Dairy
Dairy farmers are
Dedicated
To the farm, to their herd, to a way of life, to providing the community with healthy and nutritious products. We believe that this kind of dedication deserves an equal commitment to excellence. As a company, TechMix believes that listening to and understanding our customers gives us the ability to bring fresh thought and unique products to the market. For 30 years, TechMix has served the livestock industry by providing innovative products that deliver optimum nutrition when animals need it most. Backed by science and powered with experience, TechMix is dedicated to helping you achieve performance and profitability through improved animal health. Whether we’re developing new formulations, utilizing high impact ingredients, or offering flexibility through a variety of administration options, TechMix works to revitalize nutrition and health with you in mind.
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About Us An innovative, family-owned company, TechMix has grown from its small-town Minnesota roots to compete in the global marketplace. Our growth is a direct result of not just superior products, but focusing on solutions to animal problems and developing protocols for “Timed Event Nutrition” and solutions to animal health & wellness issues. This, combined with superior customer support, is what helps a reliable and proactive company like TechMix, meet your needs.
International Division
Table of Contents Page Science
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Timed Event Nutrition
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PRODUCTS Bovine BlueLite®
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Bovine BlueLite® Pellets
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TechMix International provides unique specialty products to the global marketplace that allow livestock producers to maximize animal performance. Livestock throughout the world share the same stressful events. Our unique specialty products are designed for these events and can fit any market.
Bovine BlueLite® 2Bw
10-11
Fresh Cow YMCP
12-13
Fresh Cow YMCP Paste
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Internationally, we connect marketing with genetics distributors to bring the products to the international marketplace, helping livestock reach their genetic potential through health and performance. With manufacturing hubs in the U.S., Ireland, Spain, and China we have the unique ability to monitor product quality, regulatory compliance and manufacturing to ensure our products meet standards for quality.
Fresh Cow YMCP Capsules
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Rumen Yeast Caps
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Nutrition Division
EVENTS Heat Stress
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Fresh Cow Protocol
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Digestive Health
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Calf Protocol
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In 2009, a partnership was formed to purchase Protein Resources, which allowed TechMix to create, manufacture and market unique and effective products that meet the needs of a wide-ranging marketplace. The focus is on high quality, value-added proteins that are ideal for livestock and aquaculture feeds. The distinction of the nutrition group is to help customers better identify the expanding nutrition product line offered by TechMix.
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Formulated for Your Herd
Feed consumed by animals varies greatly in nature, and so do their digestive tracts and processes. Ruminant animals like cows, digest feed with a rumen microflora fermentation mechanism of digestion. This is very different from how simple-stomached animals, such as dogs, horses, and swine, which use a pH chemical process of digestion. At TechMix, we create formulas that are specifically designed to help rehydrate animals according to the type of feed they consume and their particular digestion process. All of the products featured in this catalog are developed specifically with dairy cows in mind, ensuring that they will receive optimum nutrition designed to match the way in which they consume and digest. In some cases, we offer multiple administration methods for the same product, allowing the producer to choose the one that best fits the practices at that farm.
Palatability
TechMix products are formulated with special flavors that appeal to individual species. For oral rehydration formulas to be effective in reducing dehydration, they must be highly palatable and readily consumed by the animal. Cattle, horses, swine, and dogs all have different tastes and prefer different flavors and textures of feed. By specifically formulating each product with its own flavor and texture, TechMix enhances the animal’s desire to consume the water and nutrients.
Flexibility
Until the BlueLiteŽ product was developed, the only electrolytes available were in salt and pill form. These were very bitter when added to water, and neither animals nor humans would ingest them. It was found that sucrose (different sources of sugar and carbohydrates) in oral hydration products helps contain and maintain the tissue levels of glucose, carbohydrates, and electrolytes. As a result of the added formulation of carbohydrates, the problems of muscle soreness and stiffness were greatly reduced. Knowing that animals feel better with electrolytes, carbohydrates, and glucose, TechMix developed a rehydration product that would be palatable for animals – if an oral rehydration product is to really work, the animals must drink it! As BlueLite was introduced to the market, we discovered that the method of product administration varies by producer. To provide the flexibility that producers need, whenever possible, we provide multiple forms of administration for each product.
Research
The TechMix structure includes ongoing research through various university animal research centers, co-operative efforts with other companies and suppliers, and our own field trials. Members and technical staff from universities help us develop products and refine ingredients. This combination of science and research help to ensure that TechMix products continue to deliver the right nutrients as they are needed.
