Understanding and interpreting the label on a bag of calf milk replacer (CMR) is often confusing as when it comes to legal requirements, manufacturers need only declare the ingredients in descending order of inclusion. Many omit to state if the product is detailed as freshweight or as dry matter (DM). Due to rapid advances in […]

Farmers put trust in the label on a bag of calf milk replacer (CMR), believing that higher percentages of crude protein will enable their calves to grow quicker, but the ingredients listed can be misleading. Never assume that more protein is always better as the way in which milk-derived ingredients are processed has a huge […]