Table 2.

The daily amount of milk and milk replacer (MR) fed to Holstein heifer calves during the sucking period from birth to 60 days after calving.

Age/day	Feed type	Milk amount kg/d	Remarks
0 1 d old	Colostrum	4 + 3 + 1 L, 6 h apart	Colostrum can be enough to add 3 L
2 14 d old	Milk only	4 L/2 times	Gradually increase milk volume
15 25 d old	15–22 Milk only d 23, Milk 75 + 25%MR d 24, Milk 50 + 50%MR d 25, Milk 25 + 75%MR	5 L/2 times	15 18 days transition period
26 46 d old	Milk replacer only	6 L/2 times	26 29 days transition period
46 60 d old	Milk replacer only	3 L/2 times	0.7 1 L per day
60 d weaning	Milk replacer only	0	Feeding pellets