Customer: Andrew Wallis, Dorset
Number of cows: 250 cows in milk. All-year-round calving
Why did you change your previous feed programme?
“I wasn’t overly happy with how the heifers were calving in and they were milking at around 75% of the mature cows in the herd, a depletion greater than we would like to see.
Our Wynnstay calf specialist recommended changing our feeding protocols to 8L/day to improve heifer development.”
What results have you seen?
“Calves are stronger and healthier, with fewer health issues and antibiotic use required. We have seen a better overall growth rate in our calves, and they are more resilient to challenges. Post-weaning they seem to keep growing well, we are not getting the post-weaning growth checks as we had previously.”
Wynngold Elixir
- 100% dairy protein
- 50% skim
- 25% oil
- 23% protein
Reverse ratio powders have been designed to more closely resemble whole milk with its higher butter fat than protein. This provides energy beyond the maintenance requirement of the calf which can be used to cope with situations such as cold stress and disease pressure. In addition, the high lipid content provides an extra film/barrier for the gut wall against pathogens – in a similar way to high fat colostrum.
Manufactured in the UK and contains our bespoke Wynnguard calf health package which is a combination of AGRIMOS (mannan-oligosaccharides) and FIBOSEL. The AGRIMOS works as a pathogen binder, meaning unwanted microbes are more easily excreted and the FIBOSEL interacts with receptor sites on white blood cells increasing their activity in immune system responses.
Wynnstay Elixir should be mixed at a concentration of 135 grams per litre of mixed milk.