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The Right Nutrition at the Right Time
TIMED EVENT
NUTRITION
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The right nutritional assistance, at the right time, is Timed Event Nutrition. Timed Event Nutrition products provide cows a much better chance of getting through challenging events such as calving, heat stress, showing, transportation, etc. with fewer complications. Numerous field studies demonstrate that TechMix timed event products are economical to use and deliver measurable return on investment. Instead of waiting for trouble to strike, dairy producers can take a proactive approach to a healthier cow, naturally, through nutrition. Our primary objective for dairy products is to help maintain normal herd health during critical times through proper nutrition and effective hydration.
For the Critical Times • Calving • Heat stress • Transportation • Showing
• Off-feed issues • Dehydration • Extreme cold – and more!
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POWDER
Hydration and nutritional support is essential for both herd health and performance during stressful events such as heat stress and freshening. Bovine BlueLite® is a palatable and buffered source of electrolytes that includes potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium. Combined with energy sources like dextrose, sucrose, fructose and others, Bovine BlueLite provides the nutrients necessary to help recover from dehydration and help restore cow health for reproduction, milk production and helping prevent metabolic issues. For over twenty years, Bovine BlueLite has been proven one of the most effective products on the market to ensure that your herd is well hydrated to maintain milk production, and encourage dry matter and water intake. Use Bovine BlueLite to help cows rehydrate in times of heat stress and maintain normal body fluid and electrolyte balance to help ensure top performance.
When to Use: • • • • • • • • •
To encourage dry matter and water intake To maintain hydration Hot weather and heat stress events Changes in feeding programs During transit Health challenges such as pneumonia, systemic mastitis, toxic metritis, post-surgery, and winter dysentery After hypertonic saline use To keep fresh cows eating and drinking For show cattle to maintain top performance
Proven Results
Available Sizes
2 lb bag, 6 lb bag, 50 lb box, 1.25 lb jar
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Bovine BlueLite has consecutively shown positive results for milk production during heat stress and fresh cow programs. An Italian study helps to illustrate mortality rates of heat stressed cows, while a trial recently conducted in Florida illustrates the impact that Bovine BlueLite can have when used during times of heat stress.
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The Relationship Between THI and Mortality
Moravits Dairy, Recent Italian study reported in the Journal of Dairy Science, shows that mortality rates for cows experiencing heat stress trend dramatically upward when the THI reaches 79.6°F. This six year study verifies that when the minimum THI was greater than 70°F, an increase of deaths occurred regardless of the maximum THI – and even THI measurements lower than this resulted in reduced production and performance.
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“Make Bovine BlueLite available when your cows need it most. It works!” During heat stress, Kris Moravits offers Bovine BlueLite at the peak of the heat by adding the recommended rate of 2 ounces per head per day to the Total Mixed Ration (TMR). After the hot days, Moravits backs the feed rate down to 1 ounce per head per day. “This year [2012] we dropped 12,000 lbs. of milk during the 2 hottest days of the summer and got all but about 2,000 lbs. back with the help of Bovine BlueLite - it makes the cows come back faster.”
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PELLETS
Overcoming the dehydration stresses and health challenges that happen in your herd is the key to health and profitability Convenient delivery of hydration support is essential for both herd health and performance during stressful events such as heat stress and freshening.
When to Use:
Bovine BlueLite® Pellets is a palatable and buffered source of electrolytes that includes potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium to name a few. Combined with energy sources like dextrose, sucrose, fructose and others, Bovine BlueLite Pellets provides the nutrients necessary to help recover from dehydration and help restore cow health for reproduction, milk production and averting many metabolic issues. For instance, Bovine BlueLite Pellets contains an osmolyte that helps to maintain cell volume and fluid balance thereby helping improve protein synthesis, cell division and maintain gut integrity. And finally, Bovine BlueLite Pellets is vitamin fortified with antioxidant vitamins necessary for combatting toxins.
• During periods of heat stress • Immediately post-freshening to help with transition
• To help encourage feed and water intakes • In hospital pens • For show cattle
Available Sizes 50 lb bag
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Proven Results Dakkin Heat Stress Trial
During controlled experiments, Bovine BlueLite Pellets has shown a positive milk response when used during heat stress.
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“Within 24 hours of using Bovine BlueLite, we saw positive effects!” Mike Buechel, Buechel Dairy Farms, Wisconsin. Whenever the humidity increases and the temperature is over 80°F, Buechel adds Bovine BlueLite Pellets in the Total Mixed Ration (TMR). In addition, he notes the benefits with their breeding program and conception rates during hot weather. “Typically during the hot, summer days, cows don’t breed well, but our last herd health check was successful. Our conception rates were 50% for 34 cows checked, which in a hot summer is great!”
