Milk feeding to calf

Amount of whole milk feeding to calf is generally one tenth of the calf’s body weight. Factors influencing amount of milk are:

• Body weight
• Breed
• Growth rate
• Age
• Health conditions etc.

Skim milk feeding: after two week of whole milk feeding, it can be replaced by skim milk at a gradual rate. Skim milk feeding may be discontinued at 24 weeks of age.

Reconstituted milk or butter milk feeding: normal butter milk of reconstituted skim milk may also be fed in place of fresh skim milk for raising dairy calves especially when calves have access to legume hay.