Reid Stockfeeds Reid Baby Calf Muesli

19% Protein Calf Starter Muesli.

Baby Calf Muesli from Reid Stockfeeds is cleverly created to entice curiosity. With molasses and calf-friendly flavours, it sticks to wet noses to introduce calves to the concept of solid food.

After a few licks, calves become used to eating solid foods. They then find it easier to move on to feeding from troughs.

Features and Benefits

• High Protein & Energy: To boost daily gains.
• Healthy: Special mineral/vitamin blend to ensure micronutrient supply.
• Dust Controlled: Minimal dust to encourage calves for higher intake.
• Palatable: Sweet and tasty for baby calves.

Feeding Directions:

Follow these instructions to make the most of your feed:

• Feed Reid Stockfeeds baby calf starter unrestrictedly pre-weaning, and post-weaning if desired.
• As well as specially formulated muesli, calves should always have access to fresh, clean water and high-quality fibre such as barley straw.
• Fresh feed should be distributed to calves daily to minimise the chance of it becoming stale or contaminated.
• Calves should continually increase their intake of all feeds and water.
• Diet changes should be made gradually.
• Changes to milk volume should be limited to 1/2 litre per feeding.
• Target growth rates vary by breed, however 600-800 grams of weight gain per day is the expected average.

Calf Starter Timeline:

Our baby calf feed is suitable for the first 12 weeks of a dairy cow's life.

• Day 1: Ensure the calf receives adequate colostrum. Aim to feed 10% of its weight in colostrum within the first 24 hours of life, in two separate feeds. Introduce small amounts high-quality roughage (e.g. barley straw) and allow unlimited access Reid Stockfeed Baby Calf from Day 1.
• Day 2-5: In the first days of life, milk intake should reach 12% of live weight (assuming that whole milk is being fed). This may be split into two feeds a day, morning, and afternoon.Week 2-3 - Continue to feed 12% of live weight as milk, split into two feeds a day. Combine Reid Stockfeeds' Calf Rearer with Reid Stockfeeds Baby Calf, progressively increasing the Calf Rearer to 100% by the end of the third week of the calf's life.
• Week 4-9: Ensure concentrate intake is steadily increasing. Forage intake should also be increasing.
• Week 10+: Gradually reduce milk intake over a two-week period. During this time, grain and water intake should be continually increasing.
• Week 12: Continue to feed forage and Reid Stockfeeds Calf Rearer or Calf Weaner until the calf reaches 200kg.

Storage Requirements:

• Store in a vermin free, cool, dry place, protected from direct sunlight.
• Best within 6 months of manufacture date.