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POWDER
A water soluble acidified electrolyte product with probiotics for cows. Overcoming the dehydration stresses and health challenges that happen in your herd is the key to health and profitability. Bovine BlueLite® 2Bw is the ultimate recovery product, combining the time-proven effectiveness of Bovine BlueLite® plus the digestion supporting benefits of DFMs (direct-fed microbials). An easy-to-administer product, Bovine BlueLite 2Bw provides electrolytes, energy, and beneficial bacteria to maintain milk production and to encourage dry matter and water intakes.
When to Use: • • • • • • • •
Bovine BlueLite 2Bw contains 2.5 billion CFUs (colony forming units) to help populate the gut with beneficial bacteria, promoting optimum digestion and helping to break down feed ingredients such as carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. By adding Bovine BlueLite 2Bw to daily rations during periods of heat stress or at freshening, producers are able to increase feed and water intakes, while improving digestive health issues.
To keep cows milking To encourage dry matter intake To maintain hydration During hot weather In fresh cow pens During a change in feeding programs During transit During health challenges such as post-surgery, for wintery dysentery, after digestive health issues, or in hospital pens
Available Sizes 6.25 lb bag
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Key Components at Work DFMs (Direct Fed Microbials)
Bovine BlueLite 2Bw contains Direct Fed Microbials that provide a source of live, naturally occurring microorganisms that help maintain a healthy intestinal tract and improve performance. During periods of intestinal challenge brought on by stress events, Bovine BlueLite 2Bw helps to stabilize intestinal health.
Electrolytes
For the dairy cow, total body water content is about 65% of their body weight. Enteric infections can quickly dehydrate the body through fluid loss. Without adequate water and electrolytes, the body cannot maintain proper fluid balance and will dehydrate. Bovine BlueLite 2Bw is a multiple electrolyte formula that helps maintain fluid balance, and was specifically designed to provide rapid absorption of electrolytes. When a cow is stressed, the level of bad bacteria is higher than good bacteria. By introducing DFMs combined with electrolytes, a healthy rumen environment is created where the beneficial bacteria count is higher, and the rumen is better able to absorb nutrients.
Beneficial Bacteria
Bovine BlueLite 2Bw contains two forms of the beneficial bacteria, Bacillus: Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis. Bacillus produces a variety of enzymes, which may help to explain increased feed utilization seen in normally healthy animals fed DFMs. These enzymes break down complex feed molecules into simpler nutrients allowing the cow’s body to more efficiently absorb and help maintain a proper nutrient balance in the gut.
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“Bovine BlueLite 2Bw - The extra attention that stressed cows need!” Elmer Howe, Howe Holsteins. “Bovine BlueLite 2Bw is a staple product used in our hospital pen. All cows in there are stressed; either transitioning after freshening, post-surgery, some have mastitis issues, among other problems. These cows need extra attention and Bovine BlueLite 2Bw does just that. We’ve been using BlueLite in our herd for years, and the added benefit of probiotics is key to helping these cows overcome the stresses – this is a great addition to the BlueLite line of products!”
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POWDER
Complete fresh cow supplement featuring yeast, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and niacin to ease the transition into lactation. When cows freshen, they lose a large reservoir of the essential nutrients that cows need to get going and transition into lactation quickly. Make recovery easier by giving Fresh Cow YMCP to boost levels of yeast, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and niacin. As one of the top transition products on the market, Fresh Cow YMCP helps to reduce immediate post-calving complications such as reduced appetite, milk fever, hypocalcaemia, and retained placentas. More than just a tool to combat metabolic disorders, Fresh Cow YMCP also helps to provide nutrients needed to reach optimum peak milk therefore improving profitability through better ME305 milk and components.
When to Use:
• Helps to prevent and reduce metabolic disorders • • • •
including milk fever, hypocalcaemia, ketosis, displaced abomasums, and retained placentas For cows that are energy deficient For cows that are off feed Post-surgery As a follow up to intravenous calcium administration to maintain calcium levels
Fresh Cow YMCP contains four types of calcium (calcium lactate, tricalcium phosphate, calcium propionate, calcium carbonate) plus other key ingredients to give cows everything they need to help aid in recovery and get used to the demands of lactation, all in a palatable and non-abrasive product.
