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Spring calving '24 in full swing in the North Island with the South Island not far behind. It's been a challenge keeping up with the demand for Calf Xtreme and BioRescue this year. More than ever this year, we've experienced the great qualities of our dairy farmers in supporting us even when it's been a struggle to supply on time. Farmers becoming friends.
Calving is kicking in especially in the North Island and with it Biocalf electrolytes are heading out the door. All the best to everyone as the season begins
The feedback on this electrolyte was so good that we took over the company to keep it going.
Featuring a couple of unique compounds to stand out from other electrolytes, Guar Gum which slows the passage of fluids down through the gut while providing a coating effect on inflamed mucosa and Digestron800, a combination of 8 strains of probiotic bacteria.
If you need an electrolyte for your calves, this is the one to have on board!!
Within five days of picking up her calves in August 2020, Taihape farmer Sandra Fannin knew she was going to have trouble. “We had tummy upsets, one calf went down quickly, and we lost it overnight. They smelt terrible and very quickly they were all sick – it was the beginning of a nightmare,”...
This was a great event to witness and thank you to everyone involved. It is so great to see Calf Xtreme and Biorescue utilised in ways that are seeing animals reach their full potential!!
Autumn calvers are on the move and so is Calf Xtreme. It's becoming a no-brainer to have this product on board with so much to gain.
"I ended up using 1T less meal and sent them grazing in last week of Nov at 122kg Ave"
Get in touch today!!
You might notice a few little changes this year as we continue to evolve and become better at what we do. A couple of logo updates to start with and some significant product upgrades to come! More on that soon...
Something for everyone in the combined breed junior champion.
NZ Dairy breeds junior judging competition
NZ Dairy Event 2024 underway
Looking forward to this in January
Great stuff from one of our good Southland customers. Thanks for sharing your journey to help others open up Dayna.
Dayna Cunningham went from 172kg to 98kg in a move that changed his life for the better.
Rachel is an absolute champion! And an overachiever no less!! Recognition very well deserved!!
https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/people/variety-is-the-spice-of-life-for-a-matamata-farmer/?fbclid=IwAR0E_Okm5rKttMXa8DnSyEy8La6kB3VXzAj2cRuMq16L1STdZvi5xBGQfiw
At the end of her calf-rearing, beef-breeding, plant nursery and AB tech day, a multi-talented Matamata farmer and DWN member opens her hair salon out by the implements shed.
What about Rotavirus?
No matter what practices and precautions you have in place, sometimes Rotavirus just happens - nearly 50% of cases of scours in calves in NZ can be attributed to Rotavirus!
Cold, damp days or even dehorning can be enough to allow viruses to take hold. Did you know that much of the calf’s defense systems are reliant on the bacteria in their gut and that bacterial makeup is altered in times of stress?
Early action is key! Don’t wait and see!
👉 BioRescue paste has proved to have a huge impact on calves that are ‘off’ in many ways. In most cases, a single dose is all that calves need and many early stages of possible infection can be turned around. The combination of Vitamin E, 7 strains of probiotic bacteria and live active yeast in BioRescue covers a broad approach. Keep some teat wipes or other disinfectant on hand to clean the nozzle between treatments!
👉 Calf Xtreme has been credited by many calf rearers as allowing calves to push through cases of Rotavirus with good success. Doubling or even quadrupling the dose is recommended for a few days and will generally see calves continue to drink milk and recover really well once they’re out the other side. If you’re putting bacteria up against a virus, you need to make sure it includes a range of bacterial strains including those that are shown to modulate the immune system and you need to make sure there are big numbers!!
👉 Calves can become dehydrated and this is the leading cause of calf mortality. Rotavirus destroys the cells that line the surface of the small intestine which reduces absorption of nutrients and fluid loss. Feeding electrolytes is essential for calves that may be dehydrated. With plenty of electrolytes available on the market, it is hard to look past BioCalf Electrolytes in terms of ingredients on paper so make sure you’re using the best!
