Providing a good foundation for your calf nutrition program is the key to minimizing costs, labor and setting calves up for a healthy future. That’s why Purina has designed starter cattle feeds with RX3(r) Immune Support Technology.
This research-proven immune system technology helps prepare calves’ natural defenses to optimize their response to stress and common calf health challenges. Plus, it delivers a potent dose of essential nutrients in a small inclusion package.
RX3(r) Immune Support Technology
The Purina precon calf starter with RX3 Immune Support Technology is a unique formula that focuses on preparing a calf’s immune system to respond to stressors and respiratory challenges head-on. This first-of-its-kind technology is a precise combination of prebiotics, probiotics and plant extracts that proactively support immunity before illness strikes.
In addition to addressing common calf health challenges, it rapidly restores trace mineral levels to jump-start the immune system of nutritionally challenged, stressed cattle. This palatable feed also optimizes feeding patterns and nutrient density to help light or moderate weight calves consume quickly and easily, ensuring a smooth transition from mother’s milk to a grain-based ration.
Bio-Mos is a powder form that can be mixed into calf grower rations up to 2 weeks before weaning and continued for 42 days after. Published trials show improved average daily gains, lower treatment costs and reduced morbidity and mortality rates with Bio-Mos compared to control herds.
Zinpro(r)Availa(r) 4
The best way to kick off a successful calf program is to get young cattle eating and thriving. That is why we designed these products to deliver the right nutrients in the right proportions, at the right time. The result is a healthier, higher-performing herd – and a win for the bottom line.
For starters, we’ve got the highest-quality blend of the big 3 – zinc, manganese and copper – along with a few extra zingers like cobalt. This combination of minerals is what sets Zinpro Performance Minerals apart from the competition, and it’s one of the reasons why we are the market leader in trace mineral technologies. We’ve paired this with other high-end performance ingredients to offer the ultimate nutritionally enhanced diet for every step of the livestock production cycle.
Availa(r) 4 Mineral Tubs
Matching the correct product to the cattleman’s available forage assures cattle receive the mineral nutrition they need to support health, growth and reproduction. Purina Wind and Rain(r) Mineral Tubs offer the ultimate in weather resistance. Packaged primarily in the 225 pound size, these free-choice minerals resist the elements not digestion, keeping them in the rumen for longer periods of time.
Availa(r) 4 Mineral Tubs deliver a complete mineral ration that contains Zinpro(r)Availa(r) 4. They also contain Diamond V(r) Original XPC(tm) to support immune status, forage intake and antibiotic stewardship.
The Four Sixes Ranch near Guthrie, Texas, ensures its cow herd gets the best mineral package possible as they graze the native grasses and other resources of their vast plains pastures. It’s a crucial part of their overall nutrition program, and Joe Leathers says the Concept*Aid Protein Tubs help ensure they get it.
AMPLI-Calf(r) Cool Weather Starter provides calves the extra energy they need during cold stress. The high dietary protein and energy content is especially beneficial when temperatures drop below 60 degrees F.
