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TECHNICAL
NEWS January/February 2019
Calf Rearing Tips for 2019 high quality colostrum. they can move out of the
• To measure colostrum quality, “hot box”.
Martin Kavanagh, MVB Cert DHH ask your vet to source and
demonstrate how to use a Brix 3. Milk Replacer Feeding
Fast growth rates in calves If a calf has one day sick refractometer. The target is • Calves need 15% of their birth
from a young age is linked with pneumonia within their 22% on Brix. weight in whole milk OR a
to superior survivability and first 3 months, their milk • Keep colostrum clean; wash high quality milk replacer,
performance of cows in later output is reduced in the first and sterilise all collecting mixed at 125g/L of water, i.e.
lactations. The goal is to begin and second lactation. Therefore, buckets, dump buckets and 125 grams of powder added to
weaning calves at more than the calf must grow fast, have dump lines. Before the season 875ml of water = 1 litre.
twice their birth weight at 8 no “sick days” and be weaned starts, change the milk liners • For every 100 grams of milk
weeks. Weaning should take off milk, eating at least 1.5kg and rubberware in dump units. solids fed, the calf will grow
a week to 10 days once the of calf starter to ensure a about 50-60 grams per day.
calves have hit this target. working rumen. 2. Instant Calf Care • Milk replacers for growing
• Remove the calf from the heifer calves should contain
4 key tips for avoiding trouble at least 23% protein, have less
mother as quickly as possible.
and hitting targets: than 0.2% fibre, less than 8%
• All newborn calves should
1. Colostrum be kept warm under a red ash, and 16-18% fat.
• Follow the 3:2:1 rule (3 litres, 2 lamp in a small pen or hutch • When milk feeding calves less
hours, 1st milking). Colostrum to dry them off and prevent than 3 weeks old, it is critical
deteriorates significantly cold stress. that they are given enough
within 4-6 hours after calving, • Once the calves have received feed to manage cold stress.
therefore feed quickly to their second feed of colostrum The ideal temperature for a
ensure that the calves receive (12-14 hours after first feed), Continues on page 2
Monaghan farmer achieves exceptional growth
rates with Lakeland Agri Super Beef Nut
Gerry Boyle is a beef farmer On show day, the 9 month old
from Lisduff, Loughmourne, bull weighed in at an exceptional
Castleblayney in Co. Monaghan weight of 476kg. As a result,
and he began feeding Lakeland Gerry received 1st price with
Agri’s Super Beef Nut for the this bull in the 350-550kg class
first time last year. of 15 animals and went on to
Back in November, Gerry sell for €3,250 (£2,925), working
entered one Limousin weanling out at €6.82/kg (£6.12kg).
bull and two Limousin heifers, The two 9 month old heifers
into the Carrick on Shannon weighed in at 470kg and 503kg,
show and sale. The three which meant that they were
animals were born between overweight to compete in their
the end of January and start 350-450kg class. This was still
of February, 2018. very positive for Gerry as his
Gerry’s animals were fed heifers were a huge talking
Pictured with the prize winning bull, is Gerry Boyle with his
25kg of Lakeland Agri’s Super point on day. two children, Megan and Jack and nephew, Cian Brady.
Beef Nut, every second day “It was a pleasure preparing them
(4kg/head/day). Up until the for the show as their hair was they would finish to the end of
week before the show, animals much fuller and their coats were the feeder and still want more,
were at grass and were still more shiny and oily. I definitely however with Lakeland Agri’s
receiving 4kg/head/day and saw a change in behaviour with Super Beef Nut, the animals
good quality hay. the animals as well. Usually, appeared to stay fuller for longer.”
Chlorine
Free Cleaning
Your Milking
Machine trihalomethanes (THM) and
chlorates within the milk and
Ciaran Glynn, Kilco can also impact on products
Chlorate residue is a problem being exported such as lactic
for dairy farmers, which can butter or infant milk formula.
result from using chlorinated Increasingly, farmers are turning
cleaning products to clean to chlorine free wash systems to
milking machines and bulk ensure effective cleaning of their
tanks. This increases the levels equipment and to reduce TCM
of trichloromethanes (TCM), levels in their milk.
Chlorine Free Wash Programme Example:
Step 1: Wash jets and clusters and remove milk filters.
Step 2: Rinse the system thoroughly using at least 14 litres
of water per cluster.
Step 3: Add a chlorine free cleaning product such as Autosan Blue
Continued from page 1 which can be used at a rate of 0.5% in hot water or 1.0% in
cold water, following the equipment installation manual.
Calf Rearing Tips Step 4: Circulate the product for 10 minutes to ensure all areas of
For 2019 the system are reached.
Step 5: Rinse system well using at least 10 litres per unit of clean
Martin Kavanagh, MVB Cert DHH cold water with peracetic acid at 0.2% dosage rate. (20ml
of Virodox per 10 litres of rinse water).
calf is 15-25°C. If the temperature in the
shed is dropping below 10°C, those baby At least three times a week you should use a product such as Kilco
calves need more feed by either increasing Milkstone Remover to remove mineral deposits. Use at 1% dosage
concentration (15%) or litres. rate in hot water (70°C). Autosan Blue is also suitable for use in
• Shelter young calves in big open sheds by Bulk Milk Tanks to complete the chlorine free programme.
using canopies, jackets, heat lamps and
extra bedding. Teagasc Moorepark
• Don’t feed waste, dump or antibiotic milk to evaluated Autosan
replacement heifers. Blue in 2017 and
• Be consistent! Same time, same volumes found that the total
and same temperature. bacteria count (TBC)
• Above all, be clean! Buckets and feeders and thermoduric
should be rinsed daily and sterilised 2-3 results were very
times a week with a 2% peracetic acid satisfactory with a
solution.
