Nouriche Professional Calf Ranch Milk Replacer

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The Foremost Leading Innovator and Supplier of Premium Quality, High Performance and Most Cost Effective DISPERSIBLE Milk Replacer Premixes, Electrolytes, Feed Flavors, Nutraceuticals & Specialty Feed Supplements for Livestock & Pets.

Dynamically Increase Avg. Daily Gain & Improve Feed Efficiency

Promote Early Weaning - Successful At 28 - 35 Days

Reduce Health Problems, Death Loss & Costs

Shorten Duration To Estrus & Conception

Provide Greater Energy For Tissue Growth & Immune Reserve

Allow Higher Feeding Rates To Newborn Calves

Since the 1940's,

when crudely formulated

Milk Replacers

were introduced,

the objective was

to get calves on

Calf Starter as economically as possible.

Unfortunately, little

was understood

about the long term consequences of inadequate early feeding.

Despite advances in Milk Replacer formulation, ingredient technology, and improved nutrient balance and digestibility, 8 oz per feeding became so widely accepted, it was not questioned until well into the 1990's.

We now know that

8 oz per feeding is barely sufficient to maintain the calf. Higher nutrient levels are needed for improving the performance and immune system development of calves which represent the future success of the dairy or beef operation.

Get The Facts

Quantity, Quality & Technology

Surprisingly, 8 oz of typical milk replacer dry powder per feeding barely provides calves (100 lb body weight) with enough energy to meet their maintenance requirements. Calves fed below maintenance requirements experience greater morbidity, higher mortality and thymus gland atrophy versus calves fed adequate amounts of nutrients. Immune system response is impaired as one would expect, since the thymus gland is an important immune system component.

First Few Weeks Most Critical

Nature intended calves to consume more than 8 oz of dry matter, provided that the composition is balanced and easily digestible. Research has shown that baby Holstein calves allowed to nurse their dams will nurse 6 to 10 times daily and consume 2 to 3 lb dry milk solids per day while gaining 2.1 to 3 lb per day (Hafez and Lineweaver, 1968). Newborn calves should receive 2 to 4 quarts of high quality colostrum within 30 minutes of birth and 4 to 6 quarts within the first 24 hours. Colostrum contains about twice as much solids as milk or milk replacer, meaning that a calf which consumes 4 quarts of colostrum consumes the equivalent of 34 oz of dry matter during the first day of life!

The graph shows that the first few weeks are most critical for calves. Approximately 40% of the death loss of calves occurs during the first two weeks! Proper care and nutrition during this critical period is key to lowering death loss and improving profitability.

New Ideas - Better Performance

The recent research conducted at Cornell University, the University of Illinois, and others have reexamined nutrient requirements of young calves with the goal of improving health and performance. This research clearly shows that the amount of Milk Replacer fed to the calf determines the potential growth rate and determines the nutrients required by the calf to sustain growth and performance.

The graph shows that as we feed more Milk Replacer to a calf, the calf grows faster and the calf also grows more efficiently up to a rate of gain of about 1 lb per day. Beyond this rate of gain, the calf grows faster, but without much improvement in feed efficiency. In other words, the calf grows faster, but not much “better”.

Goals of Professional Calf Ranch™

Milk Replacer Program

Professional Calf Ranch™ Milk Replacer is designed to sustain a growth rate of 1.5 lb per day, encourage dry starter feed intake, and provide economical and healthful growth, even under stressful or adverse conditions.

To meet this level of performance, a Milk Replacer needs to:

Contain 24-26% crude protein and 16% fat

Be fed at the rate of 14 ounces of Milk Replacer powder in 2 quarts of solution per feeding

Be fed twice per day.

The blend of tallow, lard, and coconut oil provides balanced fatty acids and improved digestibility.

Research has shown higher starter intake, less scours, and improved body composition with a medium level of fat (16%) compared to higher or lower fat levels. With this optimum level of fat, combined with an accelerated feeding schedule, calves receive slightly more fat per day than feeding a 20/20 milk replacer at 8 oz per feeding, but with much better performance.

The table shows that Calf ADG depends on the level of Milk Replacer dry matter intake and the Milk Replacer composition. 14% of body weight produces higher ADG than 10% of body weight. 22% and 26% protein yield higher ADG than 14% and 18% crude protein.

Minimum Cost of Gain

Cost of gain is lowest when calves grow efficiently. Calves receiving only enough milk replacer to meet maintenance requirements have higher cost of gain, are not thrifty, and have higher medication costs. Professional Calf Ranch™ Milk Replacer results in thrifty, healthy calves with moderate growth rates and a low cost of gain.

Professional Calf Ranch™ Milk Replacer with

PREMIX has a complete nutrient balance of protein, vitamins, minerals, organic trace minerals, and metabolites to maximize efficient nutrient utilization and support accelerated growth, in an economical and convenient package. This nutritional approach enables calves to start at higher optimum feeding rates of 14% of body weight in reconstituted milk replacer solution per day. Calves have greater daily gains and more protein deposition when fed Professional Calf Ranch Milk Replacer.

Professional Calf Ranch Milk Replacer

1. Mix 14 ounces of powder into 2 quarts of water

2. Feed 2 quarts per head twice per day through day 28

3. Provide high-quality textured starter feed beginning on day 3

4. Feed 2 quarts per head once per day from day 29 through day 35

5. Wean calves on day 35 provided that they are healthy and:

a) at least 21 days old; b) daily intake of textured starter feed is at least 1% of calf’s initial body weight;

c) cumulative intake of textured starter feed is at least 9% of calf’s initial body weight; and d) calf has gained 12% of initial body weight (Greenwood et al., 1997).

Literature Cited

Bartlett, Kerri S. 2001. Interactions of protein and energy supply form milk replacers on growth and body composition of dairy calves. MR Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

Drackley, James K. 2000. Calf nutrition related to heifer growth and longevity. Minn Nutr. Conf. 153-168

Greenwood, R.H., J.L. Morrill, and E.C. Titgemeyer. 1997. Using dry feed intake as a percentage of initial body weight as a weaning criterion. J. Dairy Sci. 80:2542-2546

Hafez, S.E., and J.A. Lineweaver. 1968. Suckling behaviour in natural and artificially fed neonate calves. Z. Tierphsycol. 25:187-198

Hansen, M., P. Madsen, J. Jensen, J. Pedersen, and L.G. Christensen. 2003. Genetic parameters of postnatal mortality in Danish Holstein calves. J Dairy Sci 86:1807-1817

Optimum Performance

Professional Calf Ranch™ Milk Replacer is designed to meet a specific 1.5 lb ADG target. To achieve this level of performance with the lowest total cost of gain, Professional Calf Ranch™ Milk Replacer has been formulated with 24% crude protein and 16% fat using SQM trace minerals and optimum vitamin and mineral fortification, from Nouriche’s Dyna-Mix XL™ Premix.