Sources of liquid diet in artificial feeding and its impact on the ponderal development of dairy calves: literature review

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Jaqueline Bruno
Lorrane Roberta Floriano Barbosa
Lenita Camargo Verdurico

Abstract

Raising calves is one of the most complex activities on a dairy farm. From birth, maximum performance should be prioritized, since successful breastfeeding leads to an increase in live weight at weaning and the future milk production. There are different ways for providing milk to calves, one of them is artificial feeding, where animals are fed the liquid diet in buckets, bottles, or similar. In this type of breastfeeding, there are several sources of liquid diet that could be applied as whole milk, dairy substitutes, and non-marketable milk or waste milk. Regardless of the breastfeeding method, the amount of milk to be offered must meet the requirements of the animal, for the best future performance. This literature review evaluated different sources of liquid diet in artificial feeding and its impact on the weight development of dairy calves in this rearing phase.

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BRUNO, J.; BARBOSA, L. R. F.; VERDURICO, L. C. Sources of liquid diet in artificial feeding and its impact on the ponderal development of dairy calves: literature review. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 21, 10 Apr. 2023.
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ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PRODUCTION