Calf Feeds

Nutrition plays a vital role in the transition of the calf's immature digestive and metabolic system into a true ruminant. Southern Milling’s Munchy Calf Starter is a coarse calf starter ration that will give your calves the ideal start to reach their maximum potential. It is a sweet smelling dust free ration, which encourages high intake, containing cooked maize, peas and barley that are all very high in digestible energy.

* Calf Starter Pencils *

Southern Millings Calf Starter Pencils are of high 18% protein content to stimulate growth. They are formulated with a highly digestible fibre that allow for the development of a highly efficient rumen, leading to higher feed conversion efficiencies in later life. It is fully balanced with optimum levels of minerals and vitamins that are essential for muscle and skeleton development. The raw materials used are of the highest possible quality with the protein source being Soya bean meal, widely regarded as the best protein source for young developing calves

Super Calf Rearer is a high energy 17% crude protein that is specifically formulated to maximise calf growth rates and performance. This ration can also be fed successfully to the calf after weaning during its first season. The ration supplies the correct balance of nutrients for strong bone and muscle development. It is formulated from cereal and digestible fibre sources with Wheat and Barley used to supply quality energy levels. Super Calf Rearer Nut contains a specialised mineral/vitamin pack to improve the young animal’s immune response and minimise stress.

Weanling Boost is a highly nutritious concentrate coarse feed which is highly Digestible as it contains cooked Peas, Barley and Maize, developed for creep feeding weanlings from 3 months of age onwards. An extremely good growth Rate can be expected, as Full Fat Soya and Hi Pro Soya are highly responsive in terms of quality protein. The palatability of Weanling Boost is very good due to the type of ingredients used like Flaked Maize and cooked cereals. Feeding a product like this will help reduce stress at weaning, and will have better condition and bloom on the weanling for sale, which is highly desired, especially for the export market. Weanlings have a very good food conversion rate of 3: 1, thus it is very economical to feed weanlings, in terms of return on investment.

For weanlings 3 months of age upwards, a 16% protein is ideal when the animals are on a good supply of high quality summer grass. The Weanling Nut contains a high quality Mineral and Vitamin package that’s essential for good growth and skeleton development. Weanling Nut is formulated from the highest quality cereals and protein sources and offers a high Digestible Fibre content which is essential for proper stomach development and functionality, especially when weanlings are on lush soft aftergrass.