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<blockquote data-quote="J and L" data-source="post: 213035" data-attributes="member: 3494"><p>We go through about a bag and a quarter per calf. We feed </p><p>1/3 more than the bag recommends-- we aim for a 35 day wean and our gains are excellent. Years ago a vet told us that feeding the bag recommendation was a way to keep the calf alive until it could eat grain-- and this made sense since the bag says nothing about feeding a 80# calf vs a 120#calf. We have fewer health issues-- after all these years the accelerated programs recognize the connection between better nutrition and overall health. We feed a little short of the bag recommendation for the first three days and then ramp up overer about three more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J and L, post: 213035, member: 3494"] We go through about a bag and a quarter per calf. We feed 1/3 more than the bag recommends-- we aim for a 35 day wean and our gains are excellent. Years ago a vet told us that feeding the bag recommendation was a way to keep the calf alive until it could eat grain-- and this made sense since the bag says nothing about feeding a 80# calf vs a 120#calf. We have fewer health issues-- after all these years the accelerated programs recognize the connection between better nutrition and overall health. We feed a little short of the bag recommendation for the first three days and then ramp up overer about three more. [/QUOTE]
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