Products to boost your calves’ health
NO MATTER what rearing system you are operating, putting calf health first is of utmost importance.
Formulated with skim and whey proteins, Bonanza’s milk replacers provide top-quality nutrition for young calves from day two to weaning.
After colostrum feeding, a calf is in a very vulnerable state with an underdeveloped lower gut.
Transition milk has vital components to promote gut development, enhancing the calf ’s efficiency to absorb nutrients while building defence against pathogens.
For a variety of reasons, feeding transition milk is not practical on farms, and so a transition milk replacer such as Transformula should be considered.
Transformula is designed to be highly digestible while providing the calf with vital ingredients for gut health.
Once a calf has passed the transition milk phase, a good-quality digestible whey and skim milk replacer is key for optimal health and growth.
Thereafter, one needs to consider their rearing system.
For automatic feeders, disease can be greater, and so Bonanza’s Compumate contains immune-boosting properties to help lower these risks.
Additionally, a preventative level of antibodies and polyphenols are included to promote lower gut health and resistance to the bugs encountered in this system.
For a labour-saving method, once-daily milk-feeding system, the formulation of the milk powder is of the utmost importance.
A calf requires a milk replacer specifically designed for slow digestion to ensure calf health is not compromised.
With Shine once-a-day, calves can be fed by mixing it into water or milk, and the protein is slowly entering the calf’s system all-day long, satisfying the calf ’s need, therefore eliminating dietary stress.
Bonanza Calf Nutrition not only aims to put calf health first with their specialised formulations, but also with an expert technical team to help you with all your queries. Contact Kellihers Feed and Agri Ltd at (066) 712 3466, (087) 813 6864 or www.kfa.ie for sales advice. Contact Dr Christine Cummins from Bonanza Calf Nutrition on (085) 751 9727 for any technical queries.