Table 2. Nutrient composition of starter feeds and timothy hay

Nutrient composition	Starter feeds1)		Timothy hay
	Starter A	Starter B
DM (%)	91.8	89.9	90.1
Crude protein (% of DM)	24.9	17.0	14.8
Crude fiber (% of DM)	9.20	8.01	33.8
Acid detergent fiber (% of DM)	10.9	11.0	37.7
Neutral detergent fiber (% of DM)	22.0	22.0	67.1
Total fat (% of DM)	5.90	3.70	1.13
Calcium (% of DM)	0.90	0.90	0.18
Phosphorous (% of DM)	0.50	0.50	0.14
Total digestible nutrients (% of DM)	75.8	72.8	-

Timothy hay (Phleum pratense L.) was chopped to a mean particle size of 2.5 mm and added to starter A at 5% and starter B at 10%.
Starter A was available freely to calves from day 2 of life. Starter B was fed to calves when they could consume a minimum of 500 g starter A.
DM, dry matter.