Other Species Mixing & Feeding Rates

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Milligans MMR is suitable for a wide range of young animals beyond lambs and calves. Scroll to your animal below.

These are guidelines only. All rates assume clean warm water at 38–40°C.

Please note. Feeding rates on bags and product labels are guidelines developed at the time of printing and may vary from the rates shown on this page. We continually review and refine our recommendations based on the latest knowledge and feedback — this page reflects our most current guidance.

If you have been feeding at the rates shown on your bag or product label and your animals are performing well, there is no need to change. Keep doing what is working. If you are starting out or reviewing your feeding programme, the rates on this page are the ones we recommend today.

Fawns Cria Foals — Horse Foals — Pony Piglets Puppies Kittens

Fawns — Milligans MMR

Mix rate: 200g/L. One 20kg bag makes 100 litres.

Age	Feeds per day	Volume per feed	Grams per feed	Daily volume	Grams per day
0–4 days	6	Colostrum or ExcelPlus Colostrum
5–7 days	5	250mL	50g	1.3L	250g
8–21 days	4	350mL	70g	1.4L	280g
22 days to weaning	3	600mL	120g	1.8L	360g

Approximate powder usage: 13.7kg per fawn to weaning (day 42 / 6 weeks) — one 20kg bag rears approximately 1.5 fawns. Actual usage will vary.

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Cria — Milligans MMR

Mix rate: 200g/L. One 20kg bag makes 100 litres.

Age	Feeds per day	Volume per feed	Grams per feed	Daily volume	Grams per day
0–4 days	6	Colostrum or ExcelPlus Colostrum
5–7 days	4	250mL	50g	1.0L	200g
8–21 days	3	300mL	60g	0.9L	180g
22 days to weaning	3	350mL	70g	1.1L	210g

Approximate powder usage: 17.6kg per cria to 90 days on milk — one 20kg bag rears approximately 1 cria for this period. Note: cria feeding duration varies considerably. Actual usage will vary.

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Foals — Horse — Milligans MMR

Mix rate: 100g/L. One 20kg bag makes 200 litres.

Age	Feeds per day	Volume per feed	Grams per feed	Daily volume	Grams per day
Up to 2 weeks	10	900mL	90g	9.0L	900g
2–6 weeks	12	1200mL	120g	14.4L	1440g
6–12 weeks	8	1300mL	130g	10.4L	1040g
12–21 weeks	6	1500mL	150g	9.0L	900g

Approximate powder usage: 153kg per horse foal to 21 weeks — budget approximately 8 x 20kg bags. Orphan foals require significant milk replacer investment. Actual usage will vary.

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Foals — Pony — Milligans MMR

Mix rate: 100g/L. One 20kg bag makes 200 litres.

Age	Feeds per day	Volume per feed	Grams per feed	Daily volume	Grams per day
Up to 2 weeks	10	700mL	70g	7.0L	700g
2–6 weeks	12	1000mL	100g	12.0L	1200g
6–12 weeks	8	1100mL	110g	8.8L	880g
12–21 weeks	6	1200mL	120g	7.2L	720g

Approximate powder usage: 126kg per pony foal to 21 weeks — budget approximately 7 x 20kg bags. Actual usage will vary.

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Piglets — Milligans MMR

Mix rate: 150g/L. One 20kg bag makes 133 litres.

Age	Feeds per day	Volume per feed	Grams per feed	Daily volume	Grams per day
0–4 days	8	Colostrum or ExcelPlus Colostrum
5–7 days	6	40mL	6g	240mL	36g
8–21 days	4	80mL	12g	320mL	48g
22 days to weaning	4	100mL	15g	400mL	60g

Approximate powder usage: 1.9kg per piglet to weaning (day 35) — one 20kg bag rears approximately 11 piglets. Actual usage will vary.

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Puppies — Milligans MMR

Rates vary by breed size. Select the table that matches your animal.

Miniature Breed — 200g/L

Age	Feeds/day	Volume/feed	Grams/feed	Daily volume	Grams/day
4–7 days	10	2mL	0.4g	20mL	4g
1–2 weeks	10	4mL	0.8g	40mL	8g
2–4 weeks	6	8mL	1.6g	48mL	9.6g
4–8 weeks	4	15mL	3.0g	60mL	12g
8–12 weeks	3	35mL	7.0g	105mL	21g

Approximate powder usage: 1.1kg per miniature breed puppy to 12 weeks. Actual usage will vary.

Small Breed — 200g/L

Age	Feeds/day	Volume/feed	Grams/feed	Daily volume	Grams/day
4–7 days	10	3mL	0.6g	30mL	6g
1–2 weeks	10	5mL	1.0g	50mL	10g
2–4 weeks	6	10mL	2.0g	60mL	12g
4–8 weeks	4	20mL	4.0g	80mL	16g
8–12 weeks	3	45mL	9.0g	135mL	27g

Approximate powder usage: 1.5kg per small breed puppy to 12 weeks. Actual usage will vary.

Medium Breed — 200g/L

Age	Feeds/day	Volume/feed	Grams/feed	Daily volume	Grams/day
4–7 days	10	5mL	1.0g	50mL	10g
1–2 weeks	10	7mL	1.4g	70mL	14g
2–4 weeks	6	15mL	3.0g	90mL	18g
4–8 weeks	4	25mL	5.0g	100mL	20g
8–12 weeks	3	50mL	10.0g	150mL	30g

Approximate powder usage: 1.8kg per medium breed puppy to 12 weeks. Actual usage will vary.

Large Breed — 200g/L

Age	Feeds/day	Volume/feed	Grams/feed	Daily volume	Grams/day
4–7 days	10	8mL	1.6g	80mL	16g
1–2 weeks	10	15mL	3.0g	150mL	30g
2–4 weeks	6	35mL	7.0g	210mL	42g
4–8 weeks	4	50mL	10.0g	200mL	40g
8–12 weeks	3	80mL	16.0g	240mL	48g

Approximate powder usage: 3.3kg per large breed puppy to 12 weeks. Actual usage will vary.

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Kittens — Milligans MMR

Mix rate: 200g/L. One 20kg bag makes 100 litres.

Age	Feeds per day	Volume per feed	Grams per feed	Daily volume
4–7 days	10	2mL	0.4g	20mL
1–2 weeks	10	4mL	0.8g	40mL
2–4 weeks	6	8mL	1.6g	48mL
4–8 weeks	4	15mL	3.0g	60mL
8–12 weeks	3	35mL	7.0g	105mL

Approximate powder usage: 1.2kg of powder per kitten. Actual usage will vary.

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