Calf rearing with acidified milk at the Lindhof Institute

Raue, F.

512 and 418 calves were reared to 50 days on warm milk and acidified milk resp., ad lib. maize silage and 2 kg concentrate/day were offered to all calves for a further 50 days. Daily weight gain in the first and second 50-day periods was 608 and 688 g/day for warm milk, and 888 and 900 g/day for acidified milks. Acid-milk fed calves drank more milk than warm-milk fed calves but ate less in the post weaning period; methods to prevent this drop in intake are discussed.