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Your Calves Are Valuable Stock — Feed Them Like It!

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Red Limousin bull and one of his Spring calves resting on green grass.

🐮 Your Calves Are Valuable Stock — Feed Them Like It

Irish calves have never been more valuable. Whether they’re staying on the farm or heading into the beef system, their future performance is decided in the first few weeks of life.

Milk alone isn’t enough.

Early introduction of a high-quality calf nut is what drives rumen development, growth, and long-term efficiency. That’s where Crecora Mills Calf Max comes in.

Why feeding Calf Max matters:

✔️ Encourages early rumen development
✔️ Supports stronger, healthier calves
✔️ Helps calves transition off milk sooner and smoother
✔️ Drives better liveweight gain
✔️ Sets calves up for stronger lifetime performance

The biggest mistake we see is underfeeding or delaying meal because calves “look fine.”
By the time problems show, performance is already lost — and it’s rarely recovered fully later.

A good calf nut isn’t a cost.
It’s an investment in future output, whether that’s:

higher beef value
stronger replacement heifers
or healthier calves with fewer setbacks

Calf Max is formulated for:

Palatability (calves actually eat it)
Digestibility
Consistency — bag after bag

📞 Talk to Crecora Mills today about feeding Calf Max to your calves.

Crecora Mills – We only mix with the best.

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What makes Crecora Mills Calf different from others?

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Charolais cow side by side with her newborn bull Calf.

Calf health is crucial for the overall success and profitability of a farming operation. As farmers, we understand the importance of providing our animals with the best possible nutrition to ensure their well-being and growth. This is why Crecora Mills animal feed is considered essential for calf health.
Crecora Mills is a renowned brand in the farming industry that has been producing high-quality animal feed for decades. Their dedication to providing superior nutrition for livestock, particularly calves, has made them a trusted choice for farmers globally.

One of the key reasons why Crecora Mills animal feed is essential for calf health is the fact that it is specially formulated to meet the unique nutritional needs of Irish young calves. Calves have specific requirements for growth and development, and our feeds are designed to provide them with the necessary nutrients in the right proportions.

Crecora Mills animal feed is enriched with essential vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that support optimal growth and development in calves. These nutrients are carefully balanced to ensure the calves receive everything they need to thrive. This is especially important during the early stages of life when the calf’s immune system is still developing and vulnerable to various diseases.

The feed also contains high-quality proteins and energy sources that are easily digestible for young calves. This promotes efficient nutrient absorption and utilization, helping the animals to grow at a healthy pace. Additionally, the feed includes essential fatty acids, such as omega-3 and omega-6, which support brain development and overall calf health.

Crecora Mills pays special attention to the hygiene and quality of all their animal feed. They have strict quality control measures in place to ensure that their products are free from contaminants and meet the highest standards. This ensures that calves consuming their feed are not exposed to any harmful substances that could negatively impact their health.

Furthermore, Crecora Mills animal feed is formulated to prevent common health issues in calves, such as nutritional deficiencies and digestive problems. By providing a well-balanced and easily digestible diet, the feed helps to maintain a healthy gut flora and reduce the risk of ailments such as scours or bloating.

Another key factor that sets Crecora Mills animal feed apart is their commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. They prioritize using locally sourced ingredients and minimize their carbon footprint throughout the production process. This environmentally conscious approach ensures that farmers who choose Crecora Mills are not only supporting the health of their calves but also contributing to a more sustainable farming industry overall.

In conclusion, Crecora Mills animal feed is essential for calf health due to its specialized formulation, high-quality ingredients, and focus on sustainability. By choosing this feed, farmers can ensure that their calves receive the necessary nutrition for optimal growth, immune function, and overall health. Investing in the well-being of these young animals ultimately leads to better productivity, profitability, and a more sustainable farming operation.

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Dairy Seminar Summary 21st Dec 2016

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Crecora Mills Dairy Seminar Dec 2016

This is a brief summary of some of the topics that were discussed at our Dairy Seminar held in the Rathkeale House Hotel on 21st Dec 2016.

The guest speaker was Jim Uprichard from Trouw nutrition. Jim is a well respected nutritionist that has a lot of hand on experience with Irish dairy herds both North and South of the border.

We discussed world markets briefly and the information coming back from dairy production globally is that most countries in Europe produced less milk last year than previously. Our neighbour the UK was down 6%. Ireland was up just over 2%. The cost of producing milk in China is still over 4o cents per litre which means they are a good deal away from not depending on Australasia milk suppliers.

The US is the big change in that they are increasing their milk output but that is coming into line with their ever increasing population. If you extrapolate out the Global price of all the Milk byproducts and work backwards to a farm gate price it amounts to around 31.5 cents per litre. We are not there yet but we are on the way.

