ANIMAL CARE WITH MIKE ADVERTISING FEATURE Prepare now for calving season C aving is fast approaching To get the most out of calves, it n should be a fun time and not ditficut, although to what extent that is true depends a lot on preparation North Cantertury Sitockteed Supplies owner Michael Heaven saysether aerud-ime catte rustler or a complete novice. can oever have too much information atout medne br nevbom calves depending on the size of the herd Pens must be dry, draught tree and recelve plenty of dayight Pens should be constructed with three solid wals using sheet metal or vtated piy One end should be open for good vertilation and to alow the removal I rearing and caring A straightfonward yet comprehensive range o pellets and calf mik replacer at the Woodend store aims to take the hassie out of calt rearing However, Michael says the first step is to prepare the animas of muesl. of gases and ammonia from urine The open end should face leewad and north for sunshine fach pen should be twice as long as tis wide to allow calves to move heter "Young calves ae born with very e fat reserves to keep them wan to the back to get out of the wind which makes them susceptible to or rain. he effects of wind and rain," he etes explains "Calves should be shetered nsde tor afer birth because cold, wet calves will put their energy into staying warm rather than growing. This leads to increased costs for feed rat least three to four weeks ly hefoor should be coe gravel or sand, and have adequate drainage. To minimise the spread of disease. drainage should not flow trough other pens. Rye com straw sthe most sutable dusttree option Because newbom calves a susceptble to contracting a wide * Ask your transporter it hey can deliver your cattle without mixing with others in holding yards or on the truck North Canterbury Sockleed Supplies owner Michael Heaven says sheter is the e priority when aring calves and heathcare, and increased cal Michael says, and is readily avaiable at fange of viruses and disees, is mortality important to keep pens clean and mucked out. North Cartertury Stociteed Supples As with most product inquiries. people can pop into North Canterbury Stockteed Supples to talk to staff about the most suitable their home farm. This supports the disintectant. Deal drectly with a trusted source farmor agent. Eneure calves get adequate colostrum from healthy cows on while also providing the retun you set out to achieve North Canterbury Stockfeed supples has some great deals witm month on calf mk powder, muesl's development of the call's immune Once sheiter is sorted, the next step is to select healthy calves for a trouble-tree season system, making them beter able to nd pelets: fight disease Calf Mik powder 20g S0.00 Pelets and Muesi trom $26.50 The last stage is selecting the Calt rearing gcan inorea se the right nutrition. Michael says this s an per bag spread of intectious diseases, including Mycoplasma bovia. Infection of calves can occur Straw bales and beddng from $9.00 important decision and buyers need to be caretul "We're anuttion business that's through direct contact with intected been leading the local industry for cate or by consuming their milk. a decade but we see a lot of ty by nighters out there offering anything precautions wil help people reduce trom inadequately prepared feeds to Michael says several simple Replae the North Canterbury Stockfeed acconding to the National Arimal Identification and Tracing NAIT) scheme Also promptly record all oniomeing is dn cheap, you might as well be feeding Supplies is open weekdays Sam- ant tand the need for good am-tpm on the corner of State ntrtion so we select brands that Opm and Saturdays Highway 1 and Chinnerys Rd. movements. Keep purchased calves isolated re nutritious and wholesome and Woodend. trom your main groue for at least seven days and monitor them. that wiltl provide evernything your calt For detals, call them on needs to grow happily and healthy. Making sure calves pet he right nurionis siple with the compreheralve range at North Canterbury Stockteed Supolies. 03 3100 444. Cnr Chinnerys Road and SH1 Woodend www.northcanterburystockfeed.co.nz Phone 03 310 0444 North Canterbury Stockfeed Supplies UKE US ON f facebook Shopping hours - We are Animal Feed & Pet Supplies 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday here Your town and country feed store & 9am to 1pm Saturdays ANIMAL CARE WITH MIKE ADVERTISING FEATURE Prepare now for calving season C aving is fast approaching To get the most out of calves, it n should be a fun time and not ditficut, although to what extent that is true depends a lot on preparation North Cantertury Sitockteed Supplies owner Michael Heaven saysether aerud-ime catte rustler or a complete novice. can oever have too much information atout medne br nevbom calves depending on the size of the herd Pens must be dry, draught tree and recelve plenty of dayight Pens should be constructed with three solid wals using sheet metal or vtated piy One end should be open for good vertilation and to alow the removal I rearing and caring A straightfonward yet comprehensive range o pellets and calf mik replacer at the Woodend store aims to take the hassie out of calt rearing However, Michael says the first step is to prepare the animas of muesl. of gases and ammonia from urine The open end should face leewad and north for sunshine fach pen should be twice as long as tis wide to allow calves to move heter "Young calves ae born with very e fat reserves to keep them wan to the back to get out of the wind which makes them susceptible to or rain. he effects of wind and rain," he etes explains "Calves should be shetered nsde tor afer birth because cold, wet calves will put their energy into staying warm rather than growing. This leads to increased costs for feed rat least three to four weeks ly hefoor should be coe gravel or sand, and have adequate drainage. To minimise the spread of disease. drainage should not flow trough other pens. Rye com straw sthe most sutable dusttree option Because newbom calves a susceptble to contracting a wide * Ask your transporter it hey can deliver your cattle without mixing with others in holding yards or on the truck North Canterbury Sockleed Supplies owner Michael Heaven says sheter is the e priority when aring calves and heathcare, and increased cal Michael says, and is readily avaiable at fange of viruses and disees, is mortality important to keep pens clean and mucked out. North Cartertury Stociteed Supples As with most product inquiries. people can pop into North Canterbury Stockteed Supples to talk to staff about the most suitable their home farm. This supports the disintectant. Deal drectly with a trusted source farmor agent. Eneure calves get adequate colostrum from healthy cows on while also providing the retun you set out to achieve North Canterbury Stockfeed supples has some great deals witm month on calf mk powder, muesl's development of the call's immune Once sheiter is sorted, the next step is to select healthy calves for a trouble-tree season system, making them beter able to nd pelets: fight disease Calf Mik powder 20g S0.00 Pelets and Muesi trom $26.50 The last stage is selecting the Calt rearing gcan inorea se the right nutrition. Michael says this s an per bag spread of intectious diseases, including Mycoplasma bovia. Infection of calves can occur Straw bales and beddng from $9.00 important decision and buyers need to be caretul "We're anuttion business that's through direct contact with intected been leading the local industry for cate or by consuming their milk. a decade but we see a lot of ty by nighters out there offering anything precautions wil help people reduce trom inadequately prepared feeds to Michael says several simple Replae the North Canterbury Stockfeed acconding to the National Arimal Identification and Tracing NAIT) scheme Also promptly record all oniomeing is dn cheap, you might as well be feeding Supplies is open weekdays Sam- ant tand the need for good am-tpm on the corner of State ntrtion so we select brands that Opm and Saturdays Highway 1 and Chinnerys Rd. movements. Keep purchased calves isolated re nutritious and wholesome and Woodend. trom your main groue for at least seven days and monitor them. that wiltl provide evernything your calt For detals, call them on needs to grow happily and healthy. Making sure calves pet he right nurionis siple with the compreheralve range at North Canterbury Stockteed Supolies. 03 3100 444. Cnr Chinnerys Road and SH1 Woodend www.northcanterburystockfeed.co.nz Phone 03 310 0444 North Canterbury Stockfeed Supplies UKE US ON f facebook Shopping hours - We are Animal Feed & Pet Supplies 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday here Your town and country feed store & 9am to 1pm Saturdays