Studies of the Growth and Blood Composition of Dairy Calves Fed Remade Skim Milk after Three Days of Age

The common method of feeding dairy calves for the first few weeks consists of feeding whole milk or partially skimmed milk for a limited time and then changing to skim milk. Other methods reported Morrow (11), in comparing fresh skim milk with remade skim milk, found that calves fed remade skim milk did not make as good growth as those fed fresh skim milk. Digestive disturbances also were noted in those calves fed the remade skim milk. Knott et al. (6) fed remade skim milk after 2 to 6 weeks of age and thereafter fed skim milk powder in the grain ration; they secured normal growth.