Available Sizes
2 lb bag, 25 lb pail, 40 lb bag, 50 lb box
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Proven Results Fresh Cow YMCP Trials
Fresh Cow YMCP has consistently shown positive effects to both milk responses and metabolic disease instances for over a decade. COLORADO YMCP TRIAL
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“We used to have problems with Milk Fever – YMCP takes care of it!” Steve Riemer, Double Take Dairy. Every fresh cow gets 1 pound Fresh Cow YMCP, free choice, with 5 gallons of warm water immediately after calving. “We’ve had great luck with the product and wouldn’t consider taking it out of our Fresh Cow Protocol,” states Riemer. “YMCP is a very palatable product and the cows drink it right up.”
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PASTE
A fresh cow supplement featuring yeast, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and niacin for the transition into lactation. After freshening, cows need a way to ease the transition into lactation and recover from the loss of essential nutrients. Make the recovery easier by giving Fresh Cow YMCP Paste to help reduce immediate post-calving complications such as reduced appetite, milk fever, hypocalcaemia, and retained placentas. Not only does YMCP Paste provide the same essential nutrients as the original Fresh Cow YMCP Powder, it is now available in an easy-to-use paste tube. This ensures cows receive the four types of calcium (calcium lactate, tricalcium phosphate, calcium propionate, calcium carbonate) and other key ingredients they need to recover postfreshening.
When to Use:
• To help prevent and reduce metabolic disorders • As a convenient nutrient follow up 12 hours postcalving
• For cows that are energy deficient • Post-surgery • During the post-partum period to help maintain
The beneficial bacteria and yeast in Fresh Cow YMCP Paste are kept viable in an oil-based medium. They help the cow maintain normal appetite and digestion during the stressful post-partum period to maintain dry matter intake. Producers find that Fresh Cow YMCP Paste is easy to administer, has been shown to improve peak milk production, and has been proven to reduce metabolic disorders in the herd.
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• Can be used as a follow up to intravenous calcium administration to maintain calcium levels in the blood
Available Size 375 g tube
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Proven Results Victory Farms Trial
YMCP Powder has proven for many years its positive effects on fresh cows. Now, YMCP Paste shows these same benefits with added ease of use.
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“YMCP Paste is the number one product in our fresh cow program - and it’s cost effective,” says Kevin Sousa, manager of Victory Farms. “We use YMCP Paste on every cow post-freshening. In the past 305 days, 4100 cows calved. Out of those 4100, we only saw 23 cases of milk fever and only 3 displaced abomasums (DAs). With a fresh cow program that works this effectively, we wouldn’t change a thing.”
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CAPSULES
A fresh cow supplement featuring yeast, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and niacin for the transition into lactation. Fresh Cow YMCP Capsules are THE total fresh cow product because they have the critical nutrients fresh cows need immediately post-freshening. Nutrients like yeast, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and many others, help fresh cows recover quickly. A key component to YMCP Capsules is calcium, found here in four sources (calcium lactate, tricalcium phosphate, calcium propionate, calcium carbonate). With 54 grams of calcium in every dose, competitive products don’t measure up. Combined with the other key ingredients - this truly is the TOTAL fresh cow product.
When to Use:
• To help prevent and reduce metabolic disorders • As a convenient essential nutrient follow up 12 • • • •
hours post-calving Energy deficient cows Cows off feed Post-surgery To help maintain calcium levels in the blood
With over a decade of proven results, Fresh Cow YMCP Capsules have been shown to improve milk production by as much as 2-8 pounds, giving you a 20-to-1 return on investment. Fresh Cow YMCP Capsules helps increase feed intake, speeds post-freshening recovery, helps to maximize milk production, and is proven to help reduce metabolic problems. Use Fresh Cow YMCP Capsules on every fresh cow to optimize recovery and improve performance into lactation.
Available Size 48 capsules/jar
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Key Components at Work High Impact Ingredients with Farm-based Flexibility
Fresh Cow YMCP is the TOTAL fresh cow product because it has the critical nutrients fresh cows need immediately post-freshening. With three different product forms, YMCP is easy to administer and available to fit any farm management needs. The chart below illustrates the nutritional differences between each of the three forms of YMCP available from TechMix.
