IN a previous column (Feedstuffs, Jan. 14, 2013), I noted that supplemental fat in calf starters generally reduces intake and daily gain. I also reviewed a study in which this outcome occurred with increasing levels of corn dried distillers grain (Suarez-Mena, 2011).In that light, a series of trials were done at the Provimi calf research center (Hill et al., 2015) using tallow and soybean oil in calf starters to more specifically look at differing fat sources for calves up to four months of ace.
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