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GrowUp




Brief Description:
NRM GrowUp is a high protein (20%), balanced supplementary feed for calves designed to bridge the energy/protein gap and meet the calves rapid growth needs. NRM GrowUp contains Bovatec® to prevent coccidiosis, and Moozlee feedlink to minimise growth checks.

Suitable For:
Calves from 4 days old.

Special Features and Benefits:
• Moozlee feedlink for consistent palatability to halt growth checks
• High 20% protein pellet
• Balanced energy/protein to maximise growth during rumen
  development
• Bovatec® for coccidiosis prevention

Analysis(approximate on a DM basis):
Protein: 20.0%
Fibre:    10.0%
Fat:         6.0%
Salt:        2.0%

Ingredients selected from:
Wheat, wheat by-products, barley, barley by-products, maize, maize by-products, copra, palm kernel meal, oats, molasses, vegetable oil, fishmeal, milk powder, other protein sources, non-protein nitrogen, soya beans, peas, canola, sorghum, lucerne/grass meal, cottonseed meal, rice by-products, limestone, salt, dicalcium phosphate, sodium bentonite, coccidiostat, vitamins and minerals.

Product Form:
Pellets/nuts

Product Size:
25kg

Caution:
Use only for calves.  Coccidiocide is toxic to animals such as horses and dogs.

Feed Recommendation:
Use with Moozlee system to avoid growth check, or as the sole dry feed in any rearing system.

Calves should be fed whole milk or milk replacer up to 5-6 litres per day until weaning. NRM GrowUp should be introduced gradually at four weeks and fed for at least 3-4 weeks after weaning. Ensure the calves have access to clean water and hay right throughout. NRM GrowUp should be offered fresh each day - if fed in troughs clean out frequently. GrowUp can be fed to dairy replacements up to 20 weeks of age to ensure good heifer liveweights at mating.

1. High milk intake calves
Calf Age (days)   GrowUp (g/calf/day)
0-27                   0
28-31                 250
32-35                 350
36-38                 600
39-42                 800
43-63                 1000
64-84                 1250

2. Alternative System
Feed NRM GrowUp and straw ad-lib from 4 days until calves transferred to pasture at 12 weeks. Continue if pasture quality or quantity is inadequate.
 
Coccidiosis Control - Dose rate
For Coccidiosis control a minimum dose rate of 6.7mg Bovatec/kg liveweight (1mg lasalocid sodium/kg Liveweight) is required per day. Up to twice this dose is indicated where severe coccidial challenge is expected or a wide range of individual liveweights occur within a group.
 

NRM Calf Feed Intake for Coccidiosis Control

Calf Weight (kg liveweight) NRM Calf Feed Intake (kg/day)
40 0.37
50 0.47
60 0.56
70 0.65
80 0.74
90
 0.84
100 0.93
107 1.00
 
 
IMPORTANT:
Caution: Do not allow dogs, horses or other equids access to this feed, as ingestion by these species may be fatal.
  • Contains lasalocid sodium 108mg/kg feed
  • Bovatec is registered pursuant to the ACVM Act 1997, No. A4395. Feed only to calves as stated
  • See www.nzfsa.govt.nz/acvm for Bovatec's registration conditions
  • Care must be excersised when feeding concurrently with other antimicrobials. Do not feed with other ionophores
  • Ensure young animals are adapted to medicated feed 2 to 3 weeks proir to weaning, as coccidial challenge is most likely in the 8 weeks after weaning. In any case initiate treatment at least two days prior to expected coccidial challenge.