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Introduction 2Past 3ISF DAIRY 6Introduction .............................................................................................7W-6 - No Salt ............................................................................................9W-6 - With Salt .........................................................................................9 W-10 - No Salt ..........................................................................................9W-10 - With Salt ....................................................................................10W-15 - No Salt ....................................................................................... 10W-15 - With Salt .................................................................................... 10W-16 - No Salt ....................................................................................... 11W-16 - With Salt .................................................................................... 11Close Up Dairy Dry Cow .................................................................... 11Calf Specific ........................................................................................... 12Cattle Specific ....................................................................................... 12Pasture Specific .................................................................................... 12Specialty ProductsYeastpro .................................................................................................. 13Superlac .................................................................................................. 13Herbageum Bufferpac ....................................................................... 13Ruminant Protein Supplement ...................................................... 14 Vitapac ..................................................................................................... 14Vitamin E & Selenium ......................................................................... 14Vitamin A, D, E Pak............................................................................... 15Biotin (Vitamin H) ................................................................................ 15Thiamine (Vitamin B1) ....................................................................... 15Herbageum Condiment .................................................................... 16

ISF BEEF 17Introduction .......................................................................................... 18Beef Nurse Cow .................................................................................... 20Beef Dry Cow ........................................................................................ 20Pasture Specific .................................................................................... 20Calf Specific ........................................................................................... 21Feedlot Specific .................................................................................... 21Cattle Specific ....................................................................................... 21Specialty ProductsYeastpro .................................................................................................. 22Superlac .................................................................................................. 22Herbageum Bufferpac ....................................................................... 22Ruminant Protein Supplement ...................................................... 23Vitapac ..................................................................................................... 23Vitamin A, D, E Pak............................................................................... 23Thiamine (Vitamin B1) ....................................................................... 24Vitamin E & Selenium ......................................................................... 24Biotin (Vitamin H) ................................................................................ 24Herbageum Condiment .................................................................... 25

ISF HORSE 26Introduction .......................................................................................... 27Dan Patch Supreme ............................................................................ 29Horse Specific ....................................................................................... 29Specialty ProductsYeastpro .................................................................................................. 30Vitapac ..................................................................................................... 30

Vitamin E & Selenium ......................................................................... 30Vitamin A, D, E Pak............................................................................... 31Biotin (Vitamin H) ................................................................................ 31Thiamine (Vitamin B1) ....................................................................... 31Herbageum Condiment .................................................................... 32

ISF SHEEP/GOAT 33Introduction ......................................................................................... 34 Sheep Specific ...................................................................................... 36Lamb Feedlot Specific........................................................................ 36Lamb 100 Starter ................................................................................. 36Goat Specific ......................................................................................... 37Kid Feedlot Specific ............................................................................ 37Kid 100 Starter ...................................................................................... 37Specialty ProductsYeastpro .................................................................................................. 38Superlac .................................................................................................. 38Herbageum Bufferpac ....................................................................... 38Ruminant Protein Supplement ...................................................... 39Vitapac ..................................................................................................... 39Vitamin E & Selenium ......................................................................... 39Vitamin A, D, E Pak............................................................................... 40Biotin (Vitamin H) ................................................................................ 40Thiamine (Vitamin B1) ....................................................................... 40Herbageum Condiment .................................................................... 41

ISF SWINE 42Introduction .......................................................................................... 43Sow Specific .......................................................................................... 47Sow Booster........................................................................................... 47Piglet Specific 300 ............................................................................... 47Piglet Specific 150 ............................................................................... 48Piglet Specific 50.................................................................................. 48Hog Specific .......................................................................................... 48Swine Performance Pak..................................................................... 49Specialty ProductsYeastpro .................................................................................................. 50Vitapac ..................................................................................................... 50Vitamin A, D, E Pak............................................................................... 50Vitamin E & Selenium ......................................................................... 51Biotin (Vitamin H) ................................................................................ 51Thiamine (Vitamin B1) ....................................................................... 51Herbageum Condiment .................................................................... 52

ISF POULTRY 53Introduction .......................................................................................... 54Broiler Specific ...................................................................................... 57Layer Specific ........................................................................................ 57Turkey Specific 75 ................................................................................ 57Turkey Specific 50 ................................................................................ 58Specialty ProductsYeastpro .................................................................................................. 59Vitapac ..................................................................................................... 59Vitamin E & Selenium ......................................................................... 59Vitamin A, D, E Pak............................................................................... 60Biotin (Vitamin H) ................................................................................ 60Thiamine (Vitamin B1) ....................................................................... 60Herbageum Condiment .................................................................... 61

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122 Years Old and Growing

ISF BeginningsThe son of a country doctor, Will Savage was born in 1859 in Ohio, but grew up in West Liberty, Iowa. Savage married in 1881 and was an Iowa farmer until the floods ruined his crops. His real career began when he started clerking in a West Liberty drug store. Observing the local farmers livestock food and drug purchases, Will decided to manufacture these supplies himself. He formed a partnership with a supposed friend who soon made off with their funds, leaving 27 year old Will Savage almost penniless. In 1886 Savage sought a new start in Minneapolis Minnesota. Minneapolis had become the center of expanding dairy farming and livestock industries, as well as the state agricultural college. Starting in a small livestock food manufacturing plant and utilizing the local scientists, he continued to grow the business and in a few years expanded with the purchase of the huge exposition building on the river in Minneapolis. There, he centered his International Stock Food company, which soon had affiliated plants in Toronto, and in Memphis, and overseas in Scotland, Ireland, England, France, Germany, and even in Czarist, Russia. Savage’s background in pharmaceutical knowledge and the use of herbs, spices, and essential oils as conditioners in the ISF specific lines of products sold so well that the ISF company grew to employ 300 people at head office.

With his growing wealth, and to satisfy a long cherished ambition to breed champion horses, Will purchased 750 acres of choice farm land 18 miles Southwest of Minneapolis on the Minnesota River- later named Savage in his honour. On his estate he built extensive stables, two race tracks, and began buying race horses. Savage purchased an up and coming horse, Dan Patch in 1902. He bought him mostly for exhibition, but partly for marketing reasons. Dan Patch was ISF’s chief promotional tool. Dan Patch turned out to be one of the fastest sulky horses of the century. He broke the record of 1 minute 55 seconds in one pacing mile in 1906 which was held for 32 years. The ironic end to this story was the Mr. Savage and his horse Dan Patch died on the same day in 1916, Dan Patch in the morning and Savage in the early afternoon after hearing about his horse.

ISF started carrying Silo Guard II™ in the early 60’s, and the business moved from Toronto, to Cambridge, Ontario in 1980. ISF was purchased by Ken and Sally Palen in April 2007 and now continues to prosper in Centralia, Ontario.

Reference: Adapted from The Great Dan Patch and the Remarkable Mr. Savage

By Tim Brady 2006

International Stock Food (ISF)

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With the increasing pressure placed on genetic improvement and productivity traits, and the increasing dimension and intensification in present dairy production, cows are changing and subject to more stress than before. Mineral and vitamin nutrition play an important role in dairy production. The new line of ISF minerals was developed according to the latest information available having in mind the maintenance of healthy and productive cows and profitable farms.

All minerals in this line, when fed at the recommended feeding rate, will supplement the base diet with the required quantities of the major minerals, Calcium, Phosphorus and Magnesium and will provide all the trace minerals and vitamins needed for milk production. Herbs and Spices have been included for flavouring in all ISF products with the name Herbageum to help improve palatability and rumination.

Unique line of Dairy Vitamin/Mineral Supplements and Specialized Feed Additives

Product Description

W-6The mineral of choice for diets where corn silage represents 50% or more of the forages being fed. It’s higher content in calcium will help correct the naturally poor levels of calcium in corn silage.

W-10Specially formulated for dairy milking cow diets based on mixed forages like grass or corn silage. Its higher content in Calcium will help correct the naturally poor levels of calcium in these forages.

W-15Provides a 1:1 ratio of Calcium to Phosphorus for dairy milking cow diets based on Legumes, in the form of hay or haylage. Legumes are naturally richer in Calcium hence the lower level of calcium in this mineral.

W-16 Dry cows have specific needs, especially in the balance between Calcium and Phosphorus. W-16 is formulated to address these needs.

These minerals can be combined with the ISF Specialty Products line to address specific situations. Here are some examples. The list of combinations is vast.

Product Combination Description

W-10 or W-15+

YEASTPRO

This combination is ideal for any stress situation: fresh cows, heat stress, high grain diets, high milk production. Adding Yeastpro to the already high nutrient base provided by W-10 or W-15 will provide Yeast, Organic Zinc, Niacin and extra Vitamins.

W-10 or W-15+

BUFFERPAC

This combination is ideal when you have to feed less forage or higher grain quantities. These situations increase the risk of acidosis. Bufferpac, with its combination of buffer substances will help to keep the rumen pH at its normal levels. You can also use this combination in fresh cows diets, to help them adapt to the increased amount of grain in their diets and also supply extra magnesium and sodium.

W-16+

YEASTPRO

This combination makes an excellent close-up mineral for pre-calving cows. The Yeast will help prepare the rumen to the increased grain in the diet, and the other ingredients in Yeastpro will help the cow in different ways to cope with this challenging phase of life.

All these minerals are available with and without Salt and also different types of additives.

Consult your ISF agent for additional feeding program information.

A COMPLETE LINE OF PRODUCTS FOR DAIRY PRODUCTION

SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS RELATED TO DAIRY PRODUCTION

Forage testing: try as much as possible to test the forages your cows are eating. This can save you money and improve milk production and rumen health. Take good, representative samples of the feeds to test. For example to take a sample from a bunk silo, either take a couple of bucket loads of silage from the bunk and mix it in the TMR mixer and get a sample from the mix, or take several separate samples from the front of the bunk, mix them together and obtain a final sample.

Sorting behavior: feed sorting occurs whenever the cows eat a different diet than the one that was formulated. Why is sorting an undesirable thing? Because sorting can cause acidosis. Decreased feed intake and erratic feed consumption patterns are the first signs of acidosis in a herd. Reduced feed intake will be associated with reduced cud-chewing and lower milk production. A milk fat depression may or may not occur. During bouts of acidosis, fecal consistency becomes more fluid. Cows often experience laminitis. Try to avoid using feeds too different in size. If you are using dry hay or straw make sure they are chopped to a regular size. If the diet is too dry, add some water, liquid feeds like molasses, or wet by products, like brewers grain or wet distillers.

Water availability: water is the most important nutrient for dairy cattle. Water quality is an important issue in the production and health of dairy cattle. Factors typically considered in water quality evaluation include odor and taste, physical and chemical properties, presence of toxic compounds, concentration of macro- and micro-minerals, and microbial contamination. Length of water troughs should be 2 inches per cow (5 cm) with an optimal height of 24 to 32 inches (60 to 80 cm). Reducing the height 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) may be logical for smaller breeds like Jerseys. Water depth should be a minimum of 3 inches (8 cm) to allow the animal to submerge its muzzle 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm). Provide at least one watering device for every 15 to 20 cows, or a minimum of two foot (60 cm) of tank space per 20 cows. Given the choice, cows will consume large amounts of their daily water consumption needs immediately after milking. Cows should never have to walk more than 50 ft (15 m) to get a drink of water. Place water sources in close proximity to the feed bunk. These sources should be protected from the sun. Cleanliness is crucial! Troughs or tanks that can be drained or dumped easily to make the cleaning process quicker and more effective are key.

Grain processing: cereal grains in dairy cows diets must be processed. In many farms is not uncommon to see dry corn just cracked in 5 or 6 different parts. This is not fine enough for cows to make good use of the energy present in the grain. An important part of it will go through the manure. Here is an example of the importance of particle size of corn in milk production and dry matter intake:

Form of presentationGround Cracked

DMI (kg/d) 25.5 24.9Milk (kg/d) 43.0 41.0

Reference: Mike Hutjens, Feeding Guide, 2nd Edition

Transition cows (3 weeks before calving to 3 weeks after calving): these are special needs cows. Talk to your ISF agent to help you design a good feeding transition program and to use the products ISF has available for this purpose. Don’t forget: prevention is always the best approach!

