Farming on sand country comes with its own playbook – and often, it’s one that gets rewritten every season. In wet periods, up to 150 hectares can be lost to flooding. In dry spells, pasture disappears almost overnight. Yet despite these constraints, James Anderson and his team have built a high-performing 1,200-cow herd by focusing […]
Every calf is born with potential – but whether they thrive or struggle often comes down to what happens in the first few weeks of life. During this time, a calf’s immune system is still developing, and its gut is highly vulnerable. Challenges like scours, inconsistent drinking or eating of meal, and inconsistent growth are […]
Young calves face many challenges when they transition from a monogastric into a ruminant in a very short amount of time. Born with a naïve immune system, fast diet transitions and exposure to diseases are the norm for these young calves! Add in mingling of mobs and sometimes transportation into the mix, it is no […]
Nutritech has released two new technologies to support cows in early lactation. Nexulin – Proven milk solid and ketosis results. What is it? A rumen-protected caspacin (derived from capsicum) which benefits energy metabolism through the transition and early lactation period. How does it work? Nexulin lowers the production of insulin within the cow. Lowering insulin […]
Smart Solutions for Sick Calves: Boosting Recovery with Nutritech Essentials As calf rearers all we want are healthy, happy calves that are growing well and thriving. However not every season goes smoothly. Whether it’s scours, dehydration, infectious disease or stress—early intervention is key. Nutritech offers several tools to support sick calves and help get them […]
Building Better Calves: Nutritech’s 2025 Calf Range Delivers Performance and Profitability Raising strong, healthy calves is the cornerstone of a productive and profitable Dairy or Beef operation. Nutritech’s newly updated Calf Range is designed to help farmers rear robust calves with optimal health, growth, and lifetime performance – whether for dairy or beef systems. At […]
Ketosis, reproductive challenges and poor peak milk yield… Is ‘leaky gut’ to blame? The answer is yes, leaky gut can play a significant role in all three. But how are they linked and what does it mean for you on farm? To answer this question, we first need to take a step back and understand […]
Nutritech, in combination with Lallemand Animal Nutrition, has launched EazyBed® Pro – a specific bacterial bedding conditioner to help maintain dry, hygienic bedding. To rear healthy calves for optimum lifetime performance, we need to provide proper nutrition and a healthy environment for the calves supported by good overall management. To achieve the objective of rearing […]
Nutritech is going from great to even better with a new and improved DanCalf® Gold milk additive this season. With the spring calving season shortly upon us, it’s a reminder of the stress of rearing calves especially when we get sick, scouring calves. While using whole milk to feed calves is convenient, it can be […]
New ways to supplement zinc for facial eczema. Getting enough zinc into youngstock and dairy cattle to help prevent facial eczema is an ongoing challenge. No method is perfect, and blood testing for zinc is critical to ensure serum zinc levels are sufficient for facial eczema prevention. Water, feed and bolusing have been the main […]
