Why? Because cow's milk is typically not ideally suited to the needs of a calf:
Colostrum | Whole Milk | Calf Requirements | Comments | |
Iron (mg/kg) | 10 | 3 | 75-100 | Deficiency causes anaemia |
Copper (mg/kg) | 2.5 | 1 | 10 | Essential for growth |
Selenium (mg/kg) | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0.3 | Vital for muscle development |
Vitamin A (iu/kg) | 12,400 | 11,500 | 11,000 | Calves born with low reserves |
Vitamin D3 (iu/kg) | 500 | 307 | 600 | Essential for growing animals |
Vitamin E (iu/kg) | 15 | 8 | 50 | Important for muscle function |
And because rearing lots of calves together puts them at more risk from disease.
CALF-pro1 with NuStart contains a full compliment of essential minerals and trace elements - but intakes take time to build. To give new calves the best possible start NuStart Milk Additive can be added to whole milk. With a range of essential trace elements and vitamins plus the NuStart essential oils, functional fibre and pre-biotic formula, it can be added to saved milk to fortify the level of essential, health enhancing ingredients.
Simply mix just 7.5 grammes per calf into the whole milk daily.
Supplied in 10kg bags with 1333 daily doses (enough for approx. 65 calves for 3 weeks per bag)
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