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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: yankieGirl on July 10, 2011, 09:46:13 pm

Title: left over calf starter fed to pigs?
Post by: yankieGirl on July 10, 2011, 09:46:13 pm

I had a calf that I was bottle then bucket feeding calf starter.  I have a half bag left.  Would it hurt to mix it and over the next few weeks feed it to my two 7 month old gilts?

Title: Re: left over calf starter fed to pigs?
Post by: Tiva Diva on July 10, 2011, 10:13:51 pm

Can't see why it should. I assume there's no animal protein in it.

Title: Re: left over calf starter fed to pigs?
Post by: hughesy on July 11, 2011, 05:02:29 pm

If you read the ingredients you'll find it's much the same ingredients wise.

Title: Re: left over calf starter fed to pigs?
Post by: shetlandpaul on July 11, 2011, 08:40:35 pm

are you talking about milk or feed. either way it should be ok in small amouts just don't replace there normal feed use it as an extra. it would have been clean from bugs when bagged if its the milk replacer. how long has it been open.

Title: Re: left over calf starter fed to pigs?
Post by: yankieGirl on July 12, 2011, 02:10:29 am

the bag has been open 3 months

Title: Re: left over calf starter fed to pigs?
Post by: shetlandpaul on July 12, 2011, 08:48:24 am

if its the milk replacer go by what it says on the bag. think of it as dried milk powder would you use it if it was open for 12 weeks.

Title: Re: left over calf starter fed to pigs?
Post by: Fowgill Farm on July 14, 2011, 10:04:19 am

Watch it doesn't make them scour (runny bottoms!) it will certainly build them up, i know of some pigs that were reared on creamy Jersey cow milk and they were real fat babies!!
Mandy  :pig: