Roger Russell was a firm believer that whey milk replacer was an inferior product, and he wasn’t prepared to feed it to his calves – until he experienced first-hand the significant difference in the condition of his calves within days of switching to Sprayfo Blue calf milk replacer. Roger owns a bull farm at Ruawaro, […]
Profitable dairy herds are built on a foundation of continuous improvement in efficiency and output. Cows which produce more milk per kilogram of feed consumed will inevitably be more profitable than less efficient animals. Similarly, herds which have a lower replacement rate are more profitable than herds with a higher replacement rate because rearing replacement […]
Julie Wyatt has run a beef finishing unit for 15 years in Oxford, Canterbury. Buying in weaned calves, she fattens them until they are 18 months to 2 years old. A meticulous keeper of records year after year, Julie has noticed an exponential increase in growth rates in her 2022 calves. The only difference is […]
Using Sprayfo Delta and Blue calf milk replacers for the first time in 2022, Wendy Williams believes she’s reared her best calves ever. “For me, consistency is key. I know we are getting a much better product in Sprayfo.” For calf rearer Wendy Williams, consistency (in a milk replacer) is everything. After one season with […]
Manawatu beef and sheep farmers, Vaughan and Caro Shannon made the change to Sprayfo in 2018, following a particularly harrowing season where they lost several lambs to bloat. They have since added Launchpad18 colostrum powder and are seeing great results. The Shannons run a pure Coopworth flock and are currently in their first season on […]
Another rearer who swears by Sprayfo lamb milk replacers is Jo Hay. Since she made the switch, she hasn’t lost a single lamb to abomasal bloat. Jo and Ross Hay own Springbank Farm at Herbert in North Otago. On 700ha, they have 2,850 breeding ewes – rearing their own replacements and lamb hoggets. They also […]
Lambs are tagged to indicate how much colostrum they have received. On Blackfern Farms, approximately 20-40 orphan lambs are hand-reared each year. A mix of abandoned lambs, twins, and triplets. Launchpad18™ colostrum powder, Sprayfo lamb milk replacer, and a super-star neighbour are Angela and Adrian Dempster’s keys to success. 2021 being her third season rearing […]
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 […]
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 […]
Achieving consistently good results year on year is Rebecca (Becs) Mahoney’s key driver. Currently rearing 2,500 ewe replacements within 6,000 sqm shedding, she and her father Neal have established a fine-tuned system; one founded on trusted products and reliable service. “To achieve what we do, we need to be able to trust the system” says […]