Testing of feeds on farm: knowing the dry matter of the feeds cows are eating is very important. You can check the dry matter of the wet feeds you have (or of the total TMR diet) easily with either a Koster Crop Tester™, or a microwave. The Koster Crop Tester™ consists of a heater/fan drying unit, a screen-bottomed sample container and a simple spring scale. Feed DM content is determined by filling the sample container with a fixed amount of that feed, then drying to a constant dry matter percentage. No calculation is required since the scale is calibrated in percentage units for both dry matter and moisture content. If you want information on how to use a microwave just ask your ISF agent and he’ll provide you with the information.

Quality forages – remember that forages are the most important feeds on a dairy farm. Because modern dairy production is based in ensiled feeds, all the ensiling procedures to attain a good fermentation must be followed. ISF recommends Silo Guard II™ for this purpose. Silo Guard II™ is a silage and hay additive known to help improve hay and silage quality, palatability, and silage bunklife. Ask your ISF agent how and where to use it for best results.

We can see that ground corn versus just cracked corn is 2 liters per cow per day! The same applies to high moisture corn. The drier it is the finer it must be. The wetter, the coarser it can be.

ISF suggests that all customers consult a qualified nutritionist to provide specific ration feeding directions to obtain maximum benefit from feeding ISF products.

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W-10 - No SaltHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Dairy Cows

ISF W-10 is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals (excluding salt), as well as trace minerals and vitamins needed by today’s modern high producing dairy milking cows. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use with rations that contain corn, grass, or cereal silage along with hay.

Feeding Rate:Feed up to 250 grams per head per day as per label instructions or mix 25 kg of ISF W-10 and 10 kg salt with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this supple-mental ration according to the label recommendations with adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times. TO ORDER

800 2 1099 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag


ISF W-6 is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals (excluding salt), as well as trace minerals and vitamins needed by today’s modern high producing dairy milking cows. It’s aimed for diets where corn silage comprises of 50% or more of the forage, and also where low calcium grass or cereal forage are fed. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability.


Feeding Rate:Feed up to 350 grams per head per day as per label instructions or mix 35 kg of ISF W-6 and 10 kg salt with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this supplemental ration according to the label recommendations with adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 1150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

W-6 - With SaltHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Dairy Cows

ISF W-6 is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals (including salt), as well as trace minerals and vitamins needed by today’s modern high producing dairy milking cows. It’s aimed for diets where corn silage comprises 50% or more of the forage, and also where low calcium grass or cereal forage are fed. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability.


Feeding Rate:Feed up to 450 grams per head per day as per label instructions or mix 45 kg of ISF W-6 containing salt with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this supplemental ration according to the label recommendations with adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 1175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag


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ISF W-15 is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals (including salt), trace minerals and vitamins needed by today’s modern high producing dairy milking cows. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use with rations that contain 60% to 100% legume hay or haylage diets. Legumes are naturally richer in calcium so this mineral was designed to provide a lower level of calcium.

Feeding Rate:Feed up to 350 grams per head per day as per label directions or mix 35 kg of W-15 containing salt with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this supplemental ration according to the label recommendation along with adequate forage and supply clean fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 1045 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag


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ISF W-10 is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals (including salt), trace minerals and vitamins needed by today’s modern high producing dairy milking cows. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability.


Feeding Rate:Feed up to 350 grams per head per day as per label instructions or mix 35 kg of ISF W-10 containing salt with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this supplemental ration according to the label recommendations with adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.

ISF W-15 is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals (excluding salt), as well as trace minerals and vitamins needed by today’s modern high producing dairy milking cows. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use with rations that contain 60% to 100% legume hay or haylage diets. Legumes are naturally richer in calcium so this mineral was designed to provide a lower level of calcium.

Feeding Rate:Feed up to 250 grams per head per day as per label directions or mix 25 kg of ISF W-15 and 10 kg salt with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this supplemental ration according to the label recommendation with adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.

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W-16 - No SaltHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Dairy Dry Cows

ISF W-16 is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals (excluding salt), as well as trace minerals and vitamins needed by today’s modern high producing dairy cows during the dry period. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use with rations that contain corn, grass or cereal silage along with hay.

Feeding Rate:Feed up to 125 grams per head per day as per label directions or mix 50 kg of ISF W-16 and 8 kg salt with grain and protein sources, to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this supplemental ration according to label recommendations along with adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.

ISF W-16 is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals (including salt), trace minerals and vitamins needed by today’s modern high producing dairy cows during the dry period. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use with rations that contain corn, grass or cereal silage along with hay.

Feeding Rate:Feed up to 150 grams per head per day as per label directions or mix 60 kg of ISF W-16 containing salt with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this supplement according to label recommendations along with adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 1199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

TO ORDER800 2 1245 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

W-16 - With SaltHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Dairy Dry Cows

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Close Up Dairy Dry CowHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral and Anionic Supplement for Dairy Dry Cows

ISF Close Up Dry Cow is a special blend of major minerals, trace minerals, vitamins and anionic salts. ISF Close Up Dry Cow was designed to provide the close up dairy cow with a negative cation/anion balance when properly formulated with forages, grains, and protein. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability. This highly specialized product also contains probiotics and other additives to provide optimum nutrition levels for today’s modern close up cows.

Typical Use:Use in close up dairy rations that are advised by a veterinarian or nutritionist, and require a negative cation to anion ration to be fed. Diets must be balanced to provide a minimum of 120 grams of calcium per cow daily.

Feeding Rate:Feed up to 1000 grams per head per day as per label recommendations or mix 250 kg of ISF Close Up Dry Cow with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this supplemental ration according to label recommendations up to a maximum of 4 kg per head per day to dry cows beginning three weeks prior to calving. Provide adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times. Ensure that the diet provides a minimum of 120 grams of calcium per cow daily. If very low calcium forages are used in the diet, additional calcium may need to be supplemented.

TO ORDER800 2 4026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag


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Pasture SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Dairy Replacement Heifers on Pasture

ISF Pasture Specific is a specialized Vitamin/Mineral Supplement designed for pasture cattle. Along with major minerals including salt, trace minerals and vitamins, this supplement contains a product called yieldSTART R™ which provides additional organic trace minerals, Zinc, Copper and Manganese, in combination with Cobalt. It was developed to enable animals to grow and perform to their maximum potential. Most nutritionists agree that organic minerals have a higher bioavailability than inorganic forms. Some benefits that could be seen may be enhanced fertility and reproduction as well as improved mammary and hoof health. Herbs and spices flavouring are also added to enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Fed free choice to cattle on pasture.

Feeding Rate:Feed ISF Pasture Specific free choice so that each animal receives 125 grams per head per day along with a continuous supply of clean, fresh water. DO NOT feed any additional salt unless the intake level of 125 grams per head per day of ISF Pasture Specific is exceeded.

TO ORDER800 2 2160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

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TO ORDER800 2 1500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

Calf SpecificHerbageum Dairy Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Calves

ISF Calf Specific is a special blend of major minerals, trace minerals, fat soluble vitamins, and B-vitamins designed to meet the optimum nutritional needs of baby and growing calves. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability. Probiotics and other additives have been included to provide an opportunity for improved digestion and performance for today’s modern calves.

Typical Use:Use to manufacture mash, texturized or pelleted grain rations, supplemental protein mixes, as a topdress, or mixed in total mixed rations for calves from birth to 6 months old.

Feeding Rate:Feed at a rate of 100-125 grams per calf per day depending on body weight. The heavier (older) calves would receive the higher rate. Mix 50 kg of ISF Calf Specific along with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of starter supplemental ration. Mix 37.5 kg with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of grower supplemental ration. Feed these supplemental rations according to the label recommendations along with adequate forage and supply clean fresh water at all times.

Cattle SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Growing Cattle

ISF Cattle Specific is the product of choice for replacement cattle or growing cattle fed grass or legume hay or haylage. This supplement provides all the major minerals including salt, trace minerals and vitamins required by growing cattle. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability. ISF Cattle Specific is designed to be fed free choice if desired. Do not provide additional salt when free choice feeding this product unless consumption rates exceed targeted rates.

Typical Use:Use for replacement heifers, bulls or growing cattle fed grass, legume, hay or haylage.

Feeding Rate:Feed at a rate of 125 grams per head per day or mix 50 kg of ISF Cattle Specific with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of cattle supplemental ration. Feed this supplemental ration at a rate of 2.5 kg per head per day. Provide adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 1324 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag


YeastproHerbageum Supplement for Cattle

ISF Yeastpro is a highly specialized supplement containing optimum levels of yeast culture, organic zinc, niacin, and Vitamin E. Other trace minerals, fat soluble vitamins and B-vitamins, sugars and herbs and spices flavouring round out this excellent product for dairy cows, heifers and calves.

Typical Use:This product is to be fed to milking cows during the first 100 days of lactation or in any stress situation. ISF Yeastpro is also very effective when fed to close up dairy cows along with the regular rate of W-16 Dry Cow Mineral. This makes an excellent close up supplemental ration. ISF Yeastpro is also an great choice for show cows, show heifers, and young calves as a supplemental conditioner to their regular ration.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Yeastpro with the cattle’s regular ration to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide adequate forage along with clean fresh water at all times.

Species Grams/Head/Day

Dairy Cattle 200

Calves 50-100

TO ORDER800 2 4105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag 800 2 4110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kg Pail

SuperlacHerbageum Supplement for Cattle

ISF Superlac is formulated with by-pass dry fat. It is an excellent product to use as an energy booster to high producing dairy cows and growing cattle. Superlac also supplies all the specialized ingredients that are in ISF Yeastpro including yeast culture, Organic Zinc, Niacin and Vitamin E, as well as herbs and spices flavouring.

Typical Use:Use to optimize milk production in high producing dairy cows during the first 100 days of lactation. ISF Superlac is also an excellent choice for show cows, show heifers and show cattle as a supplemental conditioner to their regular ration.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Superlac with the cattle’s regular ration to provide specified amounts according to the following table, depending on the energy content of the total ration. Provide adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.


Dairy Cattle 800

Calves 200-400

TO ORDER800 2 4069 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag

Specialty Products

Herbageum BufferpacHerbageum Buffer Feed for Cattle

ISF Bufferpac contains a combination of buffers designed for high producing cows. Optimum levels of bicarbonate of soda, magnesium oxide along with other electrolytes, sugars, and herbs and spices flavouring round out this nutritional package.

Typical Use:Use for early lactating milking cows or when herd is fed higher levels of grain or corn silage. May also be helpful to use during periods of heat stress.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Bufferpac along with grain and protein sources to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times. (Only to be used for the ruminant species specified receiving high grain or concentrate rations.)

TO ORDER800 2 4015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag


Dairy Cattle 200


VitapacVitamin/Mineral Supplement for Cattle

ISF Vitapac contains additional trace minerals, electrolytes, fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and a full range of water soluble B-vitamins giving dairy producers the option to boost their rations nutritionally. Not all commercial rations always contain the full range of nutritional elements provided by Vitapac. Vitapac contains added copper so it should NOT be fed to sheep due to their susceptibility to copper toxicity.

Typical Use:Use to supplement and boost the levels of trace minerals, electrolytes, Vitamin A, D, E and B-vitamins in livestock rations with the exception of sheep. DO NOT FEED TO SHEEP.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Vitapac with grain and protein sources to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Dairy Cattle 50

Calves 20

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Vitamin E & SeleniumHerbageum Supplement for Cattle

ISF Vitamin E & Selenium allows dairy producers to target just the addition of these nutritional elements without adding other nutrients that may not be necessary. The Selenium provided is in an organic form considered by many Nutritionists and Veterinarians to be more available to livestock especially during stressful times. When adding additional Selenium most livestock professionals would agree that it is wise to add extra Vitamin E with it as the two elements seem to complement each other in their response. Herbs and spices flavouring has been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:To optimize Vitamin E & Selenium levels in rations during times of stress or when local conditions produce Selenium deficient feedstuffs. It is important not to exceed the recommended amount provided on the label as Selenium can be toxic to livestock at high levels. Caution should be exercised when weighing out proper amount of this product to be fed.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Vitamin E & Selenium supplement with grain and protein sources to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 4165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kg Pail 800 2 4162 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 kg Pail800 2 4160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 kg Pail

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Ruminant Protein SupplementProtein Supplement for Cattle

This product is a combination of several sources of high quality protein with high rumen by-pass content. It may be used to balance diets with poor quality protein sources (example: “caramelized” hay, where part of the protein is unavailable to the animal, wet haylage, where part of the protein may be in a very soluble form, similar to urea), or as part of a feeding program aimed for high producing animals where the quality of the protein and its amino acid profile is important. It may also be used to provide some of the protein required in high straw diets for dry cows.

