milkreplacer
nounUK /ˈmɪlk rɪˌpleɪsə/
US /ˈmɪlk rɪˌpleɪsər/
A milk replacer is a special drink that takes the place of a mother's milk for baby animals.
The farmer fed the orphaned calf milk replacer from a bottle.
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2. A powdered or liquid product mixed with water to feed young farm animals.
They mixed the milk replacer with warm water before feeding the lambs.
3. Any product used instead of natural milk in human nutrition.
Some people use a plant-based milk replacer in their coffee.
4. A nutritional substitute given to young mammals when the mother cannot nurse.
The vet recommended a milk replacer for the rejected piglet.