Are your cows missing out?
Deficiencies in minerals or vitamins can silently rob the dairy herd of production and cow health, leading to reduced profitability. WA Dairy Balancer is the first choice supplement for producers choosing to mill their own grain.
WA Dairy Balancer Pellets have been professionally formulated to meet the macro-mineral, trace element and vitamin requirements of high producing dairy cows in the south west of Western Australia. The very high specifications of the product are unique to the WA market and are made possible by the capabilities of Weston Animal Nutrition’s dedicated concentrate mill in Albury, NSW.
Benefits of Dairy Balancer Pellets
1. Insurance
Against reduced profits from lost production and poor cow health due to mineral or vitamin deficiencies. A combination of organic and inorganic trace elements ensures maximum availability & absorption. Minimal exposure to airborne ingredients ensures OH&S and animal welfare.
2. Confidence in Mixing
Presentation as pellets ensures even distribution with minimal settling and segregation in feeding systems. Product is not lost in the wind and every cow gets her share.
3. High Palatability
Pellet integrity causes minimal impact on feed presentation and avoids refusal of supplement components.
4. Flexibility
A range of variants is available to ensure a product suited to every production system. Inclusion rate can be varied to suit level of production and other diet components. It is most important to tailor management to suit cows in the first 100 days of lactation.
5. Availability
Product can be ordered in increments of a tonne and can be either delivered to a metropolitan freight depot or picked up from Wesfeeds in Bentley. A lead time of only four weeks from time of ordering is required to ensure availability.
6. Technical Advice
Assistance is readily available for all aspects of dairy nutrition.
Feeding rate
Cows and heifers should be fed a maximum of 200 g of WA Dairy Balancer in their daily feed intake. To achieve this, use the following table to determine the amount of WA Dairy Balancer Pellets required for inclusion in bale feed:
| TOP RATE OF Grain Fed Per Cow Per Day | Amount of Dairy Balancer PER Tonne | Amount of Grain PER Tonne |
|---|---|---|
| 4 kg | 50 | 950 |
| 5 kg | 40 | 960 |
| 8 kg | 25 | 975 |
| 10 kg | 20 | 980 |
Analysis (per 200 grams)
| Calcium | 30 g |
| Phosphorus | 15 g |
| Magnesium | 15 g |
| Copper | 300 mg |
| Cobalt | 4 mg |
| Manganese | 330 mg |
| Selenium | 8 mg |
| Zinc | 1100 mg |
| Iron | 170 mg |
| Iodine | 10 mg |
| Vitamin A | 28,000 IU |
| Vitamin D3 | 8,000 IU |
| Vitamin E | 48 mg |
Note: The product supplies 100% of the cow’s requirement of selenium, cobalt and copper at the maximum recommended use rate. Do not supplement with other sources of these trace elements except on advice from your veterinarian.
Quality
Wesfeeds and Weston Animal Nutrition products are produced to exacting standards with regular monitoring of ingredients and finished products to ensure specifications are guaranteed. All production facilities adhere to the Australian Code of Good Manufacturing Practice for the Feed Milling Industry.
Other products
Wesfeeds offer a full range of rations to balance the diet of lactating cows as well as specialty products designed for specific applications. These include Springer Leadfeed + BioChlor Pellets, Ultra-Grow Milk Replacer and Calf & Lamb Pellets. Rations are also available for growing out heifers and finishing steers.