Table 9.2.

Nutrient requirements of large breed heifers gaining 0.9 kg/d^a.

BW, kg	DMI, kg/d	ME, Mcal/db	CP, %	Ca, g/d	P, g/d
150	4.2	9.9	16.9	33	15
200	5.2	12.3	15.0	37	17
250	6.2	14.6	13.7	37	17
300	7.1	16.7	12.9	38	18
350	8.0	18.8	12.3	40	19
400	8.8	20.7	11.8	41	20
450	10.4	25.2	14.7	58	28
500	11.3	27.2	14.1	59	29
550	12.1	29.1	13.7	61	30
600	13.0	30.9	13.3	63	31
650	13.8	32.7	13.0	64	32

^aAdapted from Tables 14.13 and 14.15 from NRC. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle. 7th Rev. ed. National Acad.Press; 2001.

^bME = metabolizable energy.