Table 1.
Composition | Milk replacer | Calf starter | Mixed hay1 |
---|---|---|---|
DM, % | 96.9 | 88.1 | 83.2 |
DM basis, % | |||
CP | 24.7 | 22.4 | 10.8 |
Crude fat | 20.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
Ash | 5.6 | 5.1 | 8.0 |
NDF | ND2 | 13.9 | 56.6 |
ADF | ND | 7.3 | 33.7 |
Starch | ND | 26.3 | 2.0 |
Ca | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
P | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1Mixed hay was composed of orchard and timothy hay and fed at its original length (not chopped).
2Not determined.