Typical Use:Use to optimize milk production in high production dairy cows, and the amino acid profile of the diet in dry cows, especially close up dry cows. Young calves, whose rumen is not yet fully functional, may also benefit from this product for their growth and development.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Rumen Protein Supplement with the cattle’s regular ration according to the following table.


Dairy and Dry Cows 250-300

Calves 50 – 100

TO ORDER 800 2 4040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag



Thiamine (Vitamin B1)Herbageum Supplement for Cattle

ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement gives the option to dairy producers to increase the thiamin levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Thiamine (B1) has received more attention lately by Nutritionists and Veterinarians due to the increased use of corn ethanol and distilling by-products such as corn distillers dried solubles and corn gluten feed in livestock rations. Due to the high sulfur content of these feed stuffs, additional thiamine (B1) is believed to help offset the negative affects of the higher sulfur levels. It is thought that polioencephalomalacia is one of these negative impacts in ruminant rations that would warrant supplementation of Thiamine (B1) in the ration. Use in all livestock feeds to optimize Thiamine (B1) level of the ration. Use to offset the negative impacts of high sulfur feedstuffs like corn products from ethanol and distiller products and also the negative impacts of high grain diets.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement with grain and protein sources to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Dairy Cattle 10

Calves 10

Biotin (Vitamin H)Herbageum Supplement for Cattle

ISF Biotin (Vitamin H) supplement gives the option to dairy producers to increase the biotin levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Nutritionists and Veterinarians often suggest adding Biotin to rations to help improve foot health and in some types of livestock to help improve reproduction. Biotin is one of the newest vitamins to be added to livestock feeds and much research is ongoing as to its effects. Some commercial feeds may not contain added Biotin which is another reason a Nutritionist or Veterinarian may suggest adding Biotin to a ration.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix Biotin (Vitamin H) supplement with a balanced complete feed to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Dairy Cattle 100

Calves 50


Vitamin A, D, E PakHerbageum Vitamin Supplement for Cattle

ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak allows dairy producers the ability to increase and optimize the level of vitamins A, D and E fed without having to add additional ingredients that may not be needed. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use to optimize the levels of Vitamin A, D and E when current rations provide less than optimum levels. May also be used at times when livestock is under stressful conditions.

Feeding Rate:Topdress Vitamin A, D, E Pak supplement along with a balanced complete feed to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh, water at all times.


Dairy Cattle 10

Calves 5TO ORDER800 2 4155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag 800 2 4152 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kg Pail800 2 4150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 kg Pail

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Herbageum CondimentHerbageum Flavouring Agent for Livestock Feeds

ISF Herbageum Condiment is a flavouring agent containing herbs and spices that has been available to Canadian livestock producers from ISF for over 100 years. Recent research is indicating that herbs and spices help intakes and may even help improve rumination in cattle. This research in cattle is ongoing.

Typical Use:ISF Herbageum Condiment is added to mineral, grain, protein mixes as well as total mixed rations for all classes of livestock, especially animals experiencing lower intakes.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Herbageum Condiment with grain and protein sources at a rate of up to 3 kg per tonne of complete livestock feed. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 4024 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag 800 2 4022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kg Pail

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At least 17 minerals are required by beef cattle. Vitamins, in addition to being vital, are required in adequate amounts to enable animals to efficiently utilize other nutrients. High-quality forages and/or grains furnish a large portion of the required minerals but they don’t provide all of them and - very important - there is a great variability in the mineral and vitamin content of these feeds. With this in mind, ISF developed a new line of vitamin/mineral supplements for beef cattle, with a low inclusion rate but concentrated enough to provide the required nutrients for the different types and phases of beef production. In addition, the ISF line of special feed additives can be combined with the beef supplements whenever a special need arises, providing the ISF customer with a complete line of beef products.

All vitamin/mineral supplements in this line, when fed at the recommended feeding rate, will supplement the base diet with the required quantities of the major minerals – Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium and Sodium will provide all the trace minerals and vitamins needed for beef production. Herbs and spices flavouring has been included in all ISF products with the name Herbageum to help improve palatability and rumination.

Unique line of Beef Vitamin/Mineral Supplements and Specialized Feed Additives

Product Description Beef Dry Cow

Beef Nurse Cow

These two supplements are formulated for the dry and nursing phases of production. Both have the same high levels of vitamins and trace minerals, but differ in the levels of Calcium and Phosphorus. Dry cows need less Calcium but more Phosphorus. This helps avoid problems at calving. Nurse cows need more Calcium to face the increase in milk production after calving.

Feedlot Specific Feedlot cattle are fed high quantities of grain. These diets are normally very poor in Calcium. Feedlot Specific corrects this problem. At the same time, due to it’s fortification in Vitamin E it’s suited to be used in most of the premium beef programs.

Cattle Specific This is an all purpose supplement specially formulated for growing animals, like beef or dairy replacement heifers. Its high levels of vitamins and trace minerals and balanced levels of Calcium, Phosphorus and Magnesium make it a well suited product for different type of diets.

Pasture Specific A free choice vitamin mineral supplement for animals on pasture. It has a special pak of organic minerals, including Zinc, Copper and Manganese to help keep hoof health and strength.

All these minerals have the required amount of salt and are available with different types of additives.

These minerals can be combined with the ISF Specialty Products line to address specific situations. Here are someexamples of the commonly used combinations.

Product Combination Description Feedlot Specific +

Yeastpro This combination is ideal for any stress situation. When animals arrive to feedlots they are very stressed with the transport, being mixed with other animals, new facilities, etc. Yeastpro, with its unique mixture of research proven additives like Yeast, Organic Zinc, Niacin and extra vitamins will help keeping the animals stronger and adapt the rumen to higher levels of grain.

Feedlot Specific + Bufferpac

In the finishing stages of feedlot operation, the diet of beef animals has a very high quantity of grain. If for some reason the amount of forage they eat is less than adequate (overcrowding, less palatable forage) the risk of acidosis is greatly increased. ISF Bufferpac, with its combination of buffer substances will help to keep the rumen pH under its normal levels


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SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS RELATED TO BEEF PRODUCTION

BEEF COW’S LIFE CYCLE - target is 365-day calving.

Calving - Lactation (about 200 days) - Breeding (first 90 days of lactation)Gestation (about 280 days) - Dry (about 60 to 90 days) - Calving

Reproductive Objectives - Numbers to remember and aim for:

· Breeding Season – We should aim for a breeding season of 60 days. If it’s longer less fertile females are more likely to become pregnant. Less fertile females are better culled, not kept.

· Target- 65 % of the cows bred during the first 21 days of the breeding season;· Better than 95 % bred within 60 days (the only sure way to identify those 5 % who are open is to preg check);

First Calf Heifers - By calving time at 2 years of age, you have invested a substantial cost in the 1st calf heifer. The challenge: get her rebred on schedule so she can stay in the herd at least long enough to return that investment. She must be on a rising plane of nutrition at calving to improve body condition and colostrum quality. After calving it is wise to give her more energy throughout the breeding season. Rotating fresh growth pastures or feeding some grain are options.

Creep Feed - Creep feeding is the practice of providing supplemental feed to calves before weaning. Creep feeding helps in supplementing mother’s milk and pasture. The feed is provided in a facility designed so that adult animals are unable to consume the creep feed. By providing creep feed, it is possible to increase preweaning weight gains and weaning weights. Here are some ideas on how to feed creep feed:

· set-up the creep near the water and mineral source, so when the cows/calves come to water and loaf in that area, calves will take time to inspect the calf creep and gradually start eating from the creep.

· If you think calves are not going into the creep area to your satisfaction put a little bit of high quality hay in front of the opening where the calves enter the creep feeder.

Weaning Time - Starting calves on feed:· Calves which were creep fed tend to adapt to bunk feeding more rapidly.

· Avoid starting calves on fermented or wet feeds such as silages, high moisture grains, or wet by-products. These feeds can have odours and tastes which may limit intake during the first week or two of bunk breaking.

· After weaning calves can be grouped by size ensuring adequate feeding and watering availability and space.

Mineral Feeding – Mineral supplement mixes can be force fed, meaning that a certain amount of mineral is mixed with other feeds. This is what happens for example in TMR fed animals. Cattle can also be fed free choice mineral supplements. When free choice feeding minerals, do not provide any other salt source either in loose or block form because ISF minerals have all the required salt. It is very important to be sure that the cattle consume the label prescribed rate of the minerals provided, especially when free choicing the mineral. The biggest reason cattle do not consume the label prescribed rate of minerals is when salt is provided free choice extra. Lower intakes can result in under nourished cattle and higher intakes result in extra unnecessary costs. Do not place the mineral feeder right next to the water supply. Make cattle travel at least half way across the pasture to get the mineral to prevent over consumption.

Mineral Quantities – Don’t forget this. ISF Beef vitamin/mineral supplements were designed in a way that you only have to use two bags of product per cow per year! This is really a small investment for the benefits provided.

Choosing the right mineral – ISF Beef vitamin/mineral supplements were designed with different phases of production in mind but also different types of diets. We can for example feed Beef Nurse Cow all year round, even when she’s dry, if her diet is based on low calcium feeds, like grass hay or corn silage.

Quality forages – Remember that forages are the most important feeds on a beef farm. Normally beef production is based on hay and more and more on ensiled feeds. ISF recommends Silo Guard II™ to help preserve hay and silage. Silo Guard II™ is an additive that may help to improve hay and silage quality, palatability and silage bunklife. Ask your ISF agent how and where to use it for best results.

A COMPLETE LINE OF PRODUCTS FOR BEEF PRODUCTION

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Beef Dry CowHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Beef Dry Cows

ISF Beef Dry Cow is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals including salt, trace minerals, and vitamins needed by today’s modern high producing beef cows. ISF Beef Dry Cow has the correct amounts of Calcium and Phosphorus to balance the typical diets found in most Beef farms, along with a high fortification of trace minerals and vitamins. Herbs and spices flavouring are added to help enhance palatability. This product has been formulated to allow beef cows to meet targeted consumption rates when fed free choice. Do not provide additional salt when free choice feeding this product unless consumption rates exceed targeted rates.

Typical Use:Use for beef dry cows receiving hay or pasture. In diets with high amounts of corn cereal silage the ration should be supplemented with additional calcium, or ISF Beef Nurse Cow could be fed as it contains higher calcium levels.

Feeding Rate:Feed at a rate of 100 grams per head per day or mix 50 kg with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of Beef Dry Cow Supplemental Ration. Feed this supplemental ration at a rate of 2.0 kg per head per day along with adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.

Beef Nurse CowHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Beef Nurse Cows

ISF Beef Nurse Cow is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals including salt, trace minerals, and vitamins needed by todays modern high producing beef cows. Herb and spice flavours are added to help enhance palatability. This product has been formulated to allow beef cows to meet targeted consumption rates when fed free choice. Do not provide additional salt when free choice feeding this product unless consumption rates exceed targeted rates.

Typical Use:Can be top-dressed, mixed in feed or fed free choice to beef cows receiving hay or pasture, with or without small amounts of grain or corn or cereal silage.

Feeding Rate:Feed at a rate of 125 grams per head per day or mix 50 kg with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of Beef Nurse Cow Supplemental Ration. Feed this supplemental ration at a rate of 2.5 kg per head per day along with adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.