👉 Having a zeolite or humate product available can help bind the gut and protect from further intestinal damage.
It’s often a bit demoralizing when you have done everything you and then calves still get sick. We’re here to help your calves, your stress levels and build your confidence in what good bugs in their billions can do!
When you come on board with Probiotic Revolution, we would like to think you're doing more than just using our products but you're becoming part of something.
We believe there's more to discover as we journey through understanding what probiotics can do in our ruminants. Most things in ruminants are centered around their fermentation system in the gut in which everything is based around microbes after all!!
If we haven't connected with you yet, we hope to soon. Getting to know you, your business and your animals is important to us and helps us as much as we might be able to help you.
So welcome to those who are new and thank you to those who continue to be 'part of the revolution'
If you would like to connect with the real experts, we have a private Facebook users group where questions are asked and knowledge/experience can be shared.
PM for an invitation link!
It can be wild out there!! (Read to the end to hear the secret behind this post!)
If you've ever seen a probiotic with yeasts (plural) on the label then you can be sure that these are just wild yeasts picked up in the fermentation process.
The yeast we use is built different. It's a single strain purified yeast selected for its outstanding performance in animal feed and using it as part of a balanced diet for dairy cattle is an economical way to improve milk efficiency, and profits.
Adding P7 to the diet of dairy cattle helps control acidosis, boosts fiber digestion on high starch diets and increases milk fat yield. Procreatin 7 works differently than a rumen buffer to stabilize the rumen. As a yeast probiotic, it lowers the redox potential in the rumen. A lowered redox potential in the rumen stimulates the conversion of lactic acid to propionic acid. This conversion of lactic acid to propionic acid will increase rumen pH. A higher rumen pH means better fiber digestion, and better protein and starch digestion. This results in a healthy rumen, and a healthy cow.
P7 is dried using special patented proprietary processes that maintain a high cell count. Each batch produced is analysed to ensure compliance with microbiological, physical, chemical standards, and fulfil the minimum guaranteed number of cells per gram or cfu as we measure by!
And yes, this post was really an excuse to share a picture of our team member Matt's sourdough bread!!
A series of success stories. Pt 10.
Comments from our 2022 Calf Xtreme survey.
Customer satisfaction averaged 9.6/10.
Calves weaned an average 11 days earlier with the majority of responses saying they saved on milk and meal in the process!
Let's do this again in 23/24!!
A series of success stories. Pt 9.
Comments from our 2022 Calf Xtreme survey.
Customer satisfaction averaged 9.6/10.
Calves weaned an average 11 days earlier with the majority of responses saying they saved on milk and meal in the process!
Let's do this again in 23/24!!
A series of success stories. Pt 8.
Comments from our 2022 Calf Xtreme survey.
Customer satisfaction averaged 9.6/10.
Calves weaned an average 11 days earlier with the majority of responses saying they saved on milk and meal in the process!
Let's do this again in 23/24!!
A series of success stories. Pt 7.
Comments from our 2022 Calf Xtreme survey.
Customer satisfaction averaged 9.6/10.
Calves weaned an average 11 days earlier with the majority of responses saying they saved on milk and meal in the process!
Let's do this again in 23/24!!
A series of success stories. Pt 6.
Comments from our 2022 Calf Xtreme survey.
Customer satisfaction averaged 9.6/10.
Calves weaned an average 11 days earlier with the majority of responses saying they saved on milk and meal in the process!
Let's do this again in 23/24!!
A series of success stories. Pt 5.
Comments from our 2022 Calf Xtreme survey.
Customer satisfaction averaged 9.6/10.
Calves weaned an average 11 days earlier with the majority of responses saying they saved on milk and meal in the process!
Let's do this again in 23/24!!
A series of success stories. Pt 3.
Comments from our 2022 Calf Xtreme survey.
Customer satisfaction averaged 9.6/10.
