Duration To be completed March 2007
Team and Leader Drs H. Wicks, R. Fallon, L. Dawson, A. Carson, C.S. Mayne and A. Wylie
Organisations Involved ARINI, Hillsborough; Newforge; Teagasc, Grange R.O.I.
Background and Summary
Current recommendations in the UK and Ireland suggest that restricted feeding of calves (up to 8 weeks of age) of a milk replacer containing 20 to 23% crude protein is adequate to meet the calf's protein requirements.
The daily allowance of milk replacer of 450 to 750 g DM/d (at 12.5% DM concentration) fed in association with an ad libitum concentrate...