Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. 

There are now seven calf milk replacers in the current range. Auctus now has the most comprehensive range of milk replacers available on the market. 

Opti-Skim added with Lung Guard has just been introduced and gives the farmer the option to rear their calves on a skim-based product, delivering high quality proteins to push daily live weight gains from the first week of life. 

Opti-Skim: 24% protein, 19% oil and fat, 6.5% ash and 0.1% fibre

Opti-Skim has an extremely high level of Skim milk powder included at 60% to give the desired clotting effect in the abomasum. 

Auctus now has seven calf milk replacers. This is in order to cater for every calf rearing situation such as for: 1) Holstein replacement heifer calves where frame growth is being pushed from the start of life with 26% protein; 2) Pushing frame growth along with fleshing calves simultaneously for replacement stock; 3) Promoting muscle laydown and development with frame growth in beef calves and 4) Catering for the export industry.

All Auctus calf milk replacers include high quality dairy ingredients and keep the health of the calf at the core of the formulations. 

All seven products include the well-renowned triple shield protection.  

Triple shield protection comprises of three components of: A) Includes a suite of enzymes which increases the growth of intestinal micro flora; B) Sodium Bicarbonate is used to keep the acid balance healthy in the new-born calf and C) Sodium Butyrate is added to ensure the feed conversion efficiency in the abomasum is maximised.

The more protected the calves are, then in turn the animals are better equipped to deal with any challenges that the calf will face such as: pathogenic issues like cryptosporidium or coccidiosis; or bacterial like e-coli or salmonella. 

All seven products also contain the same extremely strong vitamin and trace element package.  This has the effect of ensuring the calf will have no mineral deficiencies and in turn will strengthen the calf’s immunity to deal with any challenges. 

Only the highest quality dairy ingredients are used in Auctus powders and balanced with the most digestible proteins and fats available. 

When choosing a calf milk replacer, the protein and oil and fat level is very important to get the balance correct for both frame growth and muscle and fat cover. 

But the ash and fibre content are equally as important as these figures determine what type of proteins are used and to what level. 

The ash content should be no greater than 8% and fibre content no greater than 0.2% in any calf milk replacer.  Anything above this level indicates that ingredients used are less digestible for a calf and issues can follow.  Auctus pride itself in using no greater that 7.0% Ash and 0.1% Fibre in any product. 

All Auctus products are competitively priced in the Irish market and are very much worth considering when making a decision on which calf milk replacer to use this spring. 

Seamus Whitty strengthens the Auctus sales and support team

Seamus Whitty comes to Auctus with a vast amount of experience, hailing from Taghmon in Co. Wexford and qualified with a degree in Agricultural Science, graduating from UCD. 

For the past 10 years, Seamus has been working in the south Wexford and Co. Waterford areas for a well-respected feed mill, where he also concentrated on selling young animal feed products – namely calf milk replacer. 

Seamus has joined Auctus as business development manager to further develop his experience in the agricultural industry, where Auctus has become a very well respected and household brand to a vast number of farmers throughout Ireland, both north and south.

Seamus will be supporting and promoting the Auctus product range in the South of Ireland, covering Cork, Waterford, South Tipperary, Wexford, Kilkenny, Laois, Carlow, Kildare and Wicklow. 

Seamus will be working with the Auctus merchant and milling customers to make sure products are performing correctly and product enquiries from farmer customers are looked after.

You can contact Auctus by phone on 043 6683200, email [email protected] or contact your local business manager.