TBC average of
Lakeland Fertiliser Deferred Payment Scheme 2019
• The scheme is available to all Lakeland Dairies Milk • Total fertiliser purchases in April/May/June are
suppliers and is designed to help them manage cash charged to a “03 sub account” and milk deducted in
flow with one of their biggest farm input expenses. three equal payments in the months of Aug/Sept/Oct.
• Total fertiliser purchases in Jan/Feb/March are charged If you wish to avail of the deferred payment scheme,
to a “03 sub account” and milk deducted in three equal please notify when placing your fertiliser orders.
payments in the months of May/June/July.
JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT
MILK DEDUCTIONS
PERIOD 1 FERTILISER PURCHASES
1/3 EACH MONTH
MILK DEDUCTIONS
PERIOD 2 FERTILISER PURCHASES
1/3 EACH MONTH
Profitable calf rearing
with SkimSmart
Darren McGourty is a dairy now increased up to 6 litres/day
farmer from Kilballivor, Co. which means they are receiving CALF MILK REPLACER
Meath who has recently began 900 grams of the SkimSmart milk
feeding Lakeland Agri’s new replacer per/day at peak feeding.
Formulated to maximise health
SkimSmart Calf Milk Replacer. Typical birth weights of the
& performance in the early
Darren is milking a herd of 210, calves are approximately 40kgs
stages of your calf’s life.
which is split calved between and they are achieving weaning
autumn and spring. His calves weights of up to 110kgs.
are usually fed whole milk for Darren states “At the higher
approximately 10 days and are feeding level there is a better shine
then introduced to the milk to the calves and it also seems to
replacer. A proportion of his help with scouring and digestive
calves are bucket fed twice a upsets. The product was easy to
day and the remainder are fed mix and flowed very well in the
through a Lely automatic feeder, automatic feeder, with little or no
which is currently set on a 78 lumps compared to previous milk
day feeding programme. replacers that we have used in the
Darren began feeding past. I will definitely continue to
the SkimSmart at a 15% use it going forward.”
concentration and calves are
HIGH
SKIM CONTAINS
CONTENT PROBIOTICS
Darren McGourty’s calves
Feeding the young replacement heifer calf
Alan Hurst, Technical Manager, Lakeland Agri
It’s that time of year again when we need to make a number of
important decisions surrounding the nutrition of our young calves.
As seen in Martin Kavanagh’s article on calf rearing, the basic
principles have not changed.
SKIMSMART
MILK REPLACER
When we refer to some of the more recent research in early calf
nutrition (A. Bach / Journal of Animal Science 2012), it is evident that SkimSmart Calf Milk Replacer from Lakeland
if we want to optimise performance of the calf in later life, we must Agri has been formulated to maximise health and
maximise both feed intake and growth rates in the first 60 days of life performance in the early stages of the calf’s life.
(Termed Metabolic Programming). Increasing the plane of nutrition in
that first 2 months of life not only promotes a reduction in age at first Key Features:
calving, it also increases milk yield in the animal’s first lactation. • Contains a high skim milk content (60%)
Based on results of this research work, we are promoting a slightly which coagulates to form a curd in the
different feeding chart for our new SkimSmart Calf Milk Replacer, abomasum which is slowly digested over
detailed below in table 1. time (6 hrs +).
• Contains probiotics which are used to help
balance the gut and protect against pathogens
in the gastro intestinal area and reduce the
risk from scour causing bacteria.
• Contains high levels of vitamins (including
B vitamins) and minerals to promote overall
animal health and performance.
Table 1: Recommended twice-a-day feeding
chart for metabolic programming
MUNCHY CALF MUESLI
It is also essential that the young calf is supplied with a SPECIAL
high quality roughage source (ideally chopped straw) and a
suitable starter concentrate from a very early age (day 5).
OFFER
Lakeland Agri’s Munchy Calf Muesli is a highly palatable
coarse ration formulated to encourage maximum intakes
in young calves and promote rumen development over the
corresponding period.
Key Features:
Buy 10 bags
• Contains 18 % crude protein with Soya as the of Lakeland
primary protein source.
• Contains high levels of toasted flaked maize, barley
Agri’s Munchy
and beet pulp to maximise energy density and a Calf Muesli and
speciality molasses to encourage higher feed intakes get the value of
in the pre weaning phase.
• Contains a high quality balancer pellet to effectively 1 bag FREE
carry our unique RumiSmart calf mineral package.
• Contains RumiSmart yeast and essential oils to help Offer applies to purchases between the 1st of
promote rumen heath and development. February and 29th of March 2019. Minimum order
for delivery direct onto farm is 40 x 25 kgs (1 tonne)
For more information, contact the
Lakeland Agri Sales team or our
Customer Services Centre on
1890 47 47 20 (ROI) or
028 30262311 (NI) Delivering Sustainable Feeding Solutions
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