Agvance Customiser Brochure

INNOVATION THROUGH CUSTOMISATION Customizer™ is an innovative new web interface from Agvance that will completely revolutionise the way you supplement your herd. Customizer™ enables vets and qualified animal nutritionists to formulate custom mineral and vitamin blends specifically for your livestock . . . and have them delivered directly to your farm.

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THE PROCESS IS

»» NUTRITION SAMPLING

CUSTOMIZER TAKES THE GUESSWORK OUT OF ANIMAL NUTRITION.

»» LABORATORY ANALYSIS

»» VETERINARY REPORTING

UTILISE YOUR ANIMAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FOR YOUR HERD’S NUTRITIONAL NEEDS »» Custom blends – specific formulations based on your individual herd requirements »» Total flexibility – wide range of minerals, vitamins & other additives available »» Highly soluble blends – easily administered through drinking water, feeds or drenches »» Accurate reporting – Customizer retains a comprehensive current & historical record of your mineral formulations

»» Monitoring of animal health performance allows mineral blends to be formulated quickly and easily to suit your herd’s specific requirements. »» Prompt delivery to vet practice – from formulation to blending, delivery within 10 working days »» Access to expert, professional advice

DOSAGE METHODS

Drench gun

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Trough

Mixer wagon

Dosing pump

SIMPLE SCIENCE Using nutritional tests, such as blood tests and liver biopsies, your vet can formulate animal supplements matched to the exact requirements of your herd. At the same time, the program maintains a comprehensive record of these formulations, allowing performance to be monitored.

»» CUSTOMISED FORMULATION

»» ON FARM SUPPLEMENTATION

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CALCULATING FEED RATIONS IN CUSTOMIZER

Feed added to list and daily amount fed entered.

Choose feed from dropdown list and feed added to diet.

The Customizer feed premix module allows the farmers vet or nutritionist to either build a database of feed information for every individual farm by building custom feeds based on feed analysis. Alternatively he can choose to use standard feed analysis data from the comprehensive online feed tables available from within the program. The standard feed tables are based on average feed analysis levels for feeds grown under typical NZ conditions on NZ soils.

The Customizer feed module can accurately calculate the exact nutritional requirements for a transition cow.

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Custom feeds can be created and then stored in the database for current and future use.

Cost per doseTotal blend cost Number of cows dosed Rate per dose

Number of days Number of cows to be dosed

Salts in blend Rate for each salt

Total DCAD calculated based on diet plus supplement blend.

Breed

Stage of lactation

Supplied in total diet

Calculated requirement

Report button

Order:

FEED PREMIX REPORT VET APPROVED CUSTOM FORMULATED MINERAL/VITAMIN DAIRY COW SUPPLEMENT No of Cows: Days:

Agvance

Doses: Dose Rate:

Product Name

Basic Transition Premix

200

Order Date: Cents / Dose

15 Total Quantity/Kg: 3000 Total Retail Cost 258.5 /Gm (GST Excl):

19 April 2016 25.21

776 Kgs

$756.44

Breakdown of each element by source

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Element

Product / Feed

Dose

B

Boron

Pasture Autumn - Gordonton

40.00

B

Boron

Maize Silage - Gordonton 2015

10.00 50.00

Element

Product / Feed

Dose

Ca

Calcium

Maize Silage - Gordonton 2015

11.20

Ca

Calcium

Gypsum (Super Fine) Agvance

13.50

Ca

Calcium

Calcium Chloride

Ca

Calcium

Pasture Autumn - Gordonton

Total element supplied

5.75 41.60 72.05

Element

Product / Feed

Dose

Cl

Chlorine

Calcium Chloride

12.00

Cl

Chlorine

Magnesium Chloride

38.00

Cl

Chlorine

Pasture Autumn - Gordonton

80.00

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TRANSITION FEEDING What does the term transition mean?

Transition is the term used commonly to describe a springing cow, or the period between when a cow is dry until the time she gives birth and begins the next lactation. The transition period ends at the point a cow gives birth and begins lactating.