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YMCP paste (375 Gram Tube)
YMCP Capsules (6 Capsules)
Calcium
55 Grams - 100%
50 Grams - 91%
37 Grams - 67.3%
Phosphorus
4.5 Grams - 100%
1.7 Grams - 38%
2.9 Grams - 64.4%
Magnesium
23 Grams - 100%
1.8 Grams - 8%
4.5 Grams - 20%
Salt
12 Grams - 100%
3.2 Grams - 25%
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Potassium
54 Grams - 100%
6.6 Grams - 12%
13.6 Grams - 25%
Zinc
45 mg - 100%
21.5 mg - 48%
48 mg - 100%
Vitamin A
100%
48%
100%
Vitamin D
100%
48%
100%
Vitamin E
100%
100%
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Niacin
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Yeast
100%
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“EVERY cow should get YMCP – the capsules make sure that happens!” Don Schueler, Deerview Dairy. “YMCP Capsules are such a versatile product for our dairy. We give every fresh cow a dose of the YMCP powder product freechoice. If the cows don’t drink the powder, the YMCP capsules are great to have on hand to make sure the cow receives the product. We also like to follow up with a second dose of YMCP 12 hours after calving to help prevent hypocalcaemia, and these capsules work GREAT for that. No hassle, and easy to use.”
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CAPSULES
A source of probiotics for dairy cows. Speed digestive restoration and help encourage increased intake by providing a concentrated form of niacin and a quick boost of DFMs (direct-fed microbials). Rumen Yeast Caps help to restore beneficial bacteria in the rumen and encourage dry matter intake any time that normal digestive health has been interrupted. Each capsule of Rumen Yeast Caps provides 30 Billion CFU’s of live yeast and 6 grams of niacin, both of which are required to restore normal digestive health. Administer any time that dry matter intake drops, following freshening, and after antibiotic treatment. Producers find Rumen Yeast Caps to be a fast and effective solution any time cows are off feed and need to quickly restore healthy digestive system balance. Nutritionists and veterinarians recommend niacin supplementation as an essential nutrient for cows suffering from ketosis.
When to Use:
• For dairy cows following freshening or calving • To encourage dry matter intake • To help restore healthy bacterial balance to the rumen
• To help improve feed efficiency • After antibiotic treatment
An adult dairy cow’s digestive system capacity is roughly 44 gallons (167,200 milliliters). Each milliliter of digestive fluid should contain 1 to 10 billion beneficial bacteria to maximize feed efficiency and promote digestive health. Rumen Yeast Caps have multiple strains of viable (live) bacteria, live cell yeast and fermentation extracts. Rumen Yeast Caps help to re-populate, enhance and activate the rumen and intestinal micro-flora of cattle. Rumen Yeast Caps promote feed intakes, digestion and beneficial micro-flora.
Available Sizes
25 capsules/jar, 100 capsules/box Rumen Yeast Formula : 5 lb pail, 25 lb pail
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Key Components at Work Yeast: Formulation for Rumen Yeast Caps centers around special yeast
strains selected for their ability to boost beneficial rumen bacteria in highproducing dairy cows.
DFMs: Rumen Yeast Caps also contain the bacteria strain, Aspergillus.
Aspergillus helps support lactic acid consumers which allows beneficial bacteria to stabilize rumen pH.
Niacin: The 6 grams of Niacin in each bolus helps stimulate energy release from the liver which can help a cow suffering from ketosis.
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“Rumen Yeast Caps are part of our daily routine!” Nico Olsthoorn, Bluestream Dairy. At Bluestream Dairy, herd health is a top priority, and with the help of Rumen Yeast Caps, they are able to ensure that cows stay on feed and perform at their full potential. “We use Rumen Yeast Caps routinely for fresh/sick cows that are off feed. We give 2 capsules daily for 3 days, and our cows don’t miss a beat – they are back on full feed.”
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Heat Stress
In periods of heat stress, cows readily lose water and nutrients required for optimal body function and performance. Hydration is a key component to herd health and performance. By providing the right nutrition at the right time, it is possible to aid recovery from dehydration and help prevent production losses.
Heat Stress Issues that Impair Milk Production Dehydration • 66% of body fluid is contained within cells, 34% • • •
in the soft tissue compartments, digestive, and vascular systems Water is required to carry and distribute nutrients and provide fluid for the fetus Water will be utilized for managing heat stress first, then maintenance systems Dehydration reduces fluids and nutrients transferred to the cells
Circulatory and nutrient disruptions • Blood flow is directed to the surface layers of the • •
body to cool, putting the digestive system at risk of becoming hypoxic (low oxygen) Intestinal toxins can enter circulation and cause inflammation and poor health Cells and tissues are deficient in required nutrients and don’t function properly
Reduced feed intake • Digestion increases body heat so cows will eat less in an attempt to manage body temperature
• Heat stress accounts for a 50% drop in feed intake • •
while decreased feed intake accounts for 50% of the drop in milk yield Bout feeding during cooler periods of the day creates risk of acidosis Low intake of magnesium leaves cow at risk of hypocalcaemia
Reproductive compromises • A nutrition deficit contributes to prolonged
postpartum anestrus and impairs follicular maturity
• Inadequate nutrient intake reduces body condition score and finally cessation of estrus cycles
• Cumulative effects of heat stress events can
compromise the success of gestation year round
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h. L ess glucose is available to the mammary gland and thus less milk is synthesized
Bovine BlueLiteÂŽ has the nutrition to help mitigate these physiological challenges. 1. E lectrolyte balance & betaine: Bovine BlueLite encourages water intake and rehydrationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;making more water available for the fetus, transporting nutrients, dissipating heat, to compensate water and milk production losses, and avoid immune impairment. Betaine helps to maintain cell volume and fluid balance thereby helping improve protein synthesis, cell division, and maintain gut lining.
