Slacked Lime as a Preventive of Scours for Whey-fed Calves

Abstract

Studies involving 30 Holstein calves were carried out to formulate the best system of starting and continuing calves on reconstituted whey (9 lbs. water and 1 lb. dried whey) to 60 days of age. The results indicate that reconstituted whey should not be fed until the calf is at least 2 weeks of age and that the change to an all-whey liquid diet should be gradual. When scouring was stopped with 0.25 teaspoonful of slacked lime stirred into the remade whey at each feeding, normal rates of growth were obtained.