LOGAN POTTS AND CHRISTINE RINDFLEISCH

The Effect of Whole Milk vs. Powdered Milk

Barn Setup

Stacey

Original

Free Stall

Free Stall

Midnight

Rambo

Smalls

Tarantula

•ALL CALVES GIVEN:•All distributed morning and night

•½ bucket fresh water•Fresh bedding of straw for comfort•Fresh grain (varying amounts from (1/4 bucket to 1/3)

•Based on date of birth and weight

•* ** COLOSTRUM: MILK FROM A COW FROM HER FIRST THREE DAYS AFTER CALVING

Always…

B ORN: 4 -25 -15 FED: POWDERSTARTING WEIGHT: TOO SMALL TO BE MEASURED FOR WEIGHTACTIVITY: •SEEMS QUIET THROUGHOUT F IRST 3 DAYS (MAY 19 -21)•FIRST WEEK GIVEN 4 CUPS WATER, 1 CUP POWDER MIXED •HAS TROUBLE DRINKING FROM BUCKET (FOR OLDER CALVES)

•Succeeds with drinking from the bottle •DOESN’T EAT VERY QUICKLY •ENJOYS SLEEPING IN THE MORNING •GETS ¼ BUCKET OF GRAIN

•Doesn’t always eat much of her grain

Tarantula

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B ORN: 4 -21 -15FED: WHOLE STARTING WEIGHT: 92 POUNDSACTIVITY: •FIRST WEEK GOT 4 ½ CUPS OF WHOLE MILK •ALWAYS SEEMS HYPER, ENERGETIC, B OUNCY •TYPICALLY ONLY EATS AB OUT HALF OF HER GRAIN BUCKET •STARTED TO CHEW HER CUD FOR THE F IRST TIME (ADULT COW) •ADDED 3 CUPS OF COLOSTRUM TO WHOLE MILK ON (20 T H )

•She ate with more gusto •GETS 1 /4 BUCKET OF GRAIN EVERY MORNING AND NIGHT

Smalls

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Grain Bucket

Bucket of Whole Milk

BORN:4-18-15FED: WHOLE STARTING WEIGHT: 164 POUNDSACTIVITY:•GETS 5 CUPS OF WHOLE MILK•USUALLY AWAKE •TENDS TO EAT MAJORITY OF GRAIN

•Given 1/3 cup of grain every morning and night •COUGHED A COUPLE TIMES

Rambo

Click icon to add pictureRambo getting her evening straw for bedtime

Midnight

BORN: 4 -17-15FED: POWDERSTARTING WEIGHT: 144 POUNDS ACTIVITY: •DRINKS VERY QUICKLY•SEEMS QUIET BUT ALWAYS WANTS ATTENTION•RECEIVES 4 CUPS OF WATER MIXED WITH 1 CUP OF POWDER•GIVEN 1 /3 BUCKET OF GRAIN • TENDS TO EAT ALL OF GRAIN

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Midnight getting her straw in the morning

Stacey

BORN:5-11-15FED: WHOLE STARTING WEIGHT: 97 POUNDS ACTIVITY: •GIVEN 1 /8 BUCKET OF GRAIN•RECEIVED 3 CUPS COLOSTRUM1 ½ CUPS OF WATER (21-22) • SOCIABLE, OUTGOING •DRANK FROM BUCKET •EASILY FED •EXTREMELY TIMID AT FIRST WHEN BORN, NOW COMPLETE OPPOSITE •TENDS TO EAT MOST OF HER GRAIN

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Original

BORN: 5 -15-15FED: POWDERSTARTING WEIGHT: 120 POUNDSACTIVITY:•GIVEN 4 CUPS OF WATER, 1 CUP •POWDER•GIVEN A BOTTLE 5 /6 DAYS SINCE SHE IS YOUNG •RECEIVES 1 /8 BUCKET OF GRAIN •ALWAYS HYPER AND SEEKS ATTENTION •DRANK BOTTLE VERY EASILY • TENDS TO EAT HALF OF HER GRAIN

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WEIGHT CHANGES FROM WEEK 1 :TARANTULA: 29 INCHES TO 33 INCHES (GAINED 3 INCHES)SMALLS: 92 LBS TO 97 LBS (GAINED 5 LBS)

RAMB O: 164 LBS TO 191 LBS (GAINED 27 LBS)MIDNIGHT: 144 LBS TO 164 LBS (GAINED 20 LBS)

STACEY: 97 LBS TO 120 LBS (GAINED 23 LBS)ORIGINAL: 120 LBS TO 126 (GAINED 6 LBS)

SMALLS, RAMB O, AND STACEY GAINED THE MOST WEIGHT OF THE PAIRS

Week 2 (May 24- 31)

WEIGHT CHANGES FROM WEEK 2 :TARANTULA: 83 LBS TO 86 LBS (GAINED 3 LBS)SMALLS: 97 LBS TO 110 LBS (GAINED 13 LBS)

RAMBO: 191 LBS TO 204 LBS (GAINED 13 LBS)MIDNIGHT: 164 LBS TO 184 LBS (GAINED 20 LBS)

STACEY: 120 LBS TO 126 LBS (GAINED 6 LBS)ORIGINAL: 126 LBS TO 132 (GAINED 6 LBS)

SMALLS AND MIDNIGHT GAINED THE MOST WEIGHT OF THE PAIRSSTACEY AND ORIGINAL TIED WITH WEIGHT GAIN

Week 3 (June 1-8)

WEIGHT CHANGES FROM WEEK 3 :TARANTULA: 86 LBS TO 91 LBS (GAINED 5 LBS)SMALLS: 110 LBS TO 138 LBS (GAINED 28 LBS)

RAMBO: 204 LBS TO 236 LBS (GAINED 32 LBS)MIDNIGHT: 184 LBS TO 191 LBS (GAINED 7 LBS)

STACEY: 126 LBS TO 164 LBS (GAINED 38 LBS)ORIGINAL: 132 LBS TO 151 (GAINED 19 LBS)

SMALLS, RAMBO, AND STACEY GAINED THE MOST WEIGHT OF THE PAIRS

Final Weights

TARANTULA- 12% GAIN (POWDERED) SMALLS - 33% GAIN (WHOLE)

RAMBO - 31% GAIN (WHOLE) MIDNIGHT- 25% GAIN (POWDERED)

STACEY- 41% GAIN (POWDERED) ORIGINAL- 21% GAIN (WHOLE)

* *THOSE WHO WERE ON WHOLE MILK GAINED BETWEEN 21% AND 33% RATHER THAN 12% AND 25%

Percentage Gain

Lbs gainedFinal Weight

WHOLE MILK (STACEY, RAMBO, SMALLS)$16 .00 FOR 100 LBS = $0 .16 PER 1 POUNDFEED 12 LBS A DAY$1.92 PER DAY

POWDERED MILK (ORIGINAL, MIDNIGHT, TARANTULA)$150 .00 FOR 100 LBS =$0.67 PER 1 POUNDFEED 1 .25 LBS A DAY = $0 .83 PER DAY

Financial Stats

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Conclusion

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