Brown Bag CMR™

Designed for Dairy Farmers

Brown Bag CMR™ is a new low cost CMR, formulated from non curding dairy ingredients such as infant formulas and is 100% New Zealand sourced.

Brown Bag CMR™ now contains Actigen® which is a natural carbohydrate fraction that supports an animal's natural defence, maintains intestinal function and aids full absorption of nutrients. Actigen® is traceable and is a valuable growth permitter helping animals achieve their full potential.

This CMR is designed to lower the overall cost of calf rearing, and can be fed to calves from day four. Our trials have proven an average of 700 gms per calf per day daily weight gain is possible using Brown Bag CMR™. These trials have been carried out on farms with better than average husbandry and management skill levels and results may vary under other conditions. Therefore we recommend two-stage feeding beginning with a premium CMR such as ancalf™ or SupaCalf™ and completing with the Brown Bag CMR™.

Note: Brown Bag CMR™ is a non curding CMR and rearers using two stage rearing systems should make the change from a curding CMR to Brown Bag CMR™ suddenly. (Do not mix together or prolong the change over). Some rearers find it useful to drop the overall volume at this stage to avoid overloading the digestive system.

For operations using Brown Bag CMR™ as the sole CMR we strongly recommend the mixing rate of 150 gms per litre on a twice per day feeding system.