Calves weaned an average 11 days earlier with the majority of responses saying they saved on milk and meal in the process!
Let's do this again in 23/24!!
A series of success stories. Pt 2.
Comments from our 2022 Calf Xtreme survey.
Customer satisfaction averaged 9.6/10.
Calves weaned an average 11 days earlier with the majority of responses saying they saved on milk and meal in the process!
Let's do this again in 23/24!!
A series of success stories. Pt 1.
Comments from our 2022 Calf Xtreme user survey.
Customer satisfaction averaged 9.6%
Calves weaned on average 11 days earlier with the majority of responses saying they saved on milk and meal in the process!
Let's do this again in 23/24!!!
As calving begins to kick off around the country, here's a quick reflection to sum up what our farmers experience using Calf Xtreme.
1. Calves are able to go OAD from at least 7 days old (many find that's so easy they can go earlier).
2. Calves will drink more volume early
3. Our Calf rearers are always surprised at how content and happy Calves can be on OAD.
4. Increased meal consumption.
5. Shiny coats
6. Clean bums
7. Calves start grazing like mini cows.
8. Watch your calves grow like mushrooms.
9. Save 1 - 2 weeks on time till weaning.
What's the biggest thing for you?
Did we missed anything?
One season finishes and it seems the other is starting for us already! We're looking forward to getting around the country with orders over the next couple of months! Hope to see you out there!!
Breaking news!!
Don't be fooled by fancy flyers!!
We don't tend to focus much on what other suppliers are doing but when new research comes out sometimes you can't ignore it!!!
One of our liquid probiotic friends who only deliver 300 million cfu per dose (Calf Xtreme = 12 billion, Rumicell = 38 billion for reference) just released their latest peer reviewed trial work.
"Adding the direct-fed microbial had no significant effect on feed intake, milk yield, feed conversion efficiency or Methane parameters."
SIDE NOTE: this product is still being promoted as reducing Methane intensity by 7.5%, increasing body weight by up to 21%, producing 10.1% more milk 🥛 🤯🤷🏼
"Body weight gain was not affected by treatment"
The pH values of ruminal fluid samples collected 4h after the start of feeding were not affected by treatment"
"Treatment also had no affect on ammonia"
"Most individual VFA proportions were not affected by treatment"
If you're interested, we could dilute Calf Xtreme by 8.8 times and it will only cost you less than 2c a day but will still have digestive enzymes and live active yeast.
OR we could dilute Rumicell out by 126 times and it will cost you less than 0.1c/cow/day!!
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Great to see updates of calves off at grazing. Setting up the rumen early with Calf Xtreme means calves kick on post weaning.
Annette Alexander was initially hesitant about trying a once-a-day-system on her Southland farm, but started using Calf Xtreme last year with great success! She had her calves on OAD after just seven days, down from the usual six weeks with the Southland weather, which resulted in a huge labour saving and also saw calves get to their target weaning weights much earlier than normal. She proudly shared with us that they are the best calves she has ever reared and we couldn’t be more proud! If you're ready to join us and see results like Annette, you can find out more about OAD feeding with Calf Xtreme over on our website, or call Chris on 027 459 1061 for a yarn.
Cole would be the first person to tell you that Calf Xtreme is so much more than just health support. It’s helped them transform their system over the last four years and now they feed OAD early on high volumes of milk and see calves grow bigger than ever before. They’re not only weaning their calves heavier and faster but are also saving on meal and milk powder in the process, PLUS making better use of our colostrum when we have it! “The impact is stretching beyond just the rearing period, with bigger heifers coming in as two year olds and putting more milk in the vat. We see less health problems from birth to entering the herd, improved fertility (more heifers getting in calf and faster) and I now see my wife enjoying calf rearing.”
