Mid Canterbury-based dairy cattle feed specialists Enerpro deliver premium products at sharp prices to grow your herd from conception to the milking shed. Husband and wife team Noel and Nikki Dew spend much of their time on the road talking to customers and during their three years in business have developed a range of feed products designed to meet the seasonal needs of Canterbury farmers.

Nikki says getting the right fuel into spring calving cows now is essential to lifting the poor in-calf rates prevalent in the district last season.

When times are tough it’s easy to cut back on supplementary food, but the common denominator in high milk solid production and low

empty rates is good feeding.“These cows have to run

a marathon but they are not always getting the right feed to balance their diet,” Nikki said.

“Pre calving and pre mating it’s really important to get the right feed into them.

When you get the right stuff in you get the right stuff out”.

At $275 a tonne the Enerpro Survival blend has been developed to get cows through the period they most require a high energy diet.

Containing no more than 40 per cent PKE, the balance of the blend is corn-based dried distillers grain, soyabean hull and rolled barley.

Extra minerals and nutrients can be added for an additional $16 per tonne.

“We are getting great feedback on that product,” Nikki said.

Once the calves are on the ground giving them the best start in life also becomes a priority.

Enerpro calf meal comes in two protein levels to achieve target weights quickly.

Enerpro20 can be fed from day four following colostrum-feeding, in conjunction with

quality milk replacement while the Enerpro16 blend has been developed for feeding from four weeks.

Both blends are manufactured with corn dried distillers grain, soya meal hulls and oil, soya meal, lime flour, salt, molasses, essential vitamins and minerals and Bovatec to help control coccidiosis.

No PKE is used in the calf feed blends.

Working in partnership with the team at Rural Transport has proved a winning combination for Enerpro.

“We use Rural Transport to move our blended feed and the palm kernel – they are fantastic, they bend over backwards to get the job done at really great rates.”

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INGREDIENTSIngredients for both Enerpro 20 and Enerpro 16 are selected from:Wheat, Barley, Soyameal, Canola Meal, Corn DDGS, Soyabean Hulls, Lime Flour, Salt, Molasses, Soya Oil, Vitamins & Minerals, Bovatec

No PKE is included in either Enerpro 20 or Enerpro 16. Both calf supplements contain essential Vitamins & Minerals along with Bovatec to help control Coccidiosis.

ENERPRO 20Typical Analysis:Protein 20% minEnergy 12.7MJ/KgDMStarch 24%NDF 25%

ENERPRO 16Typical Analysis:Protein 16% minEnergy 12.3MJ/KgDMStarch 20%NDF 35%

ENERPRO Calf Feed Analysis

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In a market where survival is key we understand every cost saving is critical, so we’ve developed

ENERPRO Survival Blend. ESB is an economically priced silo feed that provides an e� ective balance of protein and

energy that will enhance and improve animal production and nutritional standards.

INGREDIENTSCorn Dried Distillers Grain, Soyabean Hulls, Rolled Barley, Palm Kernel Meal

A full range of macro, micro, vitamins and minerals can be added to customise your blend and suit your feeding requirements.

Typical Analysis:Dry Matter 90%Protein 16.5% minEnergy 12.2MJ/KgDMStartch 10%

ENERPRO Survival Feed Analysis

Husband and wife team Noel and Nikki Dew.

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Good feed vital for spring calving

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Getting the right fuel into spring calving cows now is essential to lifting the poor in-calf rates prevalent in the district last season.

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