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Can you feed electrolytes and milk re-placer to a baby calf in the same day?
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∙ 11y ago
No. Should be either or. Electrolytes if calf has scours, milk replacer if it's healthy.
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What do you feed a baby calf?
Depends on how old the calf is, but milk replacer mixed with water is what you can feed a baby calf. Also allow it access to hay or grass, grain, and water.
What kind of milk should i feed my calf after replacer colostrum?
Milk replacer formula, or raw milk. Don't feed the calf homogenized or pasteurized milk, because they are devoid of the essential bacteria that are killed off in the pasteurizing process.
Bottle fed calf home milk?
Yes, you can a bottle calf regular home milk. You want to warm the milk to luke warm before you feed it just like milk replacer. It has no advantage over milk replacer, but will help in a pinch.
What is an alternative milk source for baby calves?
Milk replacer. It comes in a powdered form that you can buy at your local feed store that you have to measure out and mix with water. Don't buy any plant-based milk replacer like soy as this will be detrimental to your calf's health: soy contains low to zero saturated fat which is not healthy for a baby calf, plus also contains some other things (forget what) that will cause him to get sick. So either stick with the milk replacer formula, or get some unpasteurized cows or goats milk for him to suckle on.
What does a baby calf eat?
Most farmed calves actually drink milk replacer so that the mothers can be farmed for the dairy milk that humans choose to consume. This also means the calves are often separated from their mothers at a very early age.
Can i feed potato to my one month baby rabbit?
No, It's too young, you should go to pet shop and buy baby rabbit milk replacer for it.
Is there anything to do for a bottle calf that has been given antibiotics and now has lost its appetite?
Yes. Tube it with electrolytes and milk. If the calf is not going to eat on its own, you're going to have to force-feed it by putting a esophageal tube down its throat and giving it the milk and electrolytes it needs to survive and get better.
What causes a young calf to founder?
A young calf fed a diet too high in energy or by consuming too much grain at once may cause it to founder or get laminitis, especially in dairy calves that are placed on a milk-replacer diet with calf-starter feed of mostly grains.
How long should a calf be on milk replacer?
It depends on the milk replacer given to the calf and the breed/age of the calf as well. Whatever milk replacer you buy, please follow the label and read the instructions rather than relying on a site like this for your answers. You won't get much accuracy from here as you will from the milk replacer formula you purchased or will purchase.
What is the best food to help a baby calf grow?
Milk, and a feed called Calf Starter (or some similar name), which is a formulated feed meant for feeding growing bottle calves.
How does a calf help you?
A calf (or baby cow) is the reason that the beef and dairy industries have not crashed. They are the future beef and milk producers, so in short answer they will feed you.
What to feed a baby cow?
Newborns need colostrum as soon as possible. Older calves require milk replacer as well as a ration of hay and grain for them to eat, along with water to drink. They should be weaned off the replacer by 3 to 4 months of age.
