grain a day. Then add hay. Once eating 3 pounds of grain a day 3 days in a row, start reducing milk and wean over a week. Keep increasing grain upto 6 to 8 pounds a day for 6 months or more. Vaccinate at 2 to 3 months and a month later. I've had good luck doing calves this way. I've only had a few deaths. I've got some calves from some pretty scetchy people. Some of my healthiest calves have been from the salebarn. I've raised dairy, dairy cross with beef, and all beef calves. When I say dairy, I mean jersey, shorthorn, Guernsey, or crosses. Only every had 2 holsteins. I raise mostly beef calves. I would not do the powdered milk as I dont know how that is with the protein and fat levels. [/QUOTE]
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