Calf Milk Replacer

Important Information

• FEEDING GUIDELINES

  Mixing rate: 125 grams to make up 1 litre of finished CMR.

  Suggested mixing: Dissolve 1 kg of Ravensdown CMR in 7 litres of water to make 8 litres of milk (125 g/l). Take half of the desired quantity of water at 50 °C. Gradually add the powder, while stirring until the smooth milk is obtained. Add the remaining water up to the desired quantity.

  Feed the calves the milk at 40°C.

  Always use clean and disinfected compartment type feeder systems.

  Do not mix and store made-up milk. Use immediately and discard unused milk.

  A general guideline is to feed calves milk volumes at 10% of their body weight per day. This is an absolute minimum for modern genetic stock. Feeding calves at 15%-20% of body weight may give more optimum lifetime economic responses under many situations.

  Always provide clean and fresh water in low to the ground troughs.​

• VAT MILK VS CMR

  	Whey based CMR	Milk from the vat
  Encourages early hard feed intake	Non-curding milk replacers encourage early feed intake, rumen development and eases the transition at weaning	Hard feed intake is slower and rumen development starts later in milk fed calves
  Consistency	Consistent nutrient profile ensures calves receive the correct amount of energy and protein to support early growth and development	Fat and protein content can vary from day to day.
  Microbial quality	Quality control at point of manufacture ensures low risk of microbiological contamination	Somatic cell count and bacterial loading can vary from day to day.
  Risk of disease transmission	Pasteurisation, quality control and MPI regulatory controls remove the risk of disease transmission.	Without heat treatment there is a risk of vertical transmission of diseases within or between herds
  Cost effective	International pricing and demand means whey based CMR is cost-effective.	Vat milk used to feed calves could be sold

• WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  - Within hours of birth colostrum should be fed to calves equivalent in volume to 10% of birth weight.
  - Always feed warm CMR and in clean, disinfected feeders.
  - Calves should be fed 10% of their bodyweight as liquid feed each day

  As Ravensdown calf milk powder is whey based, Ravensdown CMR will not curdle in the calf and has a quick (~1.5-2 hours) digestion time. Calves may appear hungrier than normal and hard feed consumption may be greater than expected. Offer RavCalf 16 calf pellets from day 1.

  Wean calves from milk when consuming 1kg RavCalf 20 per head per day or when desired weaning weights area achieved.

  Always provide clean and fresh water in low to the ground troughs.​

• STORAGE

  Clean, dry, 10-20 °C, 60% relative humidity, away from strongly odorous materials. Shelf life is 2 months from production date.

   

• TYPICAL ANALYSIS

  Protein - 23%
  Spray dried fat - 20%
  Minerals - 9.5%
  Crude fibre - 0.2%
  Lactose - 39%
  Lysine - 1.66%
  Calcium - 0.62%
  Vit A - 55.000 IU/kg
  Vit D3 - 4.500 IU/kg
  Vit E - 80 mg/kg
  Vit C - 120 mg/kg

  Metabolic energy - 18.2 MJ/kg