Programmes for Profit > Elevator Calf

The aim: To give heifer calves the best possible start in life.

The results:

• Take advantage of each new-born calf's immense potential for growth and feed conversion efficiency
• Bigger and better-developed calves
• 125kg live-weight at three months old
• Develop strong early immunity to disease
• 25% lower cost than whole milk

The key points:

• Make sure EVERY new-born calf gets three litres of colostrum (ideally from its own mother) within the first six hours from birth
• Feed colostrum for the first three days
• Then feed 2.5 litres/calf of Elevator milk replacer twice a day, mixed at 375g powder plus 2.125 litres water (ie 15% milk solids when mixed)
• In cold weather (below 4°C), increase milk powder to 500g plus 2.125 litres water at each feed, to cover the calf's increased maintenance requirement
• Day three onwards, offer HST Elevator Calf pellets (contains NuStart)
• Wean as soon as eating 1.5kg/day of pellets and continue ad-lib pellets to three months old
• Make clean straw and fresh water available constantly

HST Elevator includes:

• NuStart gut conditioning package, in both milk powder and pellets, to encourage dry feed intake and early rumen development
• High protein, medium fat levels in milk powder (compared with whole milk's 4% fat and 3.2% protein, Elevator milk replacer is 2.6% fat and 3.9% protein) to stimulate growth, development and appetite, NOT bloom
• Full supplementation with vitamins, minerals and trace elements
• High quality protein (35% DUP), high starch + sugars (30%) and high calcium in the calf pellets

Calf milk mixers

Special terms are available on these two machines for customers using Elevator milk powder. Please contact Helen Wainwright at the HST mill on 01270 500300 or by e-mail helen.wainwright@hstfeeds.co.uk

The following are brands of SCA Nutec:  Elevator, NuStart
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