Why is this period so important?

The last 14 days of pregnancy is the time period where all hormone systems are being ramped up in order to increase the body’s nutrient and energy absorption, this all centers around the additional demands of giving birth and sustaining early lactation. The calcium demand at calving and in the period 24 hours following causes an increase in calcium requirement of between 7 to 10 times the normal levels.

Correct feeding and supplementation over this period will insure demands are met and that the cow comes through this process on a high plain of health and energy, having adequate levels of calcium to insure both subclinical and clinical deficiency is avoided. Incorrect feeding and supplementation will weaken the cow for many months into lactation and has the potential to set her up for many additional health and reproductive challenges, particularly in the first half of lactation.

How do I know what salts to use and how much to use in a transition diet?

The Customizer feed module can be used to accurately calculate the exact nutritional requirements for a transition cow.

Simply by apportioning the different feeds in the diet and then adding the correct combination and quantity of negative DCAD salts Customizer allows vets ad nutritionists to balance the dietary DCAD and nutritional levels in order to ensure maximum performance.

Things to watch out for in transition blends Forms of minerals that act as rumen buffers (magnesium oxide, lime flour) in general should be avoided in transition blends or if used, sparingly. Some sulphate based products such as gypsum can be used to supply calcium in a low DCAD form, however if total sulphur levels exceed 0.45%, sulphide gas can begin forming in the rumen, this can reduce appetite at a critical time. Critical sulphur levels in a transition diet are often exceeded at levels as low as 45 grams depending on drymatter intake. It is important to ensure that cows are receiving adequate rumen protected copper (copper chelate) at this time in order that the increased levels of

What are negative DCAD (anionic) salts?

Negative DCAD or anion salts are acid forming salts, these are normally mineral salts containing high levels of the anions (negatively charged ions) chloride or sulphate.

How much will a good transition diet cost?

Transition diets typically range between 22 – 32 cents per cow per day, or approximately $5.00 – $7.30 per cow based on a 23 day maximum transitioning period. Put another way you can expect to pay between 5 – 10% of the cost of the projected production increase of correct transitioning, without taking into account the many other health benefits to be gained.

LIVER

Vitamin D release from liver

How does feeding acid forming salts provide an advantage precalving?

Vitamin D

Simply put, feeding these acid salts creates a short term acidosis and in turn sets off a chain reaction where the body systems respond by releasing more of the alkalinizing calcium salt. The negative DCAD salts used in these blends rapidly acidify the blood. In order to buffer the blood the parathyroid gland is stimulated to release additional parathyroid hormone (PTH), at the same time the liver releases

PTH Parathyroid Hormone

S TR AN

ABSORPTION FROM DIGESTIVE TRACT

DEPOSITION IN BONE

CALCIUM IN RATION MOBILIZATION FROM BONE

Parathyroid Gland

CALCIUM IN BLOOD

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thiomolybdate formed from increased sulphur the low DCAD salts combined with molybdenum from pasture do not induce a copper deficiency. At this time of the year it will be very important to use a high quality comprehensive trace mineral blend as part of any transition mix.

vitamin D3 (which is actually a hormone, rather than a vitamin in the true sense).

These two hormones cause the body to start absorbing more calcium through the intestinal wall (Ca from the diet), at the same time body systems begin releasing more stored calcium from the bone and kidneys into the bloodstream. This response is solely triggered by the increased acidity of the blood. It has also been postulated that the increase in diet acidity may also stimulate lengthening of the rumen papillae increasing utilization of energy in the lead up to calving and lactation.

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CALCIUM IN MILK Improved Rumen function

CALCIUM EXCRETION

LACTATION FEEDING While the focus of a good transition blend is to concentrate primarily on getting a high level of acidity into the diet along with good levels of Mg, Ca, and other minerals in low DCAD forms. Once the cow begins to lactate, the focus changes to supplying strongly positive DCAD diets, as a diet high in DCAD has been shown to be conducive to good rumen function and will therefore drive production. Continuing with the low DCAD salts contained in the transition blend, when fed at a time where the cow is receiving vastly higher energy levels would put the cow at serious risk of acidosis, causing production losses and health problems.

