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Maikki Fiber

 

Maikki Fiber is a fibre-rich feed supplement for bucket feeding calves. It supplements the mineral, trace element and vitamin composition of milk and also contains fibres and ProgutTM.

 

Ingredients

 

  • Haymeal
  • Wheat Bran
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Monocalcium Phosphate
  • Vegetable Oil
  • ProgutTM
  • Premix
  • Salt
  • Magnesium Oxide

 

Application

 

Maikki Fiber should be given at a rate of 20g per litre of milk. While feeding the product, it is not recommended to offer more than 6 litres of milk per day. This is to encourage the consumption of dry feed intake.

 

Specification

 

Moisture 8 %
Crude Protein 12 %
Crude Fibre 5 %
Ash 21.5 %
FU Value 0.77 FU/Kg DM
Digestible Crude Protein 8.8 %
Vitamin A 120000 IU
Vitamin D3 10500 IU
Vitamin E 720 Mg
Vitamin K3 MNP 10.5 Mg
Vitamin B1 16 Mg
Vitamin B2 1 Mg
Vitamin B6 4 Mg
Vitamin B12 0.03 Mg
Vitamin C 700 Mg
Niacin 100 Mg
Folic Acid 1.75 Mg
Iron (II) Sulphate 1400 Mg
Copper (II) Sulphate 80 Mg
Selenium 0.88 Mg
Zinc 590 Mg
Manganese (II) Sulphate 400 Mg
Iodine 10 Mg

VITAMINS ARE GUARANTEED 6 MONTHS AFTER PRODUCTION DATE WHEN STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE (Under 18oc)

 

Research and Testing

 

A Farm trial carried out at Suntetorp farm in Sweden 2005

 

The trial included:

 

  • 108 calves in the control group
  • 70 calves in the test group

 

Method

 

Control group: 6 lires milm per calf per day and concentrate was fed ad lib

 

Test group: As above except Maikki Fiber was added to the milk:

  1. During the colostrum period, 10g was added per litre of milk
  2. After the colostrum period 20g of Maikki Fiber was added per litre until weaning
  3. The amount of progut was 1.5g/calf/day during the colostrum priod and then 3.0g/calf/day until weaning

 

The calves were weighed individually at birth and at 70 days of age. Diarrhoea and the duration of diarrhoea were registered individually and diarrhoea days were calculated. The age when each individual calf ate 1kg of concentrate per day was also registered.

 

Results

 

Calves in the test group had significantly higher 70 day weight (p=0.02) and daily gain (p=0.03) than calves in the control group. The addition of Maikki Fiber significantly (p=0.05) lowered the number of diarrhoea days per calf. It also seemed to decrease the variation in growth.

 

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