Pasture SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Beef Cattle on Pasture

ISF Pasture Specific is a specialized vitamin/mineral supplement designed for pasture cattle. Along with major minerals including salt, trace minerals and vitamins, this supplement contains a product called YieldStart R ™ which provides additional organic trace minerals, Zinc, Copper and Manganese, in combination with Cobalt. It was developed to enable animals to grow and perform to their maximum potential. Most nutritionists agree that organic minerals have a higher bioavailability than inorganic forms. Some benefits that could be seen may be enhanced fertility and reproduction as well as improved mammary and hoof health. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Fed free choice to cattle on pasture.

Feeding Rate:Feed ISF Pasture Specific free choice so that each animal receives 125 grams per head per day along with a continuous supply of clean, fresh water. DO NOT feed any additional salt unless the intake level of 125 grams per head per day of ISF Pasture Specific is exceeded.

TO ORDER800 2 2099 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

TO ORDER800 2 2160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

TO ORDER800 2 2049 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag


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Calf SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Calves

ISF Calf Specific is a special blend of major minerals, trace minerals, fat soluble vitamins and B-vitamins designed to meet the optimum nutritional needs of growing calves. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability. Probiotics and other additives have been included to provide the opportunity for improved digestion and performance for today’s modern calves.

Typical Use:Use to manufacture mash, texturized or pelleted grain rations, supplemental protein mixes, as a topdress or mixed in total mixed rations. Makes an excellent beef calf receiving ration for just weaned or traveled calves entering the feedlot.

Feeding Rate:Feed at a rate of 100-125 grams per calf per day depending on body weight. The heavier (older) calves would receive the higher rate. Mix 50 kg of ISF Calf Specific along with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of starter supplemental ration. Mix 37.5 kg with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of grower supplemental ration. Feed these supplemental rations according to the label recommendations along with adequate forage and supply clean fresh water at all times.

Feedlot SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Feedlot Cattle

ISF Feedlot Specific has been formulated to provide all the major minerals including salt, trace minerals, and vitamins required by today’s modern feedlot cattle. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability. Both backgrounders and finishers can be fed this product by adjusting the mixing rate in the grain mix or total mixed ration to meet the targeted intake amount. When very high grain rations are fed, the total diet consumption of Calcium should be checked as additional Calcium supplementation may be required.

Typical Use:Use for feedlot backgrounders or finishing cattle fed limited amounts of hay with corn, cereal or grass silage as the forage sources.

Feeding Rate:Feed at a rate of 125 grams per head per day or mix 25 kg of ISF Feedlot Specific with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of cattle supplemental ration. Slowly increase this supplemental ration to the cattle so the full feeding rate of 5 kg is reached after approximately 14 days in the feedlot. Provide adequate forage and supply fresh, clean water at all times.

Cattle SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Growing Cattle

ISF Cattle Specific is the product of choice for replacement cattle or growing cattle fed grass or legume hay or haylage. This supplement provides all the major minerals including salt, trace minerals and vitamins required by growing cattle. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability. ISF Cattle Specific is designed to be fed free choice if desired. Do not provide additional salt when free choice feeding this product unless consumption rates exceed targeted rates.

Typical Use:Use for replacement heifers, bulls or growing cattle fed grass, legume, hay or haylage.

Feeding Rate:Feed at a rate of 125 grams per head per day or mix 50 kg of ISF Cattle Specific with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of cattle supplemental ration. Feed this supplemental ration at a rate of 2.5 kg per head per day. Provide adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 1500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

TO ORDER800 2 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

TO ORDER800 2 1324 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag



YeastproHerbageum Supplement for Cattle

ISF Yeastpro is a highly specialized supplement containing optimum levels of yeast culture, Organic Zinc, Niacin, and Vitamin E. Other trace minerals, fat soluble vitamins, B-vitamins, sugars and herbs and spices flavouring round out this excellent product for beef cows, growing cattle and calves.

Typical Use:This product is fed to cattle for any stress situation. Beef cows will benefit the most when fed ISF Yeastpro 30 days before and 60 days after calving or until they are bred. ISF Yeastpro is also an excellent choice for show cows, show heifers, and young calves as a supplemental conditioner to their regular ration.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Yeastpro along with the cattle’s regular ration to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide adequate forage along with clean, fresh water at all times.


Beef Cattle 100-200

Calves 50-100

ISF Superlac is formulated with by-pass dry fat. It is an excellent product to use as an energy booster to high producing beef cows and growing cattle. ISF Superlac also supplies all the specialized ingredients that are in ISF Yeastpro including yeast cultures, Organic Zinc, Niacin and Vitamin E as well as herbs and spices flavouring.

Typical Use:Use to optimize milk production or gains in high producing beef cattle. Beef cows will benefit the most when fed ISF Superlac 60 days after calving or until they are bred. ISF Superlac is also an excellent choice for show cows, show heifers and show cattle as a supplemental conditioner to their regular ration.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Superlac with grain and protein sources to provide specified amounts according to the following table, depending on the energy content of the total ration. Provide adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.


TO ORDER800 2 4069 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag

SuperlacHerbageum Supplement for Cattle


Beef Cattle 400-800

Calves 200-400

Herbageum BufferpacHerbageum Buffer Feed for Cattle

ISF Bufferpac is a combination of buffers designed for cattle receiving high levels of grain or corn silage. Optimum levels of Bicarbonate Soda, Magnesium Oxide along with other electrolytes, sugars, and herbs and spices flavouring round out this nutritional package.

Typical Use:Use in the finishing stages of feedlot operations when cattle are fed higher levels of grain and corn silage or if cattle consume inadequate forage. With its combination of buffer substances, ISF Bufferpac will help keep the cattle’s rumen pH at more normal levels thereby helping to reduce the risk of acidosis.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Bufferpac with grain and protein sources to provide specified amount according to the following table. Provide adequate forages along with clean, fresh water at all times. (Only to be used for the ruminant species specified receiving high grain or concentrate rations.)

TO ORDER800 2 4015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag


Beef Cattle 200

Specialty Products

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Vitamin A, D, E PakHerbageum Vitamin Supplement for Cattle

ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak allows beef producers the ability to increase and optimize the level of Vitamins A, D and E fed without having to add additional ingredients that may not be needed. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use to optimize the levels of Vitamin A, D, E when current rations provide less than optimum levels. May also be used at times when livestock is under stressful conditions.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak with a balanced complete feed to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh, water at all times.


Beef Cattle 5

Calves 5


VitapacVitamin/Mineral Supplement for Cattle

ISF Vitapac contains additional trace minerals, electrolytes, fat soluble Vitamins A, D, E and a full range of water soluble B-Vitamins giving beef producers the option to boost their rations nutritionally. Not all commercial rations always contain the full range of nutritional elements provided by Vitapac. ISF Vitapac contains added Copper so it should NOT be fed to sheep due to their susceptibility to Copper toxicity.

Typical Use:Use to supplement and boost the levels of trace minerals, electrolytes, Vitamins A, D, E and B-Vitamins in livestock rations with the exception of sheep. DO NOT FEED TO SHEEP.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Vitapac with grain and protein sources to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Beef Cattle 50

Calves 20


Ruminant Protein SupplementProtein Supplement for Cattle

This product is a combination of several sources of high quality protein with high rumen by-pass content. It may be used around breeding time as research has shown that the type of fat present in fish meal may have positive effects in reproductive function.

Typical Use:Use to improve the quality of the protein being fed to the cows, for example around calving and breeding time. The fat present in fish meal may also help to improve reproductive function.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Rumen Protein Supplement with the cattle’s regular ration according to the following table.


Beef Cows 150-200TO ORDER 800 2 4040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag



Vitamin E & SeleniumHerbageum Supplement for Cattle

ISF Vitamin E & Selenium allows beef producers to target just the addition of these nutritional elements without adding other nutrients that may not be necessary. The Selenium provided is in an organic form considered by many Nutritionists and Veterinarians to be more available to livestock especially during stressful times. When adding additional Selenium most livestock professionals would agree that it is wise to add extra Vitamin E with it as the two elements seem to compliment each other in their response. Herbs and spices flavouring has been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:To optimize Vitamin E and Selenium levels in rations during times of stress or when local conditions produce Selenium deficient feedstuffs. It is important not to exceed the recommended amount provided on the label as Selenium can be toxic to livestock at high levels. Caution should be exercised when weighing out proper amount of this product to be fed.



Beef Cattle 50

TO ORDER800 2 4165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag 800 2 4162 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 kg Pail800 2 4160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 kg Pail

Biotin (Vitamin H)Herbageum Supplement for Cattle

ISF Biotin (Vitamin H) supplement gives the option to beef producers to increase the biotin levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.


Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Biotin (Vitamin H) supplement with a balanced complete feed to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.



Beef Cattle 50

Calves 50


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Thiamine (Vitamin B1)Herbageum Supplement for Cattle

ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) Supplement gives the option to beef producers to increase the Thiamine levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Thiamine (B1) has received more attention lately by Nutritionists and Veterinarians due to the increased use of corn ethanol and distilling by-products such as corn distillers dried solubles and corn gluten feed in livestock rations. Due to the high sulfur content of these feed stuffs, additional Thiamine (B1) is believed to help offset the negative affects of the higher sulfur levels. It is thought that polioencephalomalacia is one of these negative impacts in ruminant rations that would warrant supplementation of Thiamine (B1) in the ration. Use in all livestock feeds to optimize the Thiamine (B1) level of the ration. Use to offset the negative impacts of high sulfur feed stuffs like corn products from ethanol and distiller products and also the negative impacts of high grain diets.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement with a balanced complete feed to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Beef Cattle 5

Calves 10


ISF Herbageum Condiment is a flavouring agent containing herbs and spices that has been available to Canadian livestock producers from ISF for over 100 years. Recent research is indicating that herbs and spices help intakes and may even help improve rumination in cattle. This research in cattle is ongoing.

Typical Use:ISF Herbageum Condiment is added to mineral, grain, protein mixes as well as total mixed rations for all classes of livestock, especially animals experiencing lower intakes.




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Horses are used for recreational purposes, sport (e.g., racing, polo, and Olympic events), exhibition, breeding, ranch and farm work, and even therapy. Type of use, age, and physiological state affect the nutrient requirements of horses. Effective feeding management practices must consider many factors, including nutrient requirements, environmental conditions, and available feeds. Vitamins and Minerals play an important role in the nutrition of horses. While constituting only a minor part of the equine diet, these nutrients play a critical role in the health of horses. Minerals are involved in a number of functions in the body. The horse obtains most of the necessary minerals from forages and concentrates, but the mineral content of feeds may vary a lot with the type of soil, plant specie, etc. Vitamins are essential to normal metabolism and their lack in the diet causes deficiency diseases.

With this in mind, ISF developed a new line of vitamin, mineral premixes and supplements for horses. In addition, the ISF line of special feed additives can be combined with the ISF horse products whenever a special need arises, providing the ISF customer with a complete line of feeding options.

All products in this line, when fed at the recommended feeding rate, will supplement the base diet with the required quantities of the major minerals – Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium and Sodium and will provide all the trace minerals and vitamins needed for horse production. Herbs and Spices flavouring have been included in all ISF products with the name Herbageum to help improve palatability and intake.

Unique line of Horse Vitamin/Mineral Products and Specialized Feed Additives

Product Description

Horse Specific

A good base supplement that provides the required vitamins and minerals to keep horses in good health. It also has the right amount of salt to be fed free choice. It’s modest feeding rate and its balanced composition makes it ideal for all year round fortification of low activity horses.

Dan Patch Horse Supreme

Having the same base of Horse Specific, Dan Patch Supreme is packed with special additives and B-vitamins for horses undergoing more intensive activities or subjected to stress situations. This mineral has no salt. Salt must be made available to provide 25 to 50 grams per day per horse.

These minerals can be combined with the ISF Specialty Products line to address specific situations. Here are someexamples of the commonly used combinations.

