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.
