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Ingredient and nutrient composition of the calves’ basal diet
| Ingredient | Value |
|---|---|
| Milk replacer | |
| Crude protein (%) | 20.0 |
| Crude oils and fats (%) | 8.0 |
| Ash (%) | 6.0 |
| Crude fibre (%) | 1.3 |
| Calcium (%) | 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (%) | 0.45 |
| Sodium (%) | 0.1 |
| Lysine (%) | 1.4 |
| Vitamin A (IU/kg) | 10,000 |
| Vitamin D3 (IU/kg) | 2,000 |
| Vitamin E (mg/kg) | 80 |
| Vitamin K3 (mg/kg) | 1.0 |
| Vitamin B1 (mg/kg) | 4.3 |
| Vitamin B2 (mg/kg) | 4.3 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg/kg) | 4.3 |
| Vitamin C (mg/kg) | 100 |
| Niacinamide (mg/kg) | 6.6 |
| Calcium D-pantothenate (mg/kg) | 8.6 |
| Folic acid (mg/kg) | 0.35 |
| Vitamin B12 (mg/kg) | 0.05 |
| Biotin (mg/kg) | 0.07 |
| Choline chloride (mg/kg) | 300 |
| Manganese (mg/kg) | 64 |
| Zinc (mg/kg) | 56 |
| Iron (mg/kg) | 80 |
| Copper (mg/kg) | 8 |
| Iodine (mg/kg) | 0.96 |
| Selenium (mg/kg) | 0.2 |
| Enterococcus faecium (cfu/kg) | 1.2 × 109 |
| Mixed calf feed | |
| Crude protein (%) | 18.5 |
| Crude oils and fats (%) | 3.3 |
| Crude fibre max. (%) | 6.5 |
| Crude ash max. (%) | 9.0 |
| Phosphorus (%) | 0.8 |
| Calcium (%) | 1.3 |
| Sodium (%) | 0.23 |
| Magnesium (%) | 0.25 |
| Vitamin A (IU/kg) | 25,000 |
| Vitamin D3 (IU/kg) | 5,000 |
| Vitamin E (mg/kg) | 25.0 |