Multi-species Mixing Rates

Milk Replacer Feeding Guidelines for Multi-species

MaxCare Essential Calf Milk Replacer and MaxCare Lamb & Kid Milk Replacer are suitable for multi-species and can be fed to horses or other equines, dogs, cats, llama, alpaca, fawns, pigs or other animals.

Pups | Mixing Rate 180g/L

Pups should receive 20% of their body weight in colostrum in the first 24 hours.
Gradually increase the portion of puppy food until the puppy is on solid food.

Day of feeding	Volume per day		Feed per day
2 – 4 days	360ml		6
5 – 7 days	500ml		5
Week 2	600ml		4
Week 3 – Weaning	800ml		4
Weaning (over 7 days)	400ml		2

Piglets | Mixing Rate 160g/L

Piglets should receive 20% of their body weight in colostrum in the first 24 hours.

Day of feeding	Volume per day	Volume per feed	Feed per day
2 – 4 days	360ml	60ml	6
5 – 7 days	500ml	100ml	5
Week 2	600ml	150ml	4
Week 3 – Weaning	800ml	200ml	4
Weaning (over 7 days)	400ml	200ml	2

Lambs | Mixing Rate 190g/L

Lambs should receive 20% of their body weight in colostrum in the first 24 hours.
Wean from 5 - 6 weeks of age when eating sufficient solid food and forage.

Day of feeding	Total Daily Target		Feed per day
0 – 1 day	Colostrum		Colostrum
2 – 7 days	700ml		5
8 – 14 days	1000ml		4
15 – 21 days	1400ml		4
22 days – weaning	1400 – 1700ml		4
Weaning (over 7 days)	100ml gradually reducing to 500ml		3

Kids | Mixing Rate 150g/L

Kids should receive 20% of their body weight in colostrum in the first 24 hours.

Day of feeding	Total Daily Target		Feed per day
2 – 7 days	800ml		4
8 – 14 days	1000ml		4
15 – 21 days	1600ml		5
22 – 28 days	1800ml		4
29 – 35 days	2000ml		4
36 – 42 days	1800ml		3
43 – 49 days	1600ml		3
50 – 56 days	1400ml		3
Weaning (over 7 days)	Dropping 200ml/day		3

Fawns | Mixing Rate 200g/L

Fawns should receive 20% of their body weight in colostrum in the first 24 hours.
Wean when eating sufficient solid food and forage.

Day of feeding	Volume per day		Feed per day
2 – 7 days	1000ml		5
Week 2	1000ml		4
Week 3	1200ml		4
Week 4	1500ml		4
Week 5 – 6	1500ml		3
Week 7 – Weaning	1000ml		2
Weaning (over 14 days)	500ml		1

Foals | Mixing Rate 100g/L

Foals should receive 10% of their body weight in colostrum in the first 24 hours.
Gradually reduce daily milk volumes until foal is completely weaned.

Day of feeding	Volume per day		Feed per day
2 – 3 days	5.0L		10
4 – 7 days	5.0L		8
Week 2	6.0L		6
Week 3	7.5L		5
Week 4 – 7	12.0L		4
Week 8 – Weaning	12.0L		3

Crias: Alpaca & Llama | Mixing Rate 180g/L

Crias should receive 10% of their body weight in colostrum in the first 24 hours.
Wean 4-6 months of age provided cria has adjusted to good quality forage.

Body Weight	Volume per day		Feed per day
7kg	700mL		6
9kg	900mL		6
11kg	1100mL		6
14kg	1400mL		6
16kg	1600mL		6
18kg	1800mL		6

Calves | Mixing Rate min, 150g/L

Calves should receive at least 10-15% of their body weight in colostrum in the first 24 hours.
Wean once eating sufficient solid food and forage.

Calf Age	Twice Daily Feeding	Once Daily Feeding
2 – 7 days	150 grams of MaxCare within a litre 1.5 – 2 litres per feed	MaxCare recommend calves be fed twice daily for the first 7 days
8 – 21 days	150 grams of MaxCare within a litre 2.5 – 3 litres per feed	150 grams of MaxCare within a litre Max. 3.5 litres per feed
22 – 49 days	150 grams of MaxCare within a litre 3 litres per feed	150 grams of MaxCare within a litre Max 3.5 litres per feed
Day 50 – Weaning	150 grams within a litre. Taper volume by 0.5L/day dependent on calf starter consumption