Applied Animal Nutrition-I

WOLFF’S LEHMANN FEEDING STANDARD

• Dr. G. Lehmann of Berlin modified Wolff’s standard in 1896. Till then Wolff’s standard was in use.
• He took into account the quantity of milk produced, but he failed to take into account the quality of milk.
• The requirements of a cow with a body weight of 1000 lbs. as fixed by this standard for maintenance and maintenance cum milk production are

	For maintenance only	For production and maintenance
Dry matter	18 lb.	25 lb
Crude protein	0.7 lb.	1.6 lb.
Fat	0.1lb.	0.3 lb.
Carbohydrates	8.0 lb.	10 lb.