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TABLE A-5. DAILY NUTRIENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GROWING HEIFERS
Body weight
(lb)
Daily gain
(lb)
Intake DM
(lb)
Crude protein
(lb)
NEm
(Mcal)
NEg
(Mcal)
TDN
(lb)
Ca
(g)
P
(g)
Vitamin (1000 IU)
A D

Large breeds 200 1.7 6.2 1.0 2.5 1.5 4.3 18 9 4 0.6
300 1.7 8.1 1.3 3.4 1.8 5.6 20 12 6 0.9
400 1.7 10.0 1.6 4.2 2.1 6.8 22 14 8 1.2
500 1.7 12.0 1.8 5.0 2.3 7.9 23 16 10 1.5
600 1.7 14.0 1.9 5.8 2.5 9.1 24 18 12 1.8
700 1.7 16.2 2.0 6.5 2.8 10.3 25 19 14 2.1
800 1.7 18.5 2.2 7.2 3.0 11.5 26 20 16 2.4
900 1.7 21.0 2.5 7.8 3.2 12.8 29 21 18 2.7
1000 1.7 23.7 2.8 8.5 3.3 14.1 29 21 19 3.0
1100 1.5 25.2 3.0 9.1 3.1 14.7 29 21 21 3.3
1200 1.5 28.4 3.4 9.7 3.2 16.1 30 21 23 3.6

Small breeds 100 1.1 3.0 0.5 1.5 0.7 2.2 10 6 2 0.3
200 1.3 5.8 0.9 2.5 1.3 4.1 17 9 4 0.6
300 1.3 7.9 1.3 3.4 1.6 5.3 19 11 6 0.9
400 1.3 10.0 1.5 4.2 1.8 6.6 20 13 8 1.2
500 1.3 12.2 1.6 5.0 2.0 7.8 22 15 10 1.5
600 1.3 14.6 1.8 5.8 2.3 9.1 23 17 12 1.8
700 1.3 17.3 2.1 6.5 2.5 10.4 24 18 14 2.1
800 1.3 20.2 2.4 7.2 2.7 11.8 25 19 16 2.4
900 1.3 23.7 2.8 7.8 2.9 13.4 29 19 18 2.7
1000 1.1 25.6 3.1 8.5 2.5 14.1 29 19 20 3.0



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