2021 Sprayfo reared calves grazing down one of the calf paddocks before new calves arrive, July 2022 Based on successfully rearing lambs with Sprayfo, Emma Williamson and her mum Kim switched to using Sprayfo calf milk replacers to rear 50 beef calves’ last spring. Emma says the results were so impressive that she will happily […]
Providing a newborn calf, lamb or kid with colostrum within 12 hours of birth is vital, we know that. And if maternal colostrum is unavailable or poor quality, a colostrum replacer can provide an essential alternative. So, how do you select a good colostrum replacer? Price is always a factor but remember that a product […]
Jenna and daughter Keira with a healthy Sprayfo reared calf. Going from a purely whole milk calf rearing system to feeding calf milk replacer (CMR) has been a positive experience for dairy farmer Jenna McLeod. She says CMR is not only more cost-effective, but the calves grow better: they reach target weights quickly and transition […]
Taking advantage of science and innovation. That’s what should take calf feeding programmes away from a singular focus on cost-savings to being much more future focused; the gains from giving calves the best start in life will pay off in better productivity and lifetime performance. Formerly Territory Manager for CRV, AgriVantage South Island Business Manager […]
Rosemarie weaned her Sprayfo Blue calves off milk 10-12 days earlier because they were at their target weight so much quicker than in previous years. After rearing calves on cow’s milk for 20 years, in 2021 Rosemarie Costar did things a bit differently. She reared 220 calves with Sprayfo Blue calf milk replacer. Based on […]
By adlib feeding with Sprayfo Delta and then Sprayfo Blue calf milk replacers, Dairy Farmer LeAnne Blakelock says she has reared better calves with fewer losses on the same amount of powder. At the tail-end of last season, LeAnne trialled Sprayfo Delta high fat CMR with her final mob of beef calves. At the time, […]
Research from New Zealand and around the world has shown a strong positive relationship between average daily gain of dairy heifers prepuberty and subsequent lifetime milk production. There is also clear evidence that preweaning growth rates of heifers are key to optimal mammary tissue development. Feeding higher levels of a well-balanced diet to young heifers […]
Both research data and practical experience has clearly shown that the pre-weaning nutrition and subsequent development of young animals impacts lifetime performance. For dairy heifers, ewe lambs and doe kids, pre-weaning nutrition has a dramatic impact on lifetime milk production. Where animals are reared for meat production, faster growth rates mean animals make more efficient […]
On the back of a very tough rearing season in 2020, Josh Jones’ calves averaged 72kg at 6-7 weeks. His vet remarked the calves “looked amazing” considering. Based just outside Gore, Josh owns Avon Park Farm. Here he rears 250 calves and 30 lambs annually. For two years, Josh has reared his calves with Sprayfo […]
The calves transitioned to Sprayfo Delta with no issues. Dairy farmer LeAnne Blakelock says she’s finally found a calf milk replacer (CMR) that has made calf rearing easy, the way it used to be. Based near Inglewood in the Taranaki, LeAnne and her partner Ian Powell milk 385 dairy cows and rear approximately 300 calves; […]
