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Volume 02, Issue 05

Published on: May 2026

EFFECT OF REPLACING WHOLE MILK BY SKIM MILK ON BODY WEIGHT OF CROSSBREED DAIRY CALVES

Shreyash Balasaheb Sutar Swapnil Madhavrao Bagul Rushikesh Ramchandra Kore Rushikesh Dilip Sathe

Dr. M. G. Mote

Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth Rahuri
DOI:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.259

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Raising healthy calves is essential for building a productive dairy herd, but the high cost of whole milk feeding poses economic challenges, especially in developing countries like India. This study evaluated the growth performance of 20 crossbred calves fed varying proportions of whole milk and skim milk. Calves were randomly divided into four groups: Control (100% whole milk), T1 (25–100% skim milk from day 22), T2 (50–100% skim milk), and T3 (75–100% skim milk). All calves received colostrum for the first three days and were monitored for 10 weeks. Weekly body weights and average daily gains (ADG) were recorded. Results showed non significant differences among groups in birth weight, weekly body weight, total weight gain, or ADG. Final body weights were slightly higher in T3 (53.31 kg) compared to control (50.62 kg), though not statistically significant. The average ADG ranged from 0.501 to 0.541 kg/day. The findings suggest that gradual replacement of whole milk with skim milk from day 22 onward supports comparable growth in calves, offering a cost-effective alternative feeding strategy without compromising performance.

Key words: Whole milk, Skim milk, Body weight and Crossbreed dairy calves

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Sutar, S. B., Bagul, S. M., Kore, R. R. & Sathe, R. D. (2026). Effect of replacing whole milk by skim milk on body weight of crossbreed dairy calves. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(05). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.259

Sutar, Shreyash, et al.. "Effect of replacing whole milk by skim milk on body weight of crossbreed dairy calves." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 05, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.259.

Sutar, Shreyash,Swapnil Bagul,Rushikesh Kore, and Rushikesh Sathe. "Effect of replacing whole milk by skim milk on body weight of crossbreed dairy calves." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 05 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.259.

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