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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1419984" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>Never mix electrolytes with the milk replacer. The milk replacer goes into the abomasum (4th stomach) where it forms a clot. That is a necessary part of the young calf's ability to gain nutrition from the milk. When you mix the milk with electrolytes you prevent the clot from forming. The result is you will actually increase diarrhea rather than clear it up while starving the calf. This is how I understood it when the Vet explained it to me. You can alternate feedings if diarrhea is a serious problem. Make sure there is always sufficient time between the two. I don't remember how long he recommended, but I thought he said you could follow up with some electrolytes just 1/2 hour after the milk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1419984, member: 9933"] Never mix electrolytes with the milk replacer. The milk replacer goes into the abomasum (4th stomach) where it forms a clot. That is a necessary part of the young calf's ability to gain nutrition from the milk. When you mix the milk with electrolytes you prevent the clot from forming. The result is you will actually increase diarrhea rather than clear it up while starving the calf. This is how I understood it when the Vet explained it to me. You can alternate feedings if diarrhea is a serious problem. Make sure there is always sufficient time between the two. I don't remember how long he recommended, but I thought he said you could follow up with some electrolytes just 1/2 hour after the milk. [/QUOTE]
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