Product Combination Description Horse Specific

+ Yeastpro

Yeastpro is an excellent additive to the diet. Yeast improves fibre digestion and is a potential source of vitamins and/or growth factors. Yeastpro also supplies organic zinc that helps in the maintenance of healthy hooves and hair, and it also provides extra vitamins.

Horse Specific +

Vitapac

Vitapac is an ideal supplement whenever we need to reinforce the diet with extra trace minerals, B- Vitamins and Vitamin A, D, E.

Horse Specific or Dan Patch Supreme

+ Biotin

Daily supplementation with biotin improves hoof wall integrity. Biotin is a B vitamin that stimulates keratin production in the hoof laminae and coronary band, strengthening and improving the periople, hoof wall, sole, frog and white line.

Horse Specific or Dan Patch Supreme

+ Thiamine

Thiamine is involved in carbohydrate metabolism and therefore energy metabolism. Levels of thiamine in normal diets may not be adequate for exercising horses. Thiamine is also important to keep a normal appetite.

For proper digestive tract function, horses should be fed a minimum of 1% of their body weight per day in long-stem hay dry matter. Thus, using long-stem, good quality hay is very important in any horse feeding situation.

The variety of hay you choose should always come second to the quality of the hay. Hay has to be free of dust, mold, and foreign objects. Mold dust acts as an allergen and can cause inflammation of the respiratory tract in horses. It also can be a source of mycotoxins, which are poisonous compounds produced by molds. Moldy, dusty hay simply should not be fed to horses.

Foot care is one of the most neglected horse management practices. Most lameness that impairs the usefulness of a horse can be prevented by proper foot care and reasonable management. Foot care should be as routine as feeding and watering. It should include (OMAFRA Fact Sheet, 1997):

1. Routine cleaning2. Periodic trimming3. Corrections of minor imperfections4. Treatment of foot diseases and injuries

Horses are herd animals. Because of this they have a social hierarchy in the herd (also called the pecking order). The pecking order must be taken into account when a horse is turned out into a paddock with resident horses. If possible, gradually introduce the horse to the group and watch it carefully to ensure that it is not injured by the other horses.

A source of clean, unfrozen water is especially important in the winter because horses tend to drink less when the weather turns cold. Less water coupled with a high fibre diet (hay, straw) may quickly lead to impaction of the intestines and colic. Although horses eat snow, they are not as efficient as cattle at obtaining the water they need from snow alone. Do not rely on snow to provide your horse with the water it needs.

Horses require shelter to protect them from wind, rain, and the sun. A natural grove of trees provides good shade, but for shelter from the elements, a three-sided enclosure works the best. Make sure your shelter is large enough to enable all your horses to fit inside together, and build it so the back wall faces the prevailing wind.

If your horse is stabled most or all of the day, it will require grooming daily to keep its coat healthy. However, don’t over groom a horse that spends most or all of its time in the pasture. The natural oils in its coat help to keep your horse warm and dry.

The horse, unlike ruminants (cattle, goats, sheep, etc.), has a relatively small capacity for feed in its digestive tract. Horses can consume about 2.5 % of their body weight per day. As an animal that evolved as a nibbler and grazer, it is best to feed horses smaller quantities of feed, especially concentrate, at least twice per day at about 12-hour intervals. That means a 450 kg horse will eat about 11 kg of feed per day of which at least half should be forage (pasture, hay, or hay cubes).

Horses are susceptible to a variety of diseases, as well as both internal and external parasites. To keep your horse healthy, it is important to vaccinate against diseases, deworm regularly, and properly care for teeth and feet.

Quality forages – remember that forages are the most important feeds for horses. Hay is probably the most important feed in any horse diet. It should be nutritious, palatable and without molds. ISF recommends Silo Guard II™ to help preserve hay. Silo Guard II™ is an additive that may help to improve hay quality and palatability. Ask your ISF agent how and where to use it for best results.

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A COMPLETE LINE OF PRODUCTS FOR HORSE PRODUCTION


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Dan Patch SupremeHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Premix for Horses

ISF Dan Patch Supreme supplement, while containing the same vitamin/mineral base as ISF Horse Specific, excluding salt, is packed with special additives, probiotics, herbs and spices flavouring as well as B-vitamins. ISF Dan Patch Supreme was designed for horses undergoing more intensive activities or subjected to stressful situations. Dan Patch was the famous Standardbred race horse that was owned by the founder of ISF. Dan Patch set the one mile pacing record of 1:55 minutes in 1906 which he held for 32 years. That special Dan Patch supplemental formula lives on in today’s modernized Dan Patch Supreme formulation.

Typical Use:ISF Dan Patch Supreme is now fed to all classes of horses when optimum nutritional supplementation is desired. Originally developed for high intensity racing horses like Dan Patch, this highly fortified product is now routinely fed to Heavy Horses, Standardbreds, Thoroughbreds and active pleasure horses across Canada. Horses just love the taste and aroma of this simple to use, highly effective and nutritionally sound specialty product.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix 25 kg of ISF Dan Patch Supreme with 12.5 kg salt and grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this ration to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide adequate forage with clean fresh water at all times.

Species Dan Patch Supreme(grams/head/day)

Grain Mix(kg/head/day)

Stallions 50-100 2-4

Brood Mares 50-100 2-4

Working Horses 50 2

Foals 25 1

Colts 25-50 1-2

Horse SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Horses

ISF Horse Specific is a good base vitamin/mineral supplement that provides the required major minerals, including salt, trace minerals and Vitamin A, D and E to help keep horses in good health. Herbs and spices flavouring are added to help enhance palatability. This product has been formulated to allow horses to meet targeted consumption rates when fed free choice under normal conditions. Do not provide additional salt when free choice feeding this product unless consumption rates exceed targeted rates. ISF Horse Specific’s modest feeding rate and its balanced composition make it ideal for all year round fortification of low activity horses.

Typical Use:ISF Horse Specific can be top-dressed, mixed into the feed or fed free choice to low activity horses receiving hay or pasture with or without small amounts of grain.

Feeding Rate:Feed 75 grams per head per day or mix 37.5 kg of ISF Horse Specific supplement with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of horse supplemental ration. Feed this ration at a rate of 2.0 kg per head per day. Provide adequate forage with clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 3229 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag800 2 3224 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kg Pail800 2 3219 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 kg Pail

TO ORDER800 2 3205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

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YeastproHerbageum Supplement for Horses

ISF Yeastpro is a highly specialized supplement containing optimum levels of Yeast culture, Organic Zinc, Niacin, and Vitamin E. Other trace minerals, fat soluble vitamins, B–vitamins, sugars and herbs and spices flavouring round out this excellent product for all horses.

Typical Use:Use to supplement properly balanced horse diets to provide additional yeast to help improve fibre digestion and Organic Zinc to help in the maintenance of healthy hoofs and hair. Other nutrients are also included to help horses maintain health under stressful situations.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Yeastpro supplement with the horse’s regular ration to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide adequate forage with clean, fresh water at all times.


Horses 50-200TO ORDER800 2 4105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag 800 2 4110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kg Pail

VitapacVitamin/Mineral Supplement for Horses

ISF Vitapac contains additional trace minerals, electrolytes, fat soluble Vitamins A, D, E and a full range of water soluble B-Vitamins giving horse owners the option to boost their rations nutritionally. Not all commercial horse rations always contain the full range of nutritional elements provided by Vitapac especially B-Vitamins.

Typical Use:Use to boost the fortification level of complete rations, protein supplements or mineral mixes designed for low activity horses that may not contain optimum levels of nutrients or added B-Vitamins. ISF Vitapac would be an excellent product to feed along with ISF Horse Specific if the activity level of the horse in increased.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Vitapac supplement with the horses regular ration to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Horses - Heavy 50

Horses - Light 25


Vitamin E & SeleniumHerbageum Supplement for Horses

ISF Vitamin E & Selenium supplement allows horse owners to target the addition of these nutritional elements without adding other nutrients that may not be necessary. The Selenium provided is in an organic form considered by many Nutritionists and Veterinarians to be more available to livestock especially during stressful times. When adding additional Selenium most livestock professionals would agree that it is wise to add extra Vitamin E with it as the two elements seem to compliment each other in their response.

Typical Use:To optimize Vitamin E and Selenium levels in rations during times of stress or when local conditions produce Selenium deficient feedstuffs. It is important not to exceed the recommended amount provided on the label as Selenium can be toxic to livestock at high levels. Caution should be exercised when weighing out the proper amount of product to be fed.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Vitamin E & Selenium supplement with the horses regular ration to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Horses -Heavy 75

Horses - Light 50



Specialty Products


Vitamin A, D, E PakHerbageum Vitamin Supplement for Livestock

ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak allows horse owners the ability to increase and optimize the level of vitamins A, D and E fed without having to add additional ingredients that may not be needed. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:To optimize the levels of Vitamin A, D, E when current rations provide less than optimum levels. May also be used at times when horses are under stressful conditions.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak with the horses regular ration to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Horses - Heavy 10

Horses - Light 5


Biotin (Vitamin H)Herbageum Supplement for Horses

ISF Biotin (Vitamin H) supplement gives the option to horse owners to increase just the Biotin levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Nutritionists and Veterinarians often suggest adding Biotin to rations to help improve foot health and in some circumstances to help horses improve reproduction. Biotin is one of the newest vitamins to be added to livestock feeds and much research is ongoing as to its effects. Some commercial feeds may not contain added Biotin which is another reason a Nutritionist or Veterinarian may suggest adding Biotin to a ration.



Horses - Heavy 100

Horses - Light 50



Thiamine (Vitamin B1)Herbageum Supplement for Horses

ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement gives the option to horse owners to increase the Thiamine levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) is used to supplement diets for exercising horses or horses being transported when thiamine in normal diets may not be adequate to help horses handle this additional stress. Thiamine supplementation is also important in helping horses maintain a normal appetite.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement with the horses regular ration to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Horses - Heavy 5

Horses - Light 3

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ISF Herbageum Condiment is a flavouring agent containing herbs and spices that has been available to Canadian livestock producers from ISF for over 100 years.

Typical Use:ISF Herbageum Condiment is added to mineral, grain and protein mixes as well as total mixed rations for all classes of livestock, especially livestock experiencing low feed intakes.




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Raising sheep and goats is a growing sector in animal production. Genetic improvement of these species has resulted in larger mature sizes, greater lamb or kid numbers, and higher milk production. Nutrition must follow this trend to higher production animals. ISF products for Sheep and Goats were designed having in mind this reality. They provide the animal with optimum levels of vitamins and minerals. In addition, the ISF line of special feed additives can be combined with the base products whenever a special need should arise, providing the ISF customer with a complete line of sheep and goat feeding options.

All products in this line, when fed at the recommended feeding rate, will supplement the base diet with the required quantities of the major minerals – Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium and Sodium - and will provide all the trace minerals and vitamins needed for sheep and goat production. Herbs and Spices flavouring has been included in all ISF products with the name Herbageum to help improve palatability and rumination.

Unique line of Sheep and Goat Vitamin/Mineral Supplements and Specialized Feed Additives


A COMPLETE LINE OF PRODUCTS FOR SHEEP AND GOAT PRODUCTION

Product Description

ISF Sheep

ISF Sheep vitamin/mineral supplement is great for milking sheep. These animals have considerable needs of vitamins and minerals to help them maintain nutrient balances and a strong immune system. ISF Sheep supplement is formulated specifically for sheep taking into consideration their special needs such as low levels of copper in their diets. ISF Sheep supplement is also a very palatable mix, making it easier to supplement the diet either at the parlor or at the feedbunk. Its composition allows using it in all types of production phases (growing, dry, meat animals) just by changing the amount fed/head/day.

ISF Goat

ISF Goat vitamin/mineral supplement is great for milking goats. These animals have considerable needs of vitamins and minerals to help them maintain nutrient balances and a strong immune system. ISF Goat supplement is also a very palatable mix making it easier to supplement the diet either at the parlor or at the feedbunk. Its composition allows using it in all types of production phases (growing, dry, meat animals) just by changing the amount fed /head/day.

