Product features

• Promotes trouble-free performance with young calves.
• Biomos prebiotic improves disease resistance and performance.
• Gardion garlic oil aids immunity and performance.
• Digest VO helps against coccidiosis and cryptosporidium.
• Can be introduced abruptly from 7 days of age.

Advantages of Feeding Milk Replacer:

• Biosecurity: Reduced risk of transmission of infection, e.g. Johne’s disease, when compared to unpasteurised milk.
• Consistency of Composition: When compared to transition milk mixed from cows in different stages after calving and contributing to nutritional upsets.
• Labour Saving: On dairy farms with compact calving and especially if feeding can be automated.
• Lower Cost: If compared to saleable milk, and depending on the milk price.

Mixing:

When mixing calf milk replacer, accurate weighing is strongly advised as nutrient absorption is driven by the relativity of osmotic balance at either side of the gut wall. Temperature is important for solubility and also to stimulate the suckling reflex in young calves. Always follow instructions carefully. Introduce abruptly, rather than mixing with cow’s milk. Long clean roughage and clean water should be available at all times. Introduce GAIN Startacalf Muesli from 7 days of age and GAIN Calf Crunch or GAIN Goldgrain Calf Nuts can be introduced when calves are eating at least 250 grams/head/day. Weaning can take place when calves are consistently eating greater than 1kg per animal per day or 1.5kg, if group fed. As a general rule calves should be twice their birth weight at weaning.

GAIN Easi-Mix can be fed once-a-day from 28 days of age, mixed at 20% solids (200g per litre), 200g of powder plus 0.8 litres of water makes 1 litre of mixed calf milk replacer.