Calcium Requirements of a Meat Ewe and Dairy Doe During Gestation and Lactation
Calcium Requirements of a Meat Ewe and Dairy Doe During Gestation and Lactation
70-kg adult with twins | Calcium Requirements (g/day) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Early gestation | Late gestation | Early lactation | Mid lactation | |
Ewe (meat) | 6.5 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 6.5 |
Doe (parlour milked) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 20.7 | 21.4 |
Adapted, with permission, from Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants, Animal Nutrition Series, 2007. National Academy of Sciences, National Academy Press, Washington DC. | ||||