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Calf Nutrition

Grow your calves to their full genetic potential and get them into your milking herd sooner.

Learn more about our calf nutrition products below.

Acidified Milk Replacers

26% protein from 100% milk sources

18% fat from highest quality digestible sources

Efficiently lower pH

Helps prevent bacterial growth

Enhance calf growth rates

Features

Rapid lean tissue and frame growth

Increased milk stability

Calf health supported by organic minerals and selenium yeast

Increased intake supported by flavouring agents

 

Bioforce Acidified Milk replacer 26 week trial:

BioForce Acidified Milk Replacer on three different dairy farms across Ontario for a period of 26 weeks. Mixing 150g of BioForce Acidified Milk Replacer per litre of water, the farms typically fed 6 litres per calf per day, averaging 25 calves per treatment.

Weeks 1-9
Non- Acidified
BioForce® Milk Replacer
ADG (g/day)
780
850
Heart Girth (mm/day)
3.6
4.2
Hip Height (mm/day)
2.1
2.4

22% protein from 100% milk sources

18% fat from highest quality digestible sources

ON-FARM PREMIX CALF TMR

CALF TMR

GROW THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

REDUCE HEALTH EVENTS

Ration balanced to meet calf needs.

REDUCE COSTS

Using on-farm feeds.

REDUCE STRESS

at transition.

Also Available for on-farm mixing:

Bionic ® Calf Mash 18% Grower
Bionic ® Calf Premix

CALF STARTERS

Superior quality

Enhanced freshness and palatability

• Excellent pellet quality

 Easy-to-follow program

Bionic® Calf textured and pelleted starter/grower feeds have been formulated to provide your calves with optimal energy and protein, with high quality minerals, vitamin and additives to encourage intake allowing your calves to continue to grow well. These calf feeds are designed to provide excellent palatability and consistency of product with a focus on freshness! Let us help you select the starter/grower that’s right for you and your herd.

0 – 5 Months

0.1 – 4 kg/day

Bionic® 20%
Calf Starter/Grower
Pellets

0 – 2 Months

0.1 – 2 kg/day

Bionic® 20%
Textured Calf
Starter

0 – 2 Months

0.1 – 2 kg/day

Bionic® 20%
Whole Grain Textured
Calf Starter

Also available for on-farm mixing as:

  • Bionic® Calf Premix
  • Bionic® Calf Mash 18% Grower

• Introduce calves to on-farm feeds

• Make your own calf mash

• Mix with grain, protein, straw/hay

When to feed GVF Milk Replacers & Calf Starters

Milk Replacer Amount
Milk Replacer Amount
Calf Starter Amount
Calf Starter Amount
Age
Less than 7 Litres / day
More than 7 Litres / day
Less than 7 Litres / day
More than 7 Litres / day
0-4 Weeks
Bionic MR
BioForce MR
Small amounts of Bionic Calf Starter taste of LifeLaunch 4C
4-8 Weeks
Bionic MR
BioFormce MR
LifeLaunch 4C and Bionic Calf Starter
Bionic Calf Starter

For more than 60 years, Grand Valley
Fortifiers has been helping to develop and
revolutionize the dairy industry.

GVF is now actively providing Dairy Farmers across Canada with advanced animal nutrition products for improved human health.

While our range of dairy nutrition products is continually updated and improved our goal of enabling producers to obtain the best possible production, at the lowest possible cost, remains the same.

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