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Sprayfo Life Start validation

Sprayfo Life Start validation. Dairy sector is facing a challenge. Demand for milk growing worldwide Sustainability & durability are issues of today Animal welfare coming up Dairy farms are scaling up Genetic potential of dairy cows develops fast Sexed semen, genomic, marking, etc.

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Sprayfo Life Start validation

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  1. Sprayfo Life Start validation

  2. Dairy sector is facing a challenge Demand for milk growing worldwide Sustainability & durability are issues of today Animal welfare coming up Dairy farms are scaling up Genetic potential of dairy cows develops fast Sexed semen, genomic, marking, etc. So: Potential and value of young calf is growing

  3. Farmers want to be good farmers Manage the farm the best way to Earn a fair income today Be prepared to earn a fair income in the future Have work well organised Have satisfied employees, suppliers and buyers. Have a happy and healthy dairy herd Make use of the potential of their animals

  4. Still we are facing a problem Average mortality in first year still >10% Growth potential of calves still not used Farmers know, but ...... mismatch between knowledge and behaviour

  5. Issues we face in daily practice Big differences in colostrum application Often milkfeeding to low to match calf requirements Especially in first 3-4 weeks Some still feed discarted milk to calves Time of weaning managed poor Housing calves not growing in line with rest of farm

  6. Farmers need to make a choice! Be aware and choose to: Let young calves survive at the lowest costor: Apply available tools to grow the best valves and develop the best heifers!

  7. Sprayfo has part of the solution Use options in feeding andmanagement to develop the fullexpression of genetic potential Realise the best calf rearing To achive the ultimate dairy cow performance  Longer lifetime + higher milkproduction

  8. Maximum youth growth & minimal disease • Maximum (udder) tissue development • Optimal development of immune & digestive system More sustainable dairy farming! Lower mortality Increased milk yields Lower culling rates Full expression of genetic quality

  9. No false claims, but proven results

  10. Early growth sets life performance 1 Whole milk. † P < 0.10; * P<0.05; **P<0.01; NS No significant;

  11. Early growth improves later life performance

  12. Early growth  high mammary development abP<0.05 “Udder Parenchyma” = milk secreting tissue. Source: Brown et al, 2005 + 50 %

  13. Early growth  higher milk yield + 28 % - 47 % + 9 % Source: Faber et al., University of Arizona 2005

  14. Early weaning  lower growth Source: 769 Nutreco Calf Rearing Centre

  15. High protein  no extra growth Source: R784 Nutreco Calf Rearing Centre 2008

  16. Delayed weaning  option for growth Source: R817 Nutreco Calf Rearing Centre

  17. High concentration  more growth Bron: R807 Nutreco Calf Rearing Centre

  18. High concentration  more growth (v2) Source: R841 Nutreco Calf Rearing Centre

  19. Sloten knows impact feed on growth Impact feeding program on weight at 3 months R769 : Early weaning - 6 kg R784 : High protein +/- 0 R807 : High density + 4 kg R817 : Late weaning + 3 kg R841 : HD 9 weeks + 8 kg V839 : veal powerstart + 5 kg (in 4 weeks!) Source: Nutreco Calf Research Centre 2008 - 2011

  20. What to do with this? Develop the best calf rearing program Growth steers intake of compound feed Good CMR  more growth  more CF Early weaning not preferred; 9 weeks OK High density preferred, esp. in first 5 weeks High protein in CMR not needed

  21. Apply Life Start Concept to get 3 plus ! • Growth of > 900 gram/day in first 3 months is possible • Apply the right concept farmers get 3 plusses: + 50% mammary development + 9% milk production + 47% durability of dairy cows

  22. Sprayfo Life Start is a concept Sprayfo Calf Milk Replacers Sprayfo Feeding schedules Sprayfo Mixing tables Sprayfo Specialist Kit SCI

  23. Life Start support with Specialist Kit Sprayfo Specialist Kit Colostrum densimeter Smoke test Diarrhea quick test Measure ribbon Scale, etc For daily on-farm support

  24. Steer Life Start with Calfrearing Index Sprayfo introduces Sprayfo Calfrearing Index to provide1) Guidelines to measure and control; 2) Direction to utilize the improvement potential SCI is a management tool for rearing professionals Analyze and value the Ist-status Address points for improvement Help farmers to rear the best calves

  25. SCI checklist  the fundament • 9 categories • 53 control points • 14 key parameters • 1 SCI score • 7 fields for improvement

  26. SCI checklist  easy to use

  27. SCI score and direction  clear

  28. Sprayfo Life Start concept provides • Complete calfrearing concept • The best products • Up-to-date application advises • Clear profit (calculator to be made) • Clear proposition (the best looking-growing calves) • SCI to measure, evaluate and monitor improvement • Sprayfo Academy to teach farmers and distributors

  29. Thank you for attention : questions?

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