Agvance Nutrition

At the start of Autumn farmers will be thinking more about the body condition score of their herd. Getting a good plan setup now will help to ensure you're maximising dairy herd potential and minimising potential animal health issues into the next lactation. This short video is presented by Agvance Ruminant Nutritionist Shaun Balemi. A quick overview on monitoring Body Condition and setting your animals up for success. See o...

Correctly transitioning a dairy cow will ensure both a better functioning rumen and higher levels of available energy in early lactation. Levels of calcium are more effectively maintained and mobilised within the body. These factors combine to reduce the incidence of almost every animal disease experienced in early lactation, right through to better levels of conception later in the spring. Agvance’s anionic salt (negative DCAD) ...

Toxin binders grab onto toxins in the diet and in the blood and strip them out of the cow reducing the toxic effect they have on the cow. Seaweed also performs this role to a minor level but it also helps to support the liver protecting it against toxin damage and helping the liver to repair any low level toxin damage which has occurred. Find out more about heat stress and the Agvance products that contain toxin binders: https://...

A drop in appetite from heat stress causes a drop in total energy getting into the cow. This can be managed by increasing the energy density of the total diet with energy dense feeds such as grain or meal fed in the shed. Even feeding extra PKE or potatoes with silage in the night paddock can help to increase cooler temperature feed intakes. Find out more about heat stress and how Agvance products can assist your herd in dealing w...

Quality feed is key to helping to manage a drop in appetite due to heat stress. Quality feed increases quantity eaten and this helps feedback into increasing cow appetite. So feed best quality feed at night when appetite is high with enough quantity that cows can eat as much as they can when they want to eat it. Find out more about heat stress and how Agvance's supplements can help increase the feed quality to your herd: http...

Wetting concrete reducing the heat that reflects off concrete onto cows standing in yards and also wetting the owls aids in her cooling herself. These are simple solutions but very effective in maintaining milk production and cow health. Find out more about heat stress and how Agvance's range of cow supplements can help your herd combat heat stress - learn more here: https://agvance.co.nz/product-category/solutions/heat-stress...

Water is key to keep cows cool and to aid in cow function in metabolism. The keys are 1. Having enough water available so cows always have access to the water they want 2. The water is clean and palatable maximising the amount they want to drink. Find out more about heat stress and how Agvance's range of products can assist you to combat heat stress in your herd: https://agvance.co.nz/product-category/solutions/heat-stress/

Facial eczema in cattle increases in conditions of heat and humidity. Prevention can be achieved in a number of ways, the most common being zinc supplementation. If an animal has facial eczema any recovery must be carefully managed. What is facial eczema? Facial eczema is a widespread disease in many dairy cow herds across the North Island and upper South Island areas of New Zealand. It is caused by the toxic fungus Pithomyces C...

COOLAID TO COME TO YOUR AID FOR HEAT STRESS A combination of ingredients that have proven to be effective in combatting the effects of environmental and ergot (grass toxin) generated heat stress in cows. This formulation is particularly targeted at the New Zealand heat stress conditions we experience every summer. Stock grazing under New Zealand conditions are not just subject to high environmental temperatures, but also high hu...