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Recommendations - Cattle

Dairy Cattle

Vitamin
Unit
Lactating Cows (units/head/day)
Dry Cows (units/head/day)
Calf Milk Replacer
(units/lb of feed1)
  A
TIU
80 - 120
75 - 125
20 - 25
  D3
TIU
15 - 50
10 - 20
2 - 4
  E
IU
300 - 1,000
500 - 900
50 - 100
  K3
mg
0
0
1 - 2
  B1
mg
0
0
5 - 7
  B2
mg
0
0
5 - 7
  B6
mg
0
0
2 - 3
  B12
ug
0
0
30 - 40
  Biotin
ug
0 - 20,000
0 - 10,000
100 - 150
  Folic Acid
mg
0
0
0.3 - 0.5
  Niacin
mg
3,000 - 6,000
0 - 1,000
20 - 30
  Pant. Acid
mg
0
0
15 - 20
  C
mg
0
0
200 - 300
TIU = Thousand International Units
IU = International Units
1) 87% Dry Matter Basis


Beef Cattle

Vitamin
Unit
Feeder
(units/head/day)
Finishing (units/head/day)
Cows and Bulls
(units/head/day)
  A
TIU
40 - 60
40 - 70
50 - 100
  D3
TIU
3 - 5
4 - 7
3 - 5
  E
IU
200 - 300
200 - 1,500
200 - 400
  K3
mg
0
0
0
  B1
mg
0 - 40
0 - 30
0
  B2
mg
0
0
0
  B6
mg
0
0
0
  B12
ug
0
0
0
  Biotin
ug
0
0
0 - 10,000
  Folic Acid
mg
0
0
0
  Niacin
mg
1,000 - 2,000
1,000 - 2,000
0
  Pant. Acid
mg
0
0
0
  C
mg
0
0
0
TIU = Thousand International Units
IU = International Units