ISF Lamb Specific &

ISF Kid Specific

These minerals are intended to be used in fattening lambs and kids. There is a growing interest in this type of production, and ISF Customers are now able to use specifically developed vitamin/mineral supplements for this purpose. They are designed to be used from weaning till market. Its mineral and vitamin composition is adequate to supplement the typical high grain diets fed to fattening animals and different combinations of forages.

ISF Lamb/Kid 100 Starter

ISF lamb/kid 100 starter is the ideal product to use in case you want to make your own creep feed on-the-farm. It’s combination of high quality ingredients including milk products, along with a package of additives like yeast and B-Vitamins make this product the perfect match for the ingredients you may have at the farm, like soybean meal and corn or mixed grain. To be fed while lambs/kids are still using mother’s milk or milk replacer.

These Vitamin/Mineral Supplements can be combined with the ISF Specialty Products line to address specific situations. Here are some examples of the commonly used combinations.

Product Combination Description Sheep / Goat

+ Yeastpro

This combination is ideal for any stress situation: fresh sheep and goats, heat stress, high grain diets, high milk production. Adding Yeastpro to the already high nutrient base provided by the Sheep and Goat premix will provide Yeast, Organic Zinc, Niacin and extra Vitamins.

Sheep / Goat +

Bufferpac

High milk production sheep and goats, especially after lambing/kidding have very high requirements for energy. Producers correct this by supplying more grain. Sheep and goats are very susceptible to acidosis due to this overload of grain. Bufferpac, with its combination of buffer substances will help to keep the rumen pH at its healthy levels.

Sheep / Goat+

Superlac

High milk production sheep and goats, especially after lambing/kidding have very high requirements for energy. Superlac is an ideal supplement in this situation. Its combination of By-pass Fat, Yeast, Organic Zinc, Niacin and extra Vitamins will help to increase milk production and/or milk butterfat and/or body condition, without the adverse effects of feeding more grain.


SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS RELATED TO SHEEP AND GOAT PRODUCTION

Small ruminants require energy, protein, vitamins, minerals, fibre, and water. Energy (calories) is usually the most limiting nutrient, whereas protein is the most expensive. Deficiencies, excesses, and imbalances of vitamins and minerals can limit animal performance and lead to various health problems. Fibre (bulk) is necessary to maintain a healthy rumen and prevent digestive upsets. Water is the cheapest feed ingredient, yet often the most neglected.

Dry matter intake - as a general rule of thumb, sheep and goats will consume 2 to 4 percent of their body weight on a dry matter basis in feed. The exact percentage varies according to the size (weight) of the animal, with smaller animals needing a higher intake (percentage-wise) to maintain their weight. It’s important to maximize dry matter intake. To do this we must pay attention to some aspects, like:• Supply good quality forage;• If it’s not a TMR (Total Mixed Ration) diet, feed the forages first and then the grain;• Feed the grain in small quantities through out the day. If possible only 400 grams/meal or less;• Always have free choice forage;• Always change diets and feeds slowly;• Don’t forget to have good quality water always available.

Milk production after lambing/kidding is greatly dependent on the dry matter intake at lambing/kidding. The objective in late gestation should be to keep a good volume of forage in the rumen. Save good quality forages for this phase. It is known that the intake of an extra 100 grams of dry matter per day in late gestation corresponds to an extra 120 grams of milk after lambing/kidding.

Start feeding the same feeds the animals will eat after lambing/kidding 6 to 7 weeks before it happens. The quantity of grain should be increased until it reaches around 50 % of the quantity they’ll eat at peak lactation. According to the animals, the quantity of grain will vary from 0.5 to 0.7 kg at lambing/kidding. Pay attention to an excessive body condition because that can cause pregnancy toxemia, difficult lambing/kidding and a difficult start of lactation.

Adding by-pass fat to sheep and goat diets may promote an increase in milk butterfat. This is especially true in the beginning of lactation. Add ISF Superlac to encourage this effect.

All lambs and kids must drink colostrum. It’s their life insurance. Feed around 0.25 L in the first 2 hours of life.

Don’t forget to prepare the energy reserves of the animals for breeding. This is called “flushing” and consists of an increase in energy 3 weeks before until 3 weeks after breeding time. This can be done with extra grain (200 to 300 grams/hd/d). The objective is to have more eggs and hence more kids and lambs born.

There are many disease conditions for which sheep and goats may be vaccinated. Most veterinarians recommend flocks should be vaccinated at least for clostridial diseases, specifically enterotoxemia (type C and D) and tetanus. Talk to your veterinarian about a good vaccination program.

Sheep and goats are very susceptible to worms due to their close grazing behavior and slow-to-develop immunity. Goats are more susceptible than sheep when forced to graze (versus browse). The parasites that cause the most damage to sheep and goats are stomach worms and coccidia. The most important time to deworm a sheep or goat is prior to (or at the time of) parturition. When a ewe/doe lactates, her immunity to parasites is compromised. She is also the primary source of infection to her newborn lambs/kids. Deworming ewes/does prior to turning them out to spring pasture is also a good strategy because it helps to reduce the contamination of the pasture, as the worms resume their life cycle with the onset of good weather.

Quality forages – remember that forages are the most important feeds on a sheep or goat farm. Normally sheep and goat production is based on hay and more and more on ensiled feeds. ISF recommends Silo Guard II™ to help preserve hay and silage. Silo Guard II™ is an additive that may help improve hay and silage quality, palatability and bunklife. Ask your ISF agent how and where to use it for best results.



Sheep SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Sheep

ISF Sheep Specific supplements the base diet with the required quantities of the major minerals and will provide all the trace minerals and vitamins needed for sheep production. Herbs and spices flavouring has been included to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use with rations including corn or cereal silage along with good quality hay as the forage sources. Can also be used in diets of just good quality hay and grain.

Feeding Rate:Mix 25 kg of ISF Sheep Specific with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemen-tal ration. Feed this ration at a rate of 1.2 kg per head per day. This will supply 30 grams of ISF Sheep Specific per head per day. Feed this supplemental ration along with adequate forage and supply clean fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 3020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

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Lamb Feedlot SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Lambs

ISF Lamb Feedlot Specific supplements the base diet with the required quantities of the major minerals, and will provide all the trace minerals and vitamins needed for lamb production. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.


Feeding Rate:Mix 30 kg of ISF Lamb Feedlot Specific with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Slowly increase this supplemental ration to the lambs to adapt the animals to these high grain rations. Feed this ration at a rate up to 1.3 kg per head per day. This will supply 40 grams of ISF Lamb Feedlot Specific per head per day. Feed this supplemental ration along with adequate forage, and supply clean fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 3075 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

Lamb 100 StarterHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Premix

This is the ideal product to use in case you want to do your own Creep Feed on the farm. Its combination of high quality ingredients, including milk products, along with a package of additives aimed for these very young ruminants make this product the perfect match for the ingredients you may have in the farm, like soybean meal and corn or mixed grain.

Typical Use:Use mixed with soybean meal, corn and/or mixed grain, to make an 18% CP Creep Feed. To be fed while lambs are still nursing mother’s milk, or being fed milk replacer.

Feeding Rate:Mix 100 kg of ISF Lamb 100 Starter, along with grain and protein sources, to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this ration at a rate of 0.35 kg per head per day. This will supply 35 grams of ISF Lamb 100 Starter per head per day. Feed the finished feed with adequate forage and supply clean fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 3055 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

Goat SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Goats

ISF Goat Specific supplements the base diet with the required quantities of the major minerals, and will provide all the trace minerals and vitamins needed for goat production. Herbs and spices flavouring has been added to help enhance palatability.


Feeding Rate:Mix 25 kg of ISF Goat Specific with grain and protein sources to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this ration at a rate of 1.2 kg per head per day. This will supply 30 grams of ISF Goat Specific per head per day. Feed this supplemental ration along with adequate forage and supply clean fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 3120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

Kid Feedlot SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Kids

ISF Kid Feedlot Specific supplements the base diet with the required quantities of the major minerals, and will provide all the trace minerals and vitamins needed for kid production. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.


Feeding Rate:Mix 30 kg of ISF Kid Feedlot Specific with grain and protein sources, to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this ration at a rate of 1.3 kg per head per day. This will supply 40 grams of ISF Kid Feedlot Specific per head per day. Feed the finished feed with adequate forage, and supply clean fresh water at all times. TO ORDER

800 2 3175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

Kid 100 StarterHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Premix

This is the ideal product to use in case you want to do your own Creep Feed on the farm. Its combination of high quality ingredients, including milk products, along with a package of additives aimed for these very young ruminants make this product the perfect match for the ingredients you may have in the farm, like soybean meal and corn or mixed grain.

Typical Use:Use mixed with soybean meal, corn and/or mixed grain, to make an 18% CP Creep Feed. To be fed while kids are still nursing mother’s milk, or being fed milk replacer.

Feeding Rate:Mix 100 kg of ISF Kid 100 Starter along with grain and protein sources, to make 1000 kg of supplemental ration. Feed this ration at a rate of 0.35 kg per head per day. This will supply 35 grams of ISF Kid 100 Starter per head per day. Feed the finished feed with adequate forage and supply clean fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 3155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag


SuperlacHerbageum Supplement for Sheep and Goats

ISF Superlac is formulated with by-pass dry fat. It is an excellent product to use as an energy booster to high producing sheep and goats. Superlac also supplies all the specialized ingredients that are in ISF Yeastpro including yeast cultures, Organic Zinc, Niacin and Vitamin E, as well as herbs and spices flavouring.

Typical Use:Use to optimize milk production in high producing dairy sheep and goats during the first 100 days of lactation. ISF Superlac is also an excellent choice for show sheep and goats as a supplemental conditioner to their regular ration.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Superlac with grain and protein sources to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide adequate forage and supply clean, fresh water at all times.


Sheep 100-200

Goats 100-200

TO ORDER800 2 4069 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag

Herbageum BufferpacHerbageum Buffer Feed for Sheep and Goats

ISF Herbageum Bufferpac contains a combination of buffers designed for high producing sheep and goats. Optimum levels of Bicarbonate Soda, Magnesium Oxide along with other electrolytes, sugars, and herbs and spices flavouring round out this nutritional package.

Typical Use:For early lactating milking sheep and goats or when herd is fed higher levels of grain or corn silage. May also be helpful to use during periods of heat stress.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Herbageum Bufferpac with grain and protein sources to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times. (Only to be used for the ruminant species specified receiving high grain or concentrate rations.)

TO ORDER800 2 4015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag


Sheep 60

Goats 60

Specialty ProductsYeastproHerbageum Supplement for Sheep and Goats

A highly specialized supplement containing Yeast culture, Organic Zinc, Niacin, and Vitamin E. Other trace minerals, vitamins and B– vitamins, sugars and herbs and spices flavouring round out this excellent product.

Typical Use:This product is to be fed to sheep and goats during the first 100 days of lactation or in any stress situation. ISF Yeastpro is also very effective when fed to close up sheep and goats along with the regular rate of Sheep or Goat Specific. This makes an excellent close up ration. ISF Yeastpro is also an great choice for show sheep and goats as a supplemental conditioner to their regular ration.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Yeastpro supplement with grain and protein sources to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


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Ruminant Protein SupplementProtein Supplement for Sheep and Goats

This product is a combination of several sources of high quality protein, with high rumen by-pass content, like fishmeal. Research has shown that the type of fat present in fish meal may have positive effects in reproductive function. This can increase the number of eggs produced and result in more lambs or kids per ewe/doe. This product may be used during the last month of gestation, during the first 2 months of lactation and also during breeding time, as part of the flushing program. It can be fed at 50 to 100 grams/head/day.

Typical Use:Use to optimize milk production in high production ewes/does. It may also be used as part of a flushing program, to help promote higher lambing/kidding rates.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Rumen Protein Supplement with the ewes/goats regular ration according to the following table.


Ewes/Goats 50-100

TO ORDER800 2 4040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

VitapacVitamin/mineral Supplement for Goats

ISF Vitapac contains additional trace minerals, electrolytes, fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and a full range of water soluble B-vitamins giving goat producers the option to boost their rations nutritionally. Not all commercial rations always contain the full range of nutritional elements provided by Vitapac. Vitapac contains added copper so it should NOT be fed to sheep due to their susceptibility to copper toxicity.

