Importance of Milk Feeding Pre-weaning to Dairy Calves
Similar to any mammal, newborn dairy calves must consume milk in the first weeks of life because of their inability to properly digest dry feeds. On most dairy farms, milk harvested from cows or reconstituted milk replacer powder provides the primary source of nutrients for calves in the first 4-6 w...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2011-07-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119343 |