Not maintaining normal in as many calves as possible can have immediate and long-term impacts that may be overlooked. Here are just a few examples of how abnormal adds costs and creates lost opportunity.
Labor and Time – taking away from other key daily calf management tasks.
2. Emotional toll on calf managers.
3. Increased drug and electrolytes requirements.
4. Cost of veterinarians and their services.
5. Negative impacts on calf ADG, creating lost opportunity to fully reach their milk production potential.
6. Calves can miss key milestones on their way to full production.
7. Added stress and impact of transporting calves from home farm to calf raiser.
Investing in your calf’s health in the first few weeks to help maintain normal GI health and to support a healthy, functioning immune system will pay dividends today and tomorrow.
In addition to proper colostrum management, vaccination protocols, rigid cleaning/sanitizing of feeding equipment along with feeding to their potential, consider adding a broad-based total eubiotics supplement to the calf’s milk or milk replacer. Especially one that contains multiple key ingredients that focus on maintaining normal GI health and supporting the calf’s developing immune system.
DBC Ag Products has been helping dairy and beef producers accomplish their calf raising goals for decades. Our First Arrival® w/Encrypt® Calf Powder delivers the broadest range of eubiotics (probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, organic acids and essential oils) along with other novel technologies (specialized whey proteins containing peptides, egg proteins and unique fiber source) that when fed for the first 2-3 weeks of life helps maintain normal gut health and supports a healthy, functioning immune system. And for calves that need a rapid response or support during/after transportation, reach for Last Stand® w/ImmWave® Calf Paste.
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