Glucose is a limiting factor for milk production. Cows under heat stress consume up to 14 oz. more of glucose because they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use fat reserves as an energy source (metabolic inflexibility). 3. V itamins: general functioning of the physiological milk production and reproduction system. Antioxidant vitamins help to combat toxins.
2. E nergy: Bovine BlueLite provides more glucose into the blood flow.
4. N iacin: acts as liver protector and helps to regulate energy metabolism.
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Event
Heat Stress
The economics of heat stressed cows
Total economic loss to the American dairy industry due to heat stress is calculated between $897 million to $1.5 billion. Clearly, heat stress is one of the surest ways for a dairyman to lose milk production and thus profits. Combine milk loss with the detrimental effects on a cow’s health and it’s clear that heat stress is a challenge that needs to be addressed to maintain production and profitability.
Heat and Humidity
Temperature alone is not the determinant for heat stress conditions. Humidity plays a role as well. The Temperature Humidity Index (THI) Chart, can be used as a guide for determining when conditions are right for heat stress events.
Managing for heat stress with proven nutrition solutions is critical, just like ventilation and other equipment solutions. When considering the cost of treatment for a retained placenta at $315 or the treatment costs of some metabolic disorders, doing as much as possible to avoid such expenses makes good economic sense.
Maintaining desired DCAD levels in heat stressed cows
Desired DCAD levels are determined on a cow’s milking status. In an effort to support feed intake and milk production it is ideal to achieve a DCAD level of +35 to +45 meq/100 g of total ration dry matter (TRDM) in just-fresh cows or lactating cows. During times of heat stress, cows tend to reduce feed intake and problems with low blood bicarbonate and rumen acidosis can arise; however, positive DCAD levels may reduce these effects and keep cows eating and producing. Bovine BlueLite® does not affect the DCAD of TDRM. It provides proprietary energy, electrolytes, and vitamins for cattle to bridge a dietary energy gap. Bovine BlueLite can and should be used in addition to DCAD to help maintain body fluid balance during times of heat stress.
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Heat stress trial shows lower body temperature
In a university experiment on a commercial dairy under mild heat stress conditions, Bovine BlueLite® Pellets were added to feed provided to a group of multiparous and primiparous cows and compared to an untreated control group. The effect of Bovine BlueLite Pellets on body temperature shows an average difference of 0.49°F from peak ambient temperature at hour 13, through hour 16. The point of greatest body temperature difference between groups showed the Bovine BlueLite group 0.6°F cooler. Milk production for this trial showed the Bovine BlueLite treated group averaged 5.56% more during the first 20 days (when ambient temperatures were greatest) than the control group.
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Skin tenting that is 4 to 8 seconds in duration Reduced dry matter intake Decreased productivity Increased standing
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Fresh Cow
For the fresh cow, the entire transition period is really a series of one stress event followed by another. From decreased dry matter intake, to challenges with rehydration and re-establishment of feed intake post-freshening, the dairyman needs solutions that encourage a healthy recovery and optimal lactation performance. Many fresh cow challenges can be addressed with proper nutrition delivered at just the right time.
WATCH FOR: • • • • • • •
Lower dry matter intake Hypocalcaemia (low blood calcium) Magnesium deficiency Potassium deficiency Displaced abomasum (DA) Negative energy balance Dehydration
Contact your TechMix Representative for a copy of the Fresh Cow Protocol reference sheet.