Hayden’s Waiterimu dairy operation runs 650 Jersey cows, and is rearing 150 calves. He’s made a few big changes, including taking more of a leading role in the rearing this season, but one of the best changes he’s made is adding Calf Xtreme to their once-a-day (OAD) regime 🐮 “The calves are a lot more content this year, they’re eating grass quicker and we‘ll be looking to wean them around a week earlier than usual. Some of our calves are weighing in at 80kgs at 6 weeks old.” Plus, no scours in sight! Want to see what all the fuss is about? Find out more about OAD feeding with Calf Xtreme here - https://www.probioticrevolution.co.nz/shop/calf-xtreme/ or call Chris on 027 459 1061 for a yarn 📲
“When they come from the sale yards, goodness knows what you’re going to get!” And that’s where BioRescue comes in. Sandra operates a sheep farm, but rears a small number of calves each season. Each calf is given a dose of BioRescue before leaving the sale yards, and together with a high volume of milk once a day and constant access to meal and hay, the impact is undeniable. These calves are content, happy and gaining well! Our products are scientifically formulated to support your herd, no matter how big (or small!) - head over to our website to check out the full range!
We believe in taking care of the herd, and the farmers who care for them! ��Kylie made the switch to Calf Xtreme this season after trying a number of different liquid probiotics. In her words, she really had nothing to lose - but the results speak for themselves. “Their coats are shiny, bums are clean and the calves are happy in general," says Kylie. "The service the team at Probiotic Revolution provides is something I've never had - they are always happy to advise or guide and are always checking in on how you are going. Makes you feel like you’ve brought more than just a product.” Give Chris a call on 027 459 1061 or Matt on 021 234 1713 and we’ll happily talk you through what makes us different 🐮�
Our Founder Chris took a trip down to Taranaki to check in on Daniel Simons, a local dairy farmer who has recently made the switch from an ad lib feeding regime to our Once A Day feed with Calf Xtreme and the results really do speak for themselves 🎉 These calves are thriving; they’re consuming more meal/hay and are gaining well and are satisfied after their feeding, just the way we like it 👏🏼 Ready to give OAD a try? Give Chris a call on 027 459 1061 or Matt on 021 234 1713 to arrange a virtual farm visit and our team will walk you through it! 🐄
Healthy calves are happy calves! 🐄 Daniel Simons in Taranaki shares his journey with Calf Xtreme - and it's been a good one. We love to see our OAD calves gaining weight and full of life, the way they should be! The biggest win for us is that this doesn’t come at an additional cost for our farmers. Instead they get more time up their sleeve to spend time with loved ones, get some much needed rest, and tackle other tasks on their (never-ending 😉) to do list.
Calving report 2022
Matt loves to get his gumboots dirty with a farm visit and there’s really no better way to illustrate the results of transitioning to OAD with Calf Xtreme than to see it for yourself! These OAD calves are energetic, satisfied and happy as Larry 🐮 As a busy farmer in the throws of calving season, you couldn’t ask for more! 👨🏼🌾 Find out more about OAD feeding with Calf Xtreme here - https://www.probioticrevolution.co.nz/shop/calf-xtreme/, or call Chris on 027 459 1061 for a yarn.
We are kaitiaki of the whenua 👩🌾🧑🌾 "Matariki is an opportunity for us to pause and reflect on last season and evaluate what we can do better next season. It is a moment to thank the land that provides us with the opportunity to feed our nation, and meditate on the responsibility we have to care for it.” ~ Tangaroa Walker, @farm4lifenz We hope you all have a wonderful Matariki 🌌
There's nothing like seeing happy calves wagging their tails like puppies and enjoying their once a day feeding with Calf Xtreme. 💖🐮💖
Rotavirus is our biggest cause of scours in calves and an outbreak at the start of the autumn calving season can cause a huge amount of stress. This can be especially challenging for farmers at a time when you are focused on calving and dealing with other health issues such as early-season mastitis. 🐮 Some good news for those feeding calves with our Calf Xtreme product, we have seen evidence of this considerably improving the health of calves infected with the virus. 👍 Check out this video of one of our farmers Nick talking about the recovery of his beef calves from the dreaded rotavirus using our Calf Xtreme product.🐄
Virtual visit to Oamaru today. Mason doesn't mince his words. Calf Xtreme has gone well this year after watching how it went for Farm 4 Life last year! And a special mention to Can-Am Off-Road , Mason clearly loves his!!
