INTERNATIONAL
Key-Lyte Plus - Dry Cows
From England
"Agriking's Key-Lyte for the pre-calving group works
tremendously well. We have had no milk fevers or other
metabolic problems. Appetites were excellent and the cows
that calved in using Key-Lyte compared to those who didn't
have Key-Lyte far excelled. They went off flying!"
"Over 200 cows have went through the Key-Lyte in the
past few months and any problems with milk fevers, retained
cleansings or other metabolic problems have all but disappeared.
It sure is nice not to have cows lying around with problems!
The cows were on Key-Lyte for an average of three weeks.
They showed a marked improvement in yields after calving
with much higher peaks and I'm sure it helped on the fertility."
From Scotland
"As you know, Jerseys have a history of milk fever.
I have absolutely had no problem with milk fever since
feeding Key-Lyte! Key-Lyte was given to most all of the
herd. The few that did not get it are the ones that had
problems."
"I used the Agriking pre-calver programme with spring
calvers and noticed improved yields and later good conception
rates."
"After trouble-free autumn calving, breeding began
early December 2001. Cows were milking better with protein
content of 3.36% - 3.60%. With bonuses, this is worth
approximately £1.50 per gallon to £1.91 per
gallon (or 42 cents per litre)."
"Submission rate in the first three weeks of the breeding
season could not have been better with only two to three
cows needing help to brink them on heat. However, the same
problem occurred, as in the previous year, cows could not
be caught repeating. The scanner was called for an unscheduled
visit and identified the problem: almost all were in calf!
A second scan showed similar excellent results."
From Ireland
"I started using Agriking's Key-Lyte in January, 1999
on 40 of my 55 total cows and heifers. I have a code I
use for all of my calvings, from one to five, with one
being an easy calving. All but two that calved in on Key-Lyte
were coded a one! I am extremely happy with the way they
have calved in."
"In my spring group that received Key-Lyte, there
was no soreness or chaffing in the legs, there were no
edema problems, heifers responded excellently to the cation/anion
balancing and there was a quick build-up to milk production.
Only one questionable milk fever problem, no retained
cleansings, cows calved quickly and easily and appetites
were good!"
"Agriking started working with me at the end of
November 2000. My main problems were fertility, mastitis
and lame cows. I also wanted extra milk per cow and to
maximise my output from forage. I calved approximately
50% of my 160 cows in the autumn and balance in the spring."
Silo-King®
From England
"We used Silo-King® on some wet, leafy grass and
the silage was beautifully preserved, with a digestibility
of over 70%. Herd margin increased by over £50 per
cow."
"I would confirm that the results of using Silo-King®
on what was a late season 'first-cut' grass re-seeded in
June was excellent. In spite of the material being baled
a little sooner that we would have wished as a result of
weather conditions, the resultant silage was excellent.
The bales were mould free and were obviously very palatable
judged on the intake. We were able to compare performance,
all be it on a rather ad-hoc and unscientific basis with
bales from the same fields that were treated with a different
product, and stock certainly seemed to prefer the Silo-King®
treated material!"
From Scotland
"Reliance on silage is why the quality of the forage
is so critical to the profitability of my business. Forage
quality is the key to controlling purchased feed costs
on the dairy unit and Silo-King® is an essential part
of my system. Apart from an excellent fermentation, the
great feature of Silo-King® is the absence of aerobic
deterioration at feedout. My Silo-King® treated grass
silage won the prestigious AgriScot Grass Silage Competition!"
"I used Silo-King® on my maize silage and it's
the best I've seen anywhere! It ensiled well, no waste
on the top, a little on the sides and there was no heating.
The silage stayed nice and cool. Silo-King® has done
what we were told it would do, you can't ask for more
than that, can you?"
"I treated some over-dry 2nd cut silage because I
was worried about the potential for secondary fermentation.
I was sure that the clamp would heat, but even though the
dry matter was over 60%, there was no heating or wastage
at all!"
From Ireland
"I treated 15 acres of grass and maize silage last
year with Silo-King®, I'm putting up 20 or more acres
this year, it was excellent feed!"
Milk Cow Programme - TMR Fortifier
- Dairy Balancer
From Wales
"My semen salesmen wanted to know where else I was
buying my semen from, as my usage was so much lower than
the previous years. But with 80% conception to the first
service since starting the Agriking progamme, semen usage
has drastically reduced!"
From Ireland
"After 10 months of implementing the Agriking programme,
yields were up 70 gallons per cow! The yields are continuing
to rise and I contribute a lot of the increase to better
all-round herd health and feed intakes are up considerable.
I am now observing no lame cows compared to when I started,
much lower cell counts and the cows are in excellent condition!"
"Herd averages have risen from 1350 to 1500 gallons
this first year and we are running 70% heifers to about
43% a year ago. Herd health has improved, fertility is better,
butterfat is 3.7, protein is 3.5, and somatic cell count
is 172."
From England
"In the first 8 months of being on the programme,
milk production has progressed from 6,300 litres on twice
a day milking. Besides the increase in milk yields, herd
health is excellent, fertility is noticeably better, cow
culling rates are extremely low (none culled for fertility
reasons), and feet appear to be doing very well with a
noticeable drop in digital dermatitis problems. Butterfat
is 4.15, protein is 3.4, and somatic cell count runs about
100!"
"Agriking should have farm visits weekly to show other
farmers the benefits gained by being on the Agriking programme.
It is frustrating to go on farms that have been told to
feed this cheap feed or that cheap feed and then end up
having all sorts of herd health problems" states
a UK veterinarian, "It doesn't turn out to be a cheap
feed!"
"I used TMR Fortifier for one month and my production
went up. I decided to try something different and during
those two weeks, my production went down. I am now back
with TMR Fortifier and my production is up again. The
cows look better and have stronger heat cycles."
"Over the last 2 years our somatic cell counts had
trebled to 600,000. We tried TMR Fortifier and in just
over 3 weeks our SCC has reduced to under 200,000 and
are still decreasing!"
Beef Cow Programme - Beef Balancer
From Wales
"I had tried three different rations to finish my
Friesian Bullocks with no success. Since starting the
Agriking Beef Programme, half were sold within a month
and the rest two weeks later."
Super Micro
From England
"We usually give cows 4 bottles of Guinness (beer)
when they are off feed, but Super Micro is even better!"
"We routinely use Super Micro on any animal that is
under stress because it always helps gut conditions. Butterfat
and protein are much more stable."
From Scotland
"Appetites increased dramatically when we introduced
Super Micro."
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