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HST Feeds

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HST Feeds Ltd is registered in England:
No 1067533
Registered Office:
4th Avenue
Weston Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 6BN

Programmes for Profit > FastGrow beef

The aim:  To rear beef profitably by feeding efficiently for optimum growth rates and best possible grading of finished animals

The results:

  • Take advantage of each new-born calf's immense potential for growth and feed conversion efficiency
  • Bigger and better-developed calves, reaching 140kg live-weight at 14 weeks old
  • Develop strong early immunity to disease
  • £6/calf lower cost than conventional high fat milk replacer, £8/calf less than whole milk
  • Efficient follow-on growth on either ad-lib feeding for 12 month finish or silage-based diet for 18-24 month finish
  • £45/head overall advantage from earlier finish, made possible by higher growth rates

 

The key points:

  • Combines three programmes:  FastGro Calf then either FastGro Ad-lib or FastGro Silage beef
  • 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 HST FastGro milk replacer (once-a-day) to six weeks old.  Low fat (15%) and high protein (22%) combine to promote lean growth and encourage dry feed intake
  • Day three onwards, offer HST FastGro Calf pellets (containing NuStart)
  • Make clean straw and fresh water available constantly
  • At 14 weeks, move on to either HST FastGro Ad-lib or HST FastGro Silage Beef, both with NuGrow supplement and cooked cereals

HST FastGro involves:

  • NuStart and NuGrow supplements, designed to stimulate rumen development and function.  They contain the optimum profile for vitamins, minerals and trace elements for skeletal development and muscle growth, together with etheric oils and a prebiotic
  • NuGrow also contains yeast-based supplement to reduce bloat risk in high concentrate systems
  • Cooked cereals for improved protein and starch digestibility. The expander component of the feed production line achieves this more effectively and consistently than other milling processes
  • High starch and sugar content, 40% in FastGro Ad-lib and 30% in FastGro Silage pellets

The following are brands of SCA Nutec:  FastGro, NuStart, NuGrow
www.scanutec.com