Get the facts when it comes to choosing the right milk replacer for your future herd
THE TRUTH TO ENSURING THE BEST START
Whole milk powder-based CMRs provide a high casein component for a good curd, just like nature intended. Delivering good nutrient supply and uptake for the very best start to life.
Discover what's really going on inside your calf's first weeks of development ->
When it comes to animal nutrition, whole milk is hard to beat - that’s why it's best to choose a quality calf milk replacer, that resembles natural whole milk from the cow. Learn about how milk composition impacts calf digestion.
When a calf drinks whole milk or a curding milk replacer, it bypasses the rumen and enters the abomasum, where it curds and is slowly digested.
What's the difference between casein vs. whey-based CMRs? Michael Shallcrass, Fonterra's Senior Veterinary Manager explores this topic. Natural cow's milk contains 80% casein and is vital for early growth and rumen development.
Scientific research, suggests that a curding milk replacer, a whole milk-based CMR fed to calves less than 14 days old can...
- Promote higher growth rates - average daily growth rates are higher than in non-curding whey-based CMR's
- Reduce incidences of scours
- Improves resilience against pathogenic challenges
(Information source: Thomson et al, (2018), Khan et al, (2021, SciLactis Ltds Dr Kerst Stelwagen)
Calculate how much you could save in less than 2 minutes...
Swap your herd’s whole milk for Ancalf™ CMR and you could be better off at the end of the season.
Use our handy calculator to find out how much you could save...
Easily calculate the quantity of calf milk replacer and water required.
Works when fortifying with whole milk and even mixing from scratch.
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