You heard it here first with this visit! We haven't made it to the West Coast yet so we took everybody along for this first time visit! All we knew before this was that there were some cool feeders using some classic kiwi ingenuity and that the calves were "sh*tting bricks", the rest we heard the same time as anyone else!! And the views 😍!! What a spot! Thanks Jade and Jock for showing us around!
6 weeks old and they think they can wean themselves!! 📸 @nicolegamble_oppert
When @t.williams94 mentioned yesterday that her calves were content on OAD...this mornings video to back it up!! 🤙
Check out these feeders!! Calf rearing hack level 💯 happening on the West Coast down South!!
Probiotic Revolution is a kiwi owned family business specialising in the highest quality probiotic supplements for animals.
Chris Collier (B Agr Sc) who founded Probiotic Revolution Limited has an extensive background working in the dairy industry for over 40 years, firstly as a Farm advisor/consultant working for MAF and Agriculture New Zealand and later selling prescription animal remedies to vets for Pfizer Animal Health. Chris has always been an innovator and in the early 90’s was part of the team that helped in the release of the Argentine stem weevil wasp into NZ.
The intriguing science behind these probiotics has seen Chris’ son Matt come on board in 2017. Matt has been a Medical Scientist for over 15 years and is passionate about getting the message of good bacteria out there. Head over to our what is the probiotic revolution page to learn more. With his analytical background, Matt is also keen to test things out with where we can expand the ways in which probiotics can be used to see beneficial results. Watch this space!!
Probiotic Revolution Limited uses a range of products that have been developed in conjunction with BioPro Probiotics in Australia.
For over 10 years, high and low grain-feeding dairy farmers all over Australia have been successfully using Superstart lead feed prior to calving and BioRumen direct fed microbial after calving. Long term use by some of Australia’s leading dairy farmers have shown positive short and long term impacts on production and the health of the herd. This has been backed up with evidence from veterinary post mortems showing marked improvement in rumen health and development. In 2017 good initial results have also been obtained with these products in New Zealand.
Based on these excellent results being obtained in Australia, we saw the need for similar products in New Zealand and we are excited to now be starting to see the same results in dairy cows and calves across the country.
Our microbes are sourced from A/B Technologies in the USA which have a reputation for producing high quality, well researched probiotic ingredients.
Probiotic Revolution Launched in 2016 with Healthy Horse, followed by Calf Xtreme in 2017 with approximately 20,000 calves being reared with the help Calf Xtreme in New Zealand in its first year in 2017. From the recognition of what our products can do in the early days of a calves life, the groundswell for the use of Superstart Lead feed and BioRumen DFM has started to take off. During 2017, due to demand, we were able to obtain Biogrow organic certification for our dairy products.
Probiotics 4 Dogs is our latest revolutionising product now being launched on the back of amazing results from our trial customers that have exceeded every expectation.
Our intention at Probiotic Revolution Limited is to explore how we can use probiotics to prevent and perhaps even treat disease rather than reach for Antibiotics or other animal health remedies.
We take the personal path to meet with horse trainers, farmers and rearers alike to discuss with and educate them of how our products can revolutionize systems, improving results and boosting the wellbeing of their animals. From there we partner with our farmers to host field days where we can practically show how our products are making a difference.
The local experience, energy, and passion for animal health that Chris brings, coupled with the global expertise that is available to us make the perfect mix for bringing the highest quality products to the New Zealand market that can be used with confidence.
This same approach will be taken with products designed to revolutionize cow health and nutrition, and domestic pet products.
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