Typical Use:Use to supplement and boost the levels of trace minerals, electrolytes, Vitamin A, D, E and B-vitamins in livestock rations with the exception of sheep. DO NOT FEED TO SHEEP.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix ISF Vitapac with grain and protein sources to provide the specified amounts accord-ing to the following table. Provide fresh water at all times.


Goats - Adults 10

Goats - Kids 5

TO ORDER800 2 4079 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag 800 2 4078 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kg Pail800 2 4077 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 kg Pail

Vitamin E & SeleniumHerbageum Supplement for Sheep and Goats

ISF Vitamin E & Selenium supplement allows sheep and goat producers to target just the addition of these nutritional elements without adding other nutrients that may not be necessary. The Selenium provided is in an organic form considered by many Nutritionists and Veterinarians to be more available to livestock especially during stressful times. When adding additional Selenium most livestock professionals would agree that it is wise to add extra Vitamin E with it as the two elements seem to compliment each other in their response.

Typical Use:To optimize Vitamin E and Selenium levels in rations during times of stress or when local conditions produce Selenium deficient feedstuffs. It is important not to exceed the recommended amount provided on the label as Selenium can be toxic to livestock at high levels. Caution should be exercised when weighing out proper amount of this product to be fed.



Sheep 17.5

Goats 17.5

TO ORDER800 2 4165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kg Pail 800 2 4162 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 kg Pail800 2 4160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 kg Pail


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Thiamine (Vitamin B1)Herbageum Supplement for Sheep and Goats

ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement gives the option to sheep and goat producers to increase the thiamin levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Thiamine (B1) has received more attention lately by Nutritionists and Veterinarians due to the increased use of corn ethanol and distilling by-products such as corn distillers dried solubles and corn gluten feed in livestock rations. Due to the high sulfur content of these feed stuffs, additional Thiamine (B1) is believed to help offset the negative affects of the higher sulfur levels. It is thought that polioencephalomalacia is one of these negative impacts in ruminant rations that would warrant supplementation of Thiamine (B1) in the ration. Use in all livestock feeds to optimize Thiamine (B1) level of the ration. Use to offset the negative impacts of high sulfur feedstuffs like corn products from ethanol and distiller products and also the negative impacts of high grain diets.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement with grain and protein sources to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Sheep 1

Goats 1

Biotin (Vitamin H)Herbageum Supplement for Sheep and Goats

ISF Biotin (Vitamin H) supplement gives the option to sheep and goat producers to increase the biotin levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.




Sheep 25

Goats 25


Vitamin A, D, E PakHerbageum Vitamin Supplement for Sheep and Goats

ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak allows sheep and goat producers the ability to increase and optimize the level of Vitamins A, D and E fed without having to add additional ingredients that may not be needed. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use to optimize the levels of Vitamin A, D and E when current rations provide less than optimum levels. May also be used at times when sheep and goats are under stressful conditions.

Feeding Rate:Topdress Vitamin A, D, E Pak supplement with a balanced complete feed to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Sheep 2.5

Goats 2.5

TO ORDER800 2 4155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag 800 2 4152 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kg Pail800 2 4150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 kg Pail



Typical Use:ISF Herbageum Condiment is added to mineral, grain and protein mixes as well as total mixed rations for all classes of livestock, especially livestock experiencing lower intakes or under stress.

Feeding Rate:Mix Herbageum Condiment with grain and protein sources at a rate of up to 3 kg per tonne of complete livestock feed. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.



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The advanced genetic development of pig production has resulted in higher productivity, including higher weight gain, better feed to gain ratio, and more piglets weaned per sow per year. Supplementation of feed with minerals, vitamins, and essential amino acids to meet the requirements of pigs is an important practice to improve productivity and health of swine.

ISF has formulated a complete line of supplemental premixes designed to provide Vitamins A, D, E, K, major and trace minerals, B-Vitamins, and essential amino acids formulated to produce feed for sows, pig starters, growers, developers, and finishers. Natural herbs and spices flavouring has been included in all ISF products with the name Herbageum to help improve palatability of feed. Natural probiotics are also added to help improve intestinal health and help improve productivity.

Unique line of Swine Vitamin/Mineral Supplements and Specialized Feed Additives

Product Description

Sow Specific

ISF Sow Specific supplemental premix is designed to supply all the minerals, vitamins and essential amino acids that sows require both in gestation and in lactation. Sows require special feeds for the best reproductive performance, and ISF Sow Specific will deliver all the nutrients to help to maintain the well being of the sow. Sows are the foundation of any swine farm and sow nutrition is key to that success.

Sow Booster

ISF Sow Booster is designed to boost ISF Hog Specific complete ration with the nutrients needed to provide the same nutrients as ISF Sow Specific complete ration would provide. This product allows the flexibility for producers to receive bulk ISF Hog Specific supplement (where available) and boost the ration with bagged ISF Specific Sow Booster thereby handling fewer bags. Typically, larger farrow to finish farms would prefer this option if available in their area.

Piglet Specific 300, 150, 50.

ISF Piglet Specific supplemental premixes are very complex formulas designed to feed baby piglets from the day of weaning until they leave the baby piglet nursery to go to the finisher barn. Only the most highly digestible sources of protein and carbohydrates including milk products and probiotics are selected for these very important baby formulas. Choosing which combination of ISF Piglet Specific supplements to use will be based on the age and the weight of the piglets at weaning.

Hog Specific

ISF Hog Specific supplement is ideal to formulate feed for growing, developing and finishing pigs. The excellent balance of minerals, vitamins, and essential amino acids of feed formulated with ISF Hog Specific make it the best choice to reach the productivity goals in a piggery.

Swine Performance Pak

ISF Swine Performance Pak can be used to boost ISF Hog Specific complete ration with the nutrients needed to provide the same nutrients as ISF Piglet Specific 50 complete ration would provide. Some producers like this flexibility. ISF Swine Performance Pak can also be added to enhance ISF Hog Specific complete ration for growers, developers and finishers, to help maximize performance especially when lower intakes occur.

These Vitamin/Mineral Supplements can be combined with the ISF Specialty Products line to address specific situations. Here are some examples of the commonly used combinations.

Product Combination Description Sow Specific

+ Yeastpro

Yeastpro is enriched with Vitamin E, Niacin, Organic Zinc, flavors and probiotics, and is ideal for lactating sows to help stimulate feed intake. Probiotics also help to maintain intestinal integrity and health.

Sow Specific+

Vitamin A, D, E

ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak provides optimum levels of Vitamins A, D, and E, ideal for open gilts one week before breeding and three weeks after breeding. It can also be added to sow feed from weaning until three weeks after breeding.

Hog Specific, Piglet Specifics 300, 150, 50

+Vitapac

ISF Vitapac can be added to Hog Specific, Piglet Specific 300, 150, 50 rations when pigs are stressed due to weaning, transporting, summer heat or any stress that reduces feed intake. Vitapac is packed with B-vitamins to help boost appetites.

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Product Combination Description Sow Specific

+Biotin

ISF Biotin ideally would be added to Sow Specific. Most research on optimum levels of Biotin in sow diets have shown a reduction in foot problems and improvements in number of piglets weaned.

SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF SWINE PRODUCTION

The Neonatal PigletTemperature of the Farrowing Pen: Temperature in the creep area should be 34ºC the first week. The use of radiat-ing heat lamps in a corner of the farrowing pen, or floor heating are typically used to maintain the temperature for the piglets while not increasing the temperature in the barn, which is not good for the sow. Monitoring temperature in the pen is critical for the survival of piglets. If temperature is lower, piglets will be shivering; therefore, spending their ener-getic reserves.

Colostrum: Colostrum is a source of protein, glucose and fat. It is also of the most importance that piglets suck colos-trum to provide them with sources of energy. Colostrum also provides the piglet passive immunity from the sow, which provides the first line of defense that piglets have to fight disease. Be sure that all your piglets get colostrum the first 3 hours after birth.

Sows’ Milk ProductionMilk production of sows depends on several factors including genetics, environment and feed. Excessive feeding to sows during pregnancy results in reductions in feed intake during lactation and subsequent reduction in milk production. Feed gestating (pregnant) sows to body condition, not too fat and not too thin. After farrowing increase feed slowly for the first week then full feed until weaning.

WaterAfter oxygen, water is the most important nutrient for living organisms. Water is important for many physiological func-tions. Muscle contains 77% water, and sow’s milk contains 81% water. Thirsty animals reduce feed intake, thus reducing growth or milk production. Check if drinkers are working properly because some of them can be plugged by debris. Pigs need clean and fresh water to support their demands for growing, breeding, and milk production. Needs of water:Suckling pigs need water, in addition to the water they drink in milk. Suckling pigs drink 46 ml/day on average. Every crate should have one bowl, or cup or a nipple drinker for piglets. Providing a trough beside the feeder in the farrowing pen is good for lactating sows because it allows the sow to spend less time drinking. If nipples are used, they should be 10 cm higher than the back of the standing sow, and in an angle of 15º.

Feed, Water, Temperature and Floor Space Allowance for Nursery PigsFeed Ration Piglet Specific 300 Piglet Specific 150 Piglet Specific 50Body Weight Range (kg) 5.0 – 10.0 10.0 – 15.0 15.0 – 25.0Estimated Water Requirement (L/day)

0.7 – 1.2 1.8 – 2.4 3.3 – 3.8

Estimated Temperature 29ºC/85ºF 27ºC/80°F 25ºC/77°FFully Slate (m2/piglet) / (sq/ft/piglet)

0.074 / 0.8 0.112 / 1.2 0.186 / 2.0

Partial Slats (m2/piglet) / (sq/ft/piglet)

0.084 / 0.9 0.126 / 1.35 0.205 / 2.2

Solid Bedding (m2/piglet) / (sq/ft/piglet)

0.093 / 1.0 0.140 / 1.5 0.233 / 2.5

A COMPLETE LINE OF PRODUCTS FOR SWINE PRODUCTION


SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF SWINE PRODUCTION

FEED

Feed is nearly 65% of direct cost of pig production. To produce good quality feed it is important to mix good quality ingredients. Corn, wheat and barley should be free of molds. Moldy and toxin contaminated grains reduce feed intake and weight gain. Soybean meal (48% protein): Is the best and most used vegetable protein for swine. Many feed trials have been conducted with swine using soybean meal. Full Fat Soybeans: Roaster or extruder full fat soybean are also good sources of protein and fat. Full fat soybean should be cooked to reduce anti-nutritional factors that impair digestibility of protein. Feeding developers and finisher over 10% full fat soybean can result in soft bacon that is not desirable to packers. Breeding & Feeding the Gilt and Sow: Typically, it is best to breed the gilt the second or even the third estrus. Two weeks before breeding, increase feed consumption up to 3 kg/day. The day of mating, reduce feed intake to 2 kg/gilt/day. In the last 3 weeks before farrowing feed intake can be increased up to 2.5 kg/gilt/day. After farrowing, increase the feed intake gradually until day seven then feed sows to appetite. After weaning feed 3.0-3.5 kg/sow/day until mating, then reduce to 2-2.3 kg/sow/day for the first 30 days. After that, sows can be fed to maintain a good body condition.