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How Fresh Cow YMCP® aids recovery. CALCIUM SOURCE: Good milk starting without milk fever
ADIPOSE PANCREAS
MUSCLE
ENERGY: Good milk starting without ketosis ELECTROLYTES & BETAINE: Good milk starting
RUMEN
MAMMARY
ZINC: Epithelium protection
VITAMINS: General metabolism
BENEFITS: • • • • •
YEAST: The best ruminal activation / energy / protein / reduced acidosis NIACIN: Liver health
Better blood transport
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LIVER
Encourages feed intake Reduces metabolic challenges Helps improve milk production Increases milk fat and protein Helps cows reach peak milk faster
Four Sources of Calcium Fresh Cow YMCP contains four types of calcium: calcium lactate, tricalcium phosphate, calcium propionate, and calcium carbonate. Combined, Fresh Cow YMCP contains 54 grams of calcium in every serving. The calcium in Fresh Cow YMCP: • Is non-abrasive • Is palatable • Provides quick and sustained absorption • Adds extra energy
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Fresh Cow
Key challenges facing the fresh cow by phase
PHASE ONE Pre-freshening
Lower Dry Matter Intake
Regardless of the incident, a depressed appetite leads to lower production, increased weight loss, and poor reproduction. Dairy scientists estimate that any incident that decreases milk production by 1 pound at the peak of lactation will decrease milk production by 500-1000 pounds throughout lactation.
PHASE TWO
During Freshening
Hypocalcaemia (low blood calcium)
Producing milk requires significant amounts of calcium which the cow needs to accommodate. Colostrum production alone demands 20-30 grams of calcium in the first day and healthy cows typically have 10-12 grams calcium in their blood. Cows that do not have adequate amounts of calcium can readily be challenged with hypocalcaemia.
Magnesium deficiency
Magnesium is critical in the cow’s ability to metabolize calcium and therefore, critical to helping prevent hypocalcaemia. If there is a drop in dry matter intake, a deficiency can occur due to magnesium levels being dependent on diet alone.
Potassium deficiency
Once cows freshen, the demands of recovery from calving and lactation quickly exhaust their supplies of potassium which can lead to metabolic disorders like ketosis. The absence of adequate amounts of potassium affects smooth muscle contraction which can lead to issues related to retained placentas.
Displaced abomasum (DA)
Post-freshening, there is more room for the abomasum to “move around” due to the available space without the calf. Encouraging immediate water intake helps to “anchor” the rumen in place and reduces this chance of displacement.
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Economic impact of fresh cow challenges
PHASE THREE
Milk production is the life blood of the dairy business. For the dairyman, the main focus is on the transition, because any miscalculation can cost thousands in either health related issues or long-term production losses. In fact, 70-80% of veterinary costs are incurred 1-3 weeks post-freshening. However, many of these costs are potentially preventable. With proper understanding of the relationship between fresh cow physiology and proper nutrition, a dairyman can save big on treatment interventions, culling or lost production.
Post-Freshening
Negative energy balance When energy intake is less than energy used for milk production and typical cow maintenance, a cow can fall into a negative energy state. Body fat is mobilized in an effort to balance energy levels but in excess this can lead to fatty liver syndrome, body condition loss, ketosis and other metabolic problems.
Dehydration Cows are immediately dehydrated post-freshening due to: • Feed and water intake decline post-freshening • Fluid and tissue loss during freshening can equal the weight of the calf • The demand to produce milk
Metabolic Disease
Cost ($)
Die (%)
Culled (%)
Lost Milk (lbs)
Extra Days Open
Milk Fever
275
4
5
286
13
Retained Placenta
315
1.5
6
550
15
Ketosis
232
0.5
5
506
10
Displaced Abomasum
494
2
8
840
12
Clinical Mastitis
224
1.1
7
125
3
*Chuck Guard DVM, PhD Cornell University Veterinary School
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Digestive Health
When cows are off feed, helping them return to normal intake levels and profitability quickly is the top priority. Speed digestive restoration and help encourage increased intake by providing a quick boost of DFMs (direct-fed microbials) along with live yeast and a concentrated form of niacin.
Direct-Fed Microbials (DFMs)
A direct-fed microbial is a source of live (viable) naturally occurring microorganisms. All animals have a diverse collection of about 100 trillion microorganisms in their digestive tract. These microorganisms have a significant impact on animal metabolism, physiology and nutrition. Research shows that an animal’s intestinal microflora consists of a balance of potentially pathogenic bacteria and beneficial bacteria. If this balance is disrupted, the number of pathogenic increase while the number of beneficial decrease, the animal’s health, growth and performance can be effected. Antibiotic treatment, ration change, weaning and other stress can upset this balance. Feeding a DFM helps to maintain this balance, allowing optimal health and performance.
