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Table 1 Results from questionnaires on herd calf management procedures related to milk feeding (n = 508 herds)

From: A survey of pre-weaning calf management in Norwegian dairy herds

Variable

n

Median

IQR

Min

Max

Daily milk allowance (L/d)

508

7

6

8

2

15

Number of daily milk feedings

501

     

 Automatic milk feeder

30

     

 Daily (manual) milk feedings

471

3

2

3

2

7

 Missing entries

6

     

Housing in single pen (weeks)

504

2

1

3

0

16

 Missing entries

4

     

Barn type (cows)

      

 Free-stall

193

     

 Tie-stall

294

     

Free access to water at 3 weeks

      

 No

82

     

 Yes

420

     

 Missing entries

6

     

Usage of milk replacer?

 Yes

227

     

 No

227

2

1

3

0

14

If milk replacer is used, from what age (week)?

227

2

1

3

0

14

 Missing entries

10

     
 

135

Yes

    

Has the calf milk allowance been changed during the

345

No

    

 Missing entries

28

     

If yes, what was the former milk allowance?

133

6

5

6

0

9

 Missing entries

2