Cow Program Calving
With the beginning of calving season, comes increased feed costs, high labor demands for both feeding and calving, but most importantly, the birth of a healthy and vigorous calf to generate revenue for your ranching enterprise.
The increase in nutritional requirements of the cow 60 days prior to calving is tremendous, due to increased fetal protein requirements as shown in this graphic.
Additionally, weather becomes an enemy forcing the feeding of more and better feed, which is expensive and requires a great amount of time.
Anipro/Xtraformance Feeds' Calving Program is designed to provide the highest level and quality of minerals to ensure that the newborn calf has the vigor to get up and obtain essential colostrum from the cow within 6 to 8 hours. After this time, colostrums effectiveness drops as much as 50%, cheating the calf of natural immunities.
Additionally, Anipro/Xtraformance Feeds can help you maintain cow body condition during this period, which is critical for breeding. Research shows in the following graphic 
that cows with a body condition of 5 have an 88% chance of returning to estrus within 80 days as compared to a 68% chance for cows in a body condition of 4 or less.
Anipro/Xtraformance Feeds' Calving Program is designed to ensure that cows that are bred have the best chance possible to successfully calve a healthy, vigorous calf in a cost effective manner
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Cow Calving Program Details |
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When: |
45 to 60 days prior to calving |
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Program Length: |
120 days to 160 days |
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Consumption: |
1.5 to 2.5 pounds per head per day (depending on feed quality and quantity) |
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Objectives: |
Maintain a high plane of nutritionto meet the demands of fetal development, calving, colostrum and milk production, and improvement of body condition |
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