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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