Table 4 Ingredients and chemical compositions of milk replacers.

Ingredients (g/kg DM)	Ctrl	GP	FY	MKT
Whey protein concentrate 35^a	150	150	157	156
Skimmed milk powder	390	400	400	400
Fatted whey 50^b	390	390	388.5	390
Whey protein concentrate 60^c	40	26	20.5	9.5
Premix^d	30	30	30	30
Proline	0	3	0	0
Glycine	0	1	0	0
Phenylalanine	0	0	2	0
Tyrosine	0	0	2	0
Lysine	0	0	0	6.2
Methionine	0	0	0	2.2
Threonine	0	0	0	6.1
Composition, (g/kg DM, unless otherwise stated)
DM (g/kg)	979	974	981	980
CP	254	255	251	254
EE	202	204	202	202
Lactose	448	454	456	444
Ashes	70	73	70	69

Key: Ctrl: Control milk replacer; GP: Milk replacer supplemented with glycine and proline; FY: Milk replacer supplemented with phenylalanine and tyrosine and MKT: Milk replacer supplemented with lysine, methionine and threonine. CP = crude protein; DM = dry matter; EE = ether extract.
^aContains 35% protein in the whey.
^bContains 50% protein in the whey.
^cContains 60% protein in the whey.
^dMineral and vitamin composition: Vitamin A 25,000 IU/kg; Vitamin D3 4,500 IU/kg; Vitamin E 300 mg/kg, Vitamin C 300 mg/kg, Vitamin B1 16 mg/kg, Vitamin B2 10 mg/kg, Vitamin B6 10 mg/kg, Vitamin B12 80 mg/T, Vitamin K 5.5 mg/kg, Folic acid 1 mg/kg, Pantothenic acid 23 mg/kg, Niacin 50 mg/kg, Fe 150 mg/kg, Zinc 170 mg/kg, Copper 10 mg/kg, Manganese 40 mg/kg, Iodine 1.3 mg/kg, Selenium 0.4 mg/kg.

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