Table 3.
Nutritional management of beef × dairy calves on dairy farms pre- and post-weaning in the Northeast
| Percentage1 | SE, % | |
|---|---|---|
| Preweaning liquid feeds (n = 160) | ||
| Colostrum | 59.4 | 3.9 |
| Waste milk | 63.8 | 3.8 |
| Milk replacer | 41.3 | 3.9 |
| Other | 15.0 | 2.8 |
| Preweaning solid feeds (n = 156) | ||
| Starter grain | 85.3 | 2.8 |
| Cow refusals | 9.6 | 2.4 |
| Long stem hay | 31.4 | 3.7 |
| Other | 10.3 | 2.4 |
| Postweaning solid feeds (n = 133) | ||
| Starter grain | 15.8 | 3.2 |
| Cow refusals | 33.1 | 4.1 |
| Long stem hay | 54.1 | 4.3 |
| Other | 24.1 | 3.7 |
1Respondents could select all that applied to their operations, thus, percentages exceed 100.