
“Sometimes there’s 10, 9 or even 8 percent solids, which is far lower than the 12 percent that whole milk should be,” he says. On the other hand, waste milk may be more prone to variances, Mulrooney says. Milk replacer also provides consistent nutrients and dry matter levels. If the farmer is going to feed whole, unpasteurized milk, it can transfer Mycoplasma, leucosis and Johne’s disease just to name a few.” It doesn’t bring pathogens so scours and respiratory illness are less of a concern. “Milk replacer is pasteurized and consistent. “Using waste milk higher in somatic cell counts can actually introduce bacteria into the calf herd,” he says. However, using waste milk can come with its own drawbacks. Using the right milk replacer is more economical than diverting saleable milk to calves, says Scott Mulrooney, territory manager with Merrick’s Inc. “It works really well from an economic perspective in that you don’t have to take saleable milk to raise the calves.” “A combination of pasteurized waste milk and milk replacer can be a great way to raise a calf,” he says. If enough waste milk isn’t available, using both replacer and waste milk can work well. In those cases, Earleywine recommends considering a milk balancer to provide additional nutrients and technologies.
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One way some producers have moved to full potential products is by utilizing pasteurized waste milk. If they look good and drink well, there’s no reason to be worried about manure consistency.” Just like newborn babies, you don’t expect to see solid manure if they are on a liquid diet. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are scouring. “When calves are being fed on a higher plane of nutrition and constantly growing, producers can expect to see more loose manure. When producers transition to these products, there are changes in calf response expected. Today, full potential milk replacer products are nearly half of the milk replacer sold. There is even data that calves that are fed better will produce more as cows – up to 1,000 to 3,000 pounds more milk in trials across the world.” “When you feed at higher rates, calves grow faster,” Earleywine notes. Often, these products are recommended to be fed at higher rates, which actually requires more protein. “If you wean at a proper age, you can actually have a smoother weaning transition, have bigger calves, their rumen is bigger and they are able to eat more starter,” Earleywine says.Ībout 15 years ago, the industry introduced “Cow’s Match,” or full-potential, milk replacer products that are higher in protein and a similar dry matter as whole milk. In addition, often fewer calves are treated for health issues. An older weaning age often returns sustainably better growth rates. It shows producers are recognizing that it’s best for the calf and allows the rumen to be more prepared.”Ī smooth weaning transition is critical for calf health and development, he says. “It’s gone from seven to eight weeks to nine weeks. “The age is slowly increasing across the industry,” Earleywine says. This can work against the natural development of the rumen and is often why producers see weaning transition issues, he says. The typical weaning age for dairy calves is about 2 months old. The things we need to do regardless of the plane of nutrition fed.”

“Some folks are worried that it will require more intensive management. “You get what you pay for in terms of growth, better grown, fuller, longer, taller calves,” he says. Therefore, Earleywine says that the long-term gain will more than make up for the additional cost. A popular example is a video of Diet Coke posted by it accumulated nearly 400,000 views and over 36,000 likes.Investing in calves early on can cost more, but the cost per pound of gain is often less. My favorite example of the trend was posted by and features a singular photo of Tom Wambsgans from Succession with the text, "a list of people who love Tom Wambsgans." He's quite possibly the least likely champion of these groups. The clip has been used in over 3,000 TikToks. Creators are posting other people, things, and media that perform well with those demographics. Obviously, the iconic soundbite became fodder for TikToks.

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