Milk proteins still the "gold standard" in milk replacer
Can you feed a milk replacer that contains soy protein concentrate without depressing calf growth?
University of Illinois researchers added the amino acid glutamine to a soy-based milk replacer in hopes of doing just that. However, the average daily gain of calves fed the glutamine-supplemented milk replacer was 18 percent less than that of calves fed a whey-based milk replacer.
Can you feed a milk replacer that contains soy protein concentrate without depressing calf growth?
University of Illinois researchers added the amino acid glutamine to a soy-based milk replacer in hopes of doing just that. However, the average daily gain of calves fed the glutamine-supplemented milk replacer was 18 percent less than that of calves fed a whey-based milk replacer.
