Achieve Pro Gro™
A NUTRITION FIRST APPROACH FOR YOUR CALF’S POTENTIAL
24/22
The next generation of our Grober milk replacer is designed for an edge on consistent growth and healthy calves across various feeding management and housing environments. Achieve Pro Gro™ is your go-to milk replacer to turn traditional on-farm problems into opportunities & potential.
When accompanied by the recommended feeding schedule and optimal calf management, Achieve Pro Gro™ provides calves with the nutrition they need to meet growth milestones, maximize vitality and become the future cows to fill your bulk tank.
PRODUCT FEATURES & BENEFITS
- Formulated to fit a variety of feeding management situations, providing energy dense nutrition for small breeds & cold weather feeding
- Efficient use of fat sources for energy requirements
- Designed for strong growth focusing on dietary protein for lean growth
- A nutritionally balanced approach to leverage the genetic foundation of calves to produce productive dairy cows
- Contains Grober specialty ingredients:
WHEN TO USE ACHIEVE PRO GRO™
- Outdoor conditions (energy extensive environments)
- Outdoor hutches, cold weather, damp conditions
- Jersey and small birth weight calves
- Limited feedings – twice daily feeding
- Group housed calves
- Health pressures
A UNIQUE FAT FOCUSED FORMULATION
Why add more fat and not increase protein for a premium milk replacer? Research has shown that there is a ceiling limit on the efficiency of protein utilization in calves. This begins around five to six weeks of age.
Protein is still essential to meet requirements (22% or more) for proper development and early nutritional programming. The level of protein provided by Achieve Pro Gro™ surpasses daily requirements and provides additional protein for lean growth at a balanced level to preserve feed efficiency and utilization.
The increased fat levels in Achieve Pro Gro™ provide calves with more calories per meal and a readily available source of energy. This is critical for situations when additional energy reserves are needed for maintenance, without sacrificing lean growth development.
ACHIEVE PRO GRO™ GROWTH POTENTIAL
For health maintenance
6L/day feed rate:
4340 calories
216g protein
=550g/d ADG
For doubling birth weight
10L/day feed rate:
7240 calories
360g protein
= 1295g/d ADG
calculation based on a healthy 50kg calf in 10oC environment according to NRC, 2001
THE FAT & CALF STARTER MYTH
There’s a commonly preconceived idea that if calves are fed a higher fat diet, calf starter consumption will decrease and a post weaning growth lag will occur.
- Calves trialed at the Grober Young Animal Development Center had no significant difference with grain intake when fed Achieve Pro Gro™ vs a standard Grober milk replacer.
- Total grain intake at 11 weeks for calves fed Achieve Pro Gro™ was 58.1kg vs calves fed a standard Grober milk replacer was 59.1kg.
- What does this mean? Calves with higher energy intake through milk replacer did not experience a growth lag post weaning. Myth busted!
NUTRIENT DENSE
Opportunities outweigh the problems when it comes to providing calves a nutrient dense milk replacer for the first 21 days. With lasting effects until weaning.
Noted differences were; reduced scour severity and treatments for calves fed a nutrient dense milk replacer like Achieve Pro Gro™ (50% reduction, 2015). At weaning these calves also weighed heavier and starter intake was not effected.
Choosing a nutrient dense milk replacer increases energy provision by 4 – 8% when compared to other standard Grober milk replacers.
SMALL CALF RECOMMENDED FEEDING SCHEDULE
Target growth rate 400 - 500g/day to double birth weight by day 56
WEIGHT RANGE | POWDER/DAY | FEEDING VOLUME | MEALS/DAY |
25 – 30kg
birth |
600 – 700g | 4 – 5L | 2 – 3 |
30 – 40kg
weeks 2 – 3 |
900g | 6L | 2 – 3 |
40 – 60kg
weeks 4 – 8 |
1200 – 1350g | 8 – 9L | 3 |
weaning
begin day 60, off milk day 70 |
1200 dropping to 300g | 8L dropping to 2L | 3 – 1 |
calculations according to 10oC (NRC, 2001) |
LARGE CALF RECOMMENDED FEEDING SCHEDULE
Target growth rate 700 - 800+g/day to double birth weight by day 56
WEIGHT RANGE | POWDER/DAY | FEEDING VOLUME | MEALS/DAY |
40 – 45kg
birth |
900g | 6L | 2 – 3 |
45 – 50kg
weeks 2 – 3 |
1200g | 8L | 2 – 3 |
50 – 60kg
weeks 4 – 8 |
1350g | 9L | 3 – 4 |
+60kg
weeks 6 – 8 |
1350 – 1800g | 9 – 12L | 3 – 4 |
weaning
begin day 60, off milk day 70 |
1200 dropping to 300g | 8L dropping to 2L | 3 – 1 |
calculations according to 10oC (NRC, 2001) |