Brexit was also discussed. It appears that this is a very difficult one to call as it appears that there is no plan to keep those that voted to Leave happy now that the Leave campaigners have walked away from government. If they go for a Soft Brexit it will be the least change for us as EU members.

If they go for a Hard Brexit it means that we as members of the EU will have to wait on any trade deals to be negotiated with the EU as a whole. We could not negotiate on our own with the UK as an EU member.

One would imagine a soft Brexit is more likely but then again most of us thought that they would vote to remain also.

Animal Nutrition was the heart and soul of the seminar really.

Jim outlined a range of different issues that we discussed.

One of which was that Body condition scores on cows seem to be back a little (0.5) across the country. This is probably from the extended grazing in the last month and grass quality maybe not being as good as was thought.

Jim recommended feeding a low protein high maize dairy nut in spring as the best value per unit of energy. Ideally a nut with Maize, Beetpulp, Soya Hulls for fibre a little Barley and maybe a rumen buffer to try to offset the problems with grazing fresh grass.

Calf development was discussed at length with a comprehensive step by step look at the TROUW lifestart calf programme. A number of very interesting things were discussed such as:

the value of colostrum,
the value of feeding a good quality milk replacer,
The economic difference on growing the replacement heifer faster
Learning how to switch on the potential genetics of the heifer through correct nutrition.
The value of feeding a larger diameter pellet instead of a ration to prevent calf selection of large particles.

We also had a questions and answers session where a number of good questions arose.

Issues around Cows eating stones and licking clay and the causes of it. Was it really a Phosphorous deficiency or could it be Acidosis?

What type of milk replacer should you feed?

The value in feeding low potash silage to dry cows before calving.

The meeting finished up with complimentary teas and sandwiches served afterwards.

We at Crecora Mills would like to thank Jim Uprichard and the Rathkeale House hotel for their help and expertise in running another enjoyable and informative Dairy seminar.

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Smart Calver

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Smart Calver

Another quality product from Crecora Mills

“We only mix with the best”

The most stressful time for any farmer is the period around calving season. With so much potential for problems around this area we have been working hard to make this time as easy, profitable and stress free as possible.

Using our hands on knowledge and practical experience in dealing with cows before calving we are delighted to bring Smart Calver to our customers.

Smart Calver is our latest innovative product to come to the market and it is based on a high protein (18%) and high energy formulation (PDIE 125grms per kilo) with a top class pre calver mineral pack included.

As with all of our high energy feeds there is a large amount of high quality cereals included in Smart Calver such as Maize, Barley and Oats.

Reasons to feed Smart Calver

Provide the cow and calf with the vital balanced minerals to help prevent health problems and costly vet bills.
Provide a high energy feed to ensure the cow has enough energy to get through the calving process with the minimum of outside help.
Provide a balanced diet to allow the cow to return to full production as fast as possible.

Smart Calver ingredients include: Maize, Maize Gluten, Barley, Oats, Rapeseed, Soya Hulls, Hi-Pro Soya, Distillers Grains, Palm, Minerals and Molasses.

Call us on 061 355186 or talk to your local Sales Representative for more information

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Calving tips 2013

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Calving Tips 2013

As we all now cows who struggle with health problems at calving are on the back foot in terms of Milk Production from the start.

Health problems such as assisted calving, retained placentas can have serious knock on effects down the road in terms of Milk Production and vet bills.

Here are some handy tips to remember to minimise potential health problems.

Remember to document health problems with cows, when you are in the thick of it can be difficult to remember in two or three weeks time which cow had what problems. If you record it you can see if certain cows are prone to problems over successive calving.
Calf cows in a clean environment. Keep in mind that during contractions a cow will take in any dirty contaminated air into her womb and this can cause serious health problems. Good clean Straw may be expensive this year and a bit of work but it is vastly cheaper than an empty cow.
Try to watch High risk calving or calving which is likely to be long duration.
Make sure cows that are due to calf are separated from the herd in plenty of time. The risk of her and her calf getting hurt during calving is exponentially greater if they are in a herd of others.
If you are assisting at calving make sure that you are clean. It may sound obvious but its worth remembering that the risk of a cow contracting infection goes up a hundred fold if you don’t use arm length gloves when assisting at calving.
Establish a routine after calving to clean equipment and have it ready to go for the next calving. Don’t wait till the next calving to start cleaning the ropes and equipment.

Stop and take a breath. This is experience from a hundred years ago that has been handed down and is still is relevant today. All too often we can fall into the temptation of jumping in all guns blazing to assist at a calving, especially if a cow is in distress. Cows like humans can tell a mile away if you are panicky or in bad humour and they will react to it. Stop and take a breath, if you are talking to someone talk in measured tones and take the time to think about what you are doing.

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