DFM Modes of Action • Production of Organic Acids: Inhibits E. coli and other • • • •
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• •
pathogens, serves as an energy source. Production of Antimicrobials Inhibits intestinal pathogens Deconjugation of Bile Salts Stimulation of Immune Response: May stimulate antibody production and phagocytic activity against pathogens allowing animals to be more resistant to bacterial infections Enzyme Activity: Enzymes produced by DFM bacteria help break down complex feed molecules into simpler nutrients which are more readily absorbed by the animal. Reduction of Toxic Amines Competitive Exclusion: Beneficial bacteria has been shown to outcompete other bacteria for nutrients in the gut
WHEN TO USE DFMs: • • • •
At birth During weaning or diet change During periods of stress After antibiotic therapy
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Live Cell Yeast
Yeasts belong to the plant group fungi and fall under a broader definition of DFMs. Most yeasts contain the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Of the six different dried yeast products defined by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) only two contain live yeast cells capable of fermentation – active dry yeast and yeast culture. Active Dry Yeast is yeast that has been separated from its microbiological culture and has significant fermentation activity along with a high number of live yeast cells. Yeast Culture is yeast and the microbiological culture in which it was grown that has some fermentation capabilities. Yeast culture contains a lower number of viable cells and usually has a high inclusion rate in rations. In order for the yeast to survive in rumen fluid and continue to secrete their beneficial substances, it is essential that the cells are viable and fermentative as such in active dry yeast.
Yeast Modes of Action
Total response depends on: • Type of diet – response is greater when ratio of concentrate to ration is higher • Stage of lactation – greater response is seen during the late-dry or early lactation phase • Anaerobic conditions – yeast scavenges oxygen allowing anaerobic microorganisms, including fiber-digesting and lactate-utilizing bacteria, to grow
Yeast, what’s the difference? Active Dry Yeast • Scavenges Oxygen • Enzyme Producer • Produces B-vitamins • Produces microbial protein and metabolites
• Stimulates feed intake
WHEN TO USE LIVE CELL YEAST: • • • • •
During the dry period During early lactation In high producing cows In high concentrate diets In highly fermentable diets
Yeast Culture • Fermentation metabolites • Feeds rumen microflora • Variable viability
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Digestive Health
The effect of live yeast or yeast culture on microbial biomass
This graph shows that both a live yeast and a yeast culture could be used to simulate microbial biomass production. Microbial biomass is a major source of protein and amino acids for the ruminant animal with over 40 percent of its requirement coming in this form.
RYC Yeast
The effect of live yeast or yeast culture on redox potential
The data represented in this graph shows that a live yeast is an effective oxygen scavenging yeast. The anaerobic environment is effected by the oxygen scavenging yeast which increases fiber digestion and lactate utilization.
RYC Yeast
The effect of yeast source on total VFA production (0-6 hours) VFA production of live yeast and yeast cultures
Volatile fatty acids (VFA) produced by rumen bacteria are the main energy source of the dairy cow, and are important in influencing the nutrient composition of the milk. The data shows that a live yeast improved the VFA production. The ability to manipulate the VFA profile is essential in allowing individual producers to impact the overall herd production. RYC Yeast
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TechMix
Calf Products
Focus on Dairy Calves
Calves are more than just a part of any dairy operation, they are a significant source of income, the future of the dairy herd, and are the key to realizing continual genetic improvement. Of all the animals on the dairy, calves are the most vulnerable to environmental and disease challenges. Considering both, TechMix has developed a line of products and resources to help calves get a healthy start.
LEARN MORE TechMix has created a program for calves to take them through the transition from birth to weaning. Contact your TechMix Representative for more information.
Contact your TechMix Representative for a copy of the Calf Protocol reference sheet.
TechMix Calf Products • ProMax Multi • Calf RD Formula • BlueLite® C for Calves • Calf Restart One-4®
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For over 30 years, TechMix has specialized in developing health and nutrition products that provide the right mix of nutrients when they’re needed most. Through years of on-site visits, discussions with producers, and field testing, we’ve learned that in order to deliver the nutrients when they’re needed on any given farm, we needed to offer multiple forms of administration. Choose the option that best fits your operation.
POWDER
PRODUCTS
Bovine BlueLite® Bovine BlueLite® 2Bw Fresh Cow YMCP
ADVANTAGE
Mix and administer to an individual or to the whole herd, encourages additional water consumption, extremely palatable.
PELLETS
PRODUCTS
Bovine BlueLite® Pellets
ADVANTAGE
Add to TMR for even, fast, distribution to the whole herd.
PASTE
CAPSULES
PRODUCTS
Fresh Cow YMCP Paste
ADVANTAGE
Administer to just those animals that need it, instant delivery, and assurance that it has been consumed.
PRODUCTS
Fresh Cow YMCP Capsules Rumen Yeast Caps
ADVANTAGE
Administer to those animals that need it, instant delivery, assurance it has been consumed.
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