Calculate the Potential Value of Increasing Your Calves’ ADG

Calculate the Potential Value of Increasing Your Calves’ ADG

Want to feed fewer heifers without impacting milk production? Or maybe you’re looking for a faster return on your calf program? No matter your herd goals, what you feed your calves and heifers can help you get there.

Research has shown that improved ADG during early life improves first lactation milk production1

Use the slider bar to calculate the potential value of increasing your calves’ average daily gain (ADG). Get feed recommendations to help you close the gap between where you are and where you want to be.
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Current program ADG
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Goal ADG
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Based on the above increase in ADG…

 
Potential first lactation milk production increase per herd1
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Potential first lactation milk income increase per herd
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Help meet your ADG goals

 

Ask your Purina calf and heifer specialist how improved ADG can help you to:

Move heifers into the milking herd sooner. Lower age at first calving by meeting growth goals.
Feed only the heifers you need. Opportunity to reduce the number of replacement heifers needed to meet herd goals.
Realize your ROI. Find efficiencies and increase milk production for improved profitability.
Product availability may vary by region. Please contact your local Purina calf and heifer specialist for more information.
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1 Research from Cornell University (Soberon et al., 2012; J. Dairy Sci. 95:783-793) showed that each 0.1 lb increase in prepubertal ADG (from 0.7 – 2.7 lb/hd/d) resulted in 328 lb more first lactation milk yield. Purina Animal Nutrition is dedicated to producing the highest quality animal feeds and supplements. Due to influence outside of Purina Animal Nutrition's controls, results to be obtained, such as financial performance, animal condition, health or performance cannot be predicted or guaranteed by Purina Animal Nutrition.