What is required in a lactation premix blend?

A good lactation premix blend will look carefully at the makeup of the diet and then attempt to balance any macro or micro minerals that may be lacking. Certain minerals such as magnesium and calcium can now be used in oxide and carbonate forms as these act as very good rumen

buffers. These mineral types will ensure that the rumen is kept constantly at the ideal pH level of above 6.5. Good lactation blends are easier to achieve and implement as the majority of these ingredients contain much higher elemental levels of the minerals required. They are also normally substantially cheaper on a per dose basis because the types of salts used.

What types of feed would radically change the makeup of a lactation premix blend?

Some feeds such as maize silage and fodder beet, dependent on the portion of the ration, will require a more specific lactation formulation be used. Maize tends to be deficient in calcium, sodium, magnesium and phosphorous, depending on the amount of maize being fed, the premix will be specific in the amounts of each of these supplied. Fodder beet is famous for low phosphorous, again, beyond a certain feed inclusion level it will be essential to take this into account in the premix formulation.

Why use a premix at all, why not just supplement one or two elements that are on hand?

Lactation premixes when formulated properly are cost effective and produce very good production responses, not to mention their importance to animal health.

In the past farmers have tended to use a rule of thumb approach to minerals working on just supplementing the minimum without giving any thought to the true nutritional requirement based on the mix of feeds. This is often far from economic in that in many cases products are used unnecessarily or worse under used with dire consequences to animal health. The Customizer program is designed to formulate cost effective premixes that take into account the requirements based on diet. These blends are easy to use and can be constantly updated as demands change.

The Customizer program is designed to formulate cost effective premixes that take into account the requirements based on diet.

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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF COMMONLY USED PREMIX SALTS Negative DCAD (Transition Salts) Meq’s calculated on a drymatter basis Mineral Salt (Percent as fed)

N

Ca

Mg

S

Cl

Meq/DCAD

Ammonium Sulphate

21.0

-

-

24.3

-

-11300

Ammonium Chloride

26.1

-

-

-

63.3

-18590

Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum)

-

23.3

-

18.6

-

-7860

Calcium Chloride

-

27.3

-

-

48.2

-13800

Magnesium Sulphate (Epsom/S)

-

-

10.0

13.0

-

-5900

Magnesium Chloride

-

-

10.0

-

34.9

-9830

DiaCalcium Phosphate (P 16.0%)

-

26.0

0

-

-

-1800

Phoscal (P 14.5%)

-

28.0

0

-

-

-1500

Positive DCAD (Lactation Salts) These have either a positive DCAD or rumen buffering effect.

Mineral Salt (Percent as fed)

N

Ca

Mg

S

Cl

Meq/DCAD

Magnesium Oxide

-

-

55 – 60.0

-

-

0

Calcium Carbonate (Lime)

-

39.0

-

-

-

+20.0

Sodium Chloride (Salt) (Na 39%)

-

-

-

-

60.0

+5.5

Other additives Monensin (ACVM Act 1997, No. A11097)

Rumen modifier – increases energy and production (Contains 20% monensin sulphate)

Optimate

Rumen Buffer Zeolite Based

Sodium Bicarbonate

Rumen Buffer, good sodium source.

Sodium Humate

Rumen Buffer, General Tonic

Rumasweet (Pancosma)

Flavouring Agent

Novasil Plus (BASF)

Toxin Binder

Seaweed Extract

Toxin Binder, General Tonic.

Fulvic Acid

Natural Mineral Chelator

Diamond V XPC

Nutritional Yeast

Solutrace Metabolizer

High End Trace Mineral Supplement

Solutrace DCM Plus

Budget Priced Mineral Supplement with all Copper in Glycinate Form.

The program offers many other standard Solutrace trace element blend options, or we can custom blend minerals to any requirement.

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