ISF Piglet Specific Usage Recommendations (1)Weaning age (days) 17 21 28

Days on feedISF Piglet Specific

300 14 10 7 150 14 14 7 50 21 18 21

Total Days 49 42 35

1. International Stock Foods Inc.

Pig Weight (kg) Feeding Space Allowance(mm / inches)

20 190 / 7.5030 220 / 8.7050 255 / 10.060 276 / 10.970 300 / 11.880 310 / 12.290 320 / 12.6100 330 / 13.0110 350 / 13.8

1. Adapted from Gadd, J., 2007. Western Hog Journal, winter, 61-63


Feed, Water, Temperature and Floor Space Allowance for Growing, Developing and Finishing Pigs (1)Grower Developer Finisher Finisher

Body Weight Range (kg) 25 - 50 50 - 75 75 - 90 90 to MarketEstimated Days on Feed 28 21 21 21Estimated Water Intake (L/day) 5 - 6 6 - 7 7 – 8 8 – 9Summer Temperature 23ºC/74°F 22ºC/72°F 21ºC/70°F 21ºC/70°FWinter Temperature 22ºC/72°F 21ºC/70°F 20ºC/68°F 19ºC/66°FFully Slated (sq/ft/pig) 4.5 6.0 8.0 10.0Partial Slat (sq/ft/pig) 5.0 6.5 9.0 11.0Solid bedding (sq/ft/pig) 5.5 7.5 10.0 13.0

1. International Stock Foods Inc.

Feed (kg) and Water (litres) Allowance for Sows and BoarsDry and Gestating Sows Lactating Sows Boars (100 – 350 kg BW)

Estimated Feed Intake (kg/day) 2.0 – 2.4 6 – 7 2.2 – 3.2Water Allowance (l/kg live

weight)a0.10 – 0.15 0.15 – 0.20 0.10 – 0.15

Water Delivery Rate (l/min)b 1.0 1.5 – 2.0 1.5 Estimated Water Intake (l/day) 10 - 30 20 – 60 14 – 40

1. Close and Cole, 2003.a. Heavier animals at high environmental temperature will have the higher rate b. This rates are for nipple or bite waterers

ISF Swine Vitamin/Mineral Supplements are designed specifically for sows, nursery and growing pigs in all types of environmental conditions and housing choices. Producers can choose the product or combination of products desired to meet their production goals using their own home grown grains to round out the rations.


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Sow SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Sows

ISF Sow Specific is a vitamin mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals, trace minerals and vitamins needed by today’s modern high producing sow. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability. Special considerations were formulated into ISF Sow Specific to allow it to be mixed and fed to gestating (dry) and lactating sows.

Typical Use:Use in diets for lactating and gestating (dry) sows.

Feeding Rate:Mix 50 kg of ISF Sow Specific according to the label directions with grain and protein sources to produce 1000 kg of complete sow ration. Feed as the sole ration to sows. Gestating (dry) sows should be fed to maintain body condition while lactating sows should be increased on feed slowly after farrowing to full feed to maximize milk production while nursing piglets. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

Piglet Specific 300Herbageum Supplement for Piglets

ISF Piglet Specific 300 is a highly specialized supplement providing the nutritional requirements of piglets from 5 kg to 10 kg body weight when mixed according to the label directions. Probiotics, milk products, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and herbs and spices flavours have been combined and are research proven to balance performance and economics for these baby piglets.

Typical Use:Mix and feed to piglets from 5 kg to 10 kg total body weight. Typically fed as a creep feed in the farrowing pen and as the first feed after weaning for 7 to 14 days.

Feeding Rate:Mix 300 kg of ISF Piglet Specific 300 according to the label directions with grain and protein sources to produce 1000 kg of complete pig starter ration. Feed as the sole ration to pigs from 5 to 10 kg in body weight. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 0050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

TO ORDER800 2 0300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

Sow BoosterVitamin/Mineral Supplement for Sows

ISF Sow Booster is formulated to be mixed with and boost ISF Hog Specific to provide the same nutrition that ISF Sow Specific would provide if mixed according to the label directions. Some farms prefer this flexibility of mixing product to reduce the number of bags they handle when bulk ISF Hog Specific is available in their area.

Typical Use:Use in diets for lactating and gestating (dry) sows.

Feeding Rate:Mix 25 kg of ISF Sow Booster according to the label directions with 25 kg of ISF Hog Specific along with grain and protein sources to produce 1000 kg of complete ration for gestating and lactating sows. Gestating (dry) sows should be limit fed to maintain an ideal body condition, while lactating sows should be increased on feed slowly after farrowing to full feed to maximize milk production while nursing piglets. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 0085 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag



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Piglet Specific 150Herbageum Supplement for Piglets

ISF Piglet Specific 150 is a highly specialized supplement providing the nutritional requirements of piglets from 10 kg to 15 kg body weight when mixed according to label directions. Probiotics, milk products, amino acids, vitamins, minerals and herbs and spices flavouring have been combined and research proven to balance performance and economics for these baby piglets.

Typical Use:Mix and feed to piglets from 10 to 15 kg total body weight. Typically fed as the second feed in the nursery for 7-14 days after ISF Piglet Specific 300 complete ration.

Feeding Rate:Mix 150 kg of ISF Piglet Specific 150 according to the label directions with grain and protein sources to produce 1000 kg of complete pig starter ration. Feed as the sole ration to pigs from 10-15 kg in body weight. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 0350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

Hog SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Swine

ISF Hog Specific is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all the major minerals, trace minerals, and vitamins needed by today’s modern hog. ISF Hog Specific also contains added lysine which is an amino acid that helps balance the amino acid (protein) to energy ratio of the diet to help improve feed efficiency thereby improving the economics of feeding the ration. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use in diets for hogs weighing 25 kg right up to market weight. ISF Hog Specific can be mixed along with ISF Sow Booster to manufacture sow rations. It can also be mixed with ISF Swine Performance Pak to boost the grower, developer, and finisher rations during times of stress or when maximum performance is the goal.

Feeding Rate:Mix 25 kg of ISF Hog Specific according to the label directions with grain and protein sources to produce 1000 kg of complete hog ration. Feed as the sole ration to pigs from 25 kg to market weight. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 0010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

Piglet Specific 50Herbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Piglets

ISF Piglet Specific 50 is a specially designed transition supplement for nursery pigs that are 15 to 25 kg in total body weight. More costly specialized ingredients are reduced while maintaining optimal nutritional levels of probiotics, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and herb and spice flavours to balance performance and economics of these transition pigs. In certain conditions ISF Piglet Specific 50 can economically be fed to pigs up to 50 kg body weight.

Typical Use:Typically fed as the last feed in the nursery for 18 to 21 days. ISF Piglet Specific 50 supplement may also be mixed and fed to pigs moved from the nursery to the finishing barn as a transition feed for the first two to four weeks in the finishing barn to help reduce the stress of moving.

Feeding Rate:Mix 50 kg of ISF Piglet Specific 50 according to the label directions with grain and protein sources to produce 1000 kg of complete pig starter ration. Feed as the sole ration to pigs from 15 to 25 kg in body weight. Can be fed to pigs up to 50 kg in body weight to help ease the transition into the finishing barn. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 0400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

Swine Performance PakVitamin/Mineral Supplement for Swine


ISF Swine Performance Pak is formulated to boost grower, developer, and finisher diets using ISF Hog Specific. When added to the grower at the recommended rate, the resulting formula would be nutritionally equal to ISF Piglet Specific 50 diet. Some producers prefer this flexibility. This supplement is also a great choice to boost the diets during times of low feed intake and stress or when maximum performance is desired.

Typical Use:ISF Swine Performance Pak is used to increase fortification in different stages of production in the grower, developer and finishing diets, allowing a better balance for each stage of production. It is also used to boost diets during low feed intakes, summer feeding and times of stress or when maximum gain and feed efficiency is the goal.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Swine Performance Pak according to the label directions with grain, protein sources and ISF Hog Specific to produce 1000 kg of complete swine ration. Feed as the sole ration to pigs from 15 kg to market weight. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 0210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

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YeastproHerbageum Supplement for Swine

ISF Yeastpro is a highly specialized supplement containing optimum levels of yeast culture, Organic Zinc, Niacin, and Vitamin E. Other trace minerals, fat soluble vitamins, and B– Vitamins, sugars and herbs and spices flavouring round out this excellent product.

Typical Use:ISF Yeastpro supplements properly formulated swine diets with probiotic and other key nutrients to help animals maximize performance under stressful times when their immune systems maybe compromised. Lactating sows, breeding sows, and animals being transported or weaned are all potential candidates for the addition of ISF Yeastpro to their rations.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Yeastpro with properly formulated swine complete feed to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. ISF Yeastpro is designed to add additional nutrition to normal, properly formulated swine diets. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

Species Per Tonne of Complete Ration (kg)

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VitapacVitamin/Mineral Supplement for Swine

ISF Vitapac contains additional trace minerals, electrolytes, fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and a full range of water soluble B-vitamins giving swine producers the option to boost their rations nutritionally. Not all commercial rations contain the full range of nutritional elements provided by ISF Vitapac.

Typical Use:Use to supplement and boost the levels of trace minerals, electrolytes, Vitamin A, D, E and B-vitamins in swine rations. Today’s swine would benefit the most from adding ISF Vitapac to their ration at weaning, when transporting, when heat stressed or anytime feed intake is reduced. Lactating sows or newly weaned sows would also be ideal candidates for ISF Vitapac supplement.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Vitapac with properly formulated swine complete feeds to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. ISF Vitapac is designed to add additional nutrition to normal, properly formulated swine diets. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.



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Vitamin A, D, E PakHerbageum Vitamin Supplement for Swine

ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak allows swine producers the ability to increase and optimize the level of Vitamins A, D and E fed without having to add additional ingredients that may not be needed. Herbs and spices flavour have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use to optimize the levels of Vitamin A, D, E when current rations provide less than optimum levels. May also be used at times when livestock is under stressful conditions.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak supplement with properly formulated swine complete feeds to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.



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Specialty Products



Thiamine (Vitamin B1)Herbageum Supplement for Swine

ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement gives the option to swine producers to increase the thiamine levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability. Thiamine (B1) provides an essential role in swine nutrition by helping nervous systems function, carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism along with efficient energy utilization.

Typical Use:Use in livestock feeds to optimize the Thiamine (B1) level of the ration.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement with properly formulated swine complete feeds to provide the specified amounts, according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


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Biotin (Vitamin H)Herbageum Supplement for Swine

ISF Biotin (Vitamin H) Supplement gives the option to swine producers to increase the Biotin levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Nutritionists and Veterinarians often suggest adding Biotin to rations to help improve foot health and to help improve reproduction in swine. Biotin is one of the newest vitamins to be added to swine feeds and much research is ongoing as to its effects. Some commercial feeds may not contain added Biotin which is another reason a Nutritionist or Veterinarian may suggest adding Biotin to a ration.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Biotin (Vitamin H) supplement with a balanced complete feed to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.



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Vitamin E & SeleniumHerbageum Supplement for Swine

ISF Vitamin E & Selenium supplement allows swine producers to target the addition of these nutritional elements without adding other nutrients that may not be necessary. The Selenium provided is in an organic form considered by many Nutritionists and Veterinarians to be more available to livestock especially during stressful times. When adding additional Selenium most livestock professionals would agree that it is wise to add extra Vitamin E with it as the two elements seem to compliment each other in their response. Herb and spices flavouring has been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use to optimize Vitamin E and Selenium levels in rations during times of stress or when local conditions produce selenium deficient feedstuffs. It is important not to exceed the recommended amount provided on the label as selenium can be toxic to livestock at high levels. Caution should be exercised when weighing out the proper amount of product to be fed.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Vitamin E & Selenium supplement with properly formulate swine complete feeds to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.



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ISF Herbageum Condiment is a flavouring agent containing herbs and spices that has been available to Canadian livestock producers from ISF for over 100 years. Recent research is indicating that adding herbs and spices to swine diets may improve intakes and help improve digestion. Research is ongoing.

Typical Use:Herbageum Condiment is added to mineral, grain and protein mixes as well as total mixed rations for all classes of livestock, especially animals experiencing lower intakes or under stress.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix Herbageum Condiment with grain and protein sources at a rate of up to 3 kg per tonne of complete livestock feed. Provide adequate forage along with clean, fresh water at all times.



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Production of modern types of poultry with advanced genetic developments requires feed supplemented with vitamins, minerals and essential amino acids to meet their requirements to improve productivity and health of flocks.

ISF POULTRY supplements are a blend of Vitamins A, D, E, and K, Minerals, B-Vitamins, and essential amino acids to produce feed for broilers, laying hens, and turkeys. Natural herbs and spices are added to help enhance the palatability of feed. Natural probiotics are also added to help improve intestinal health which may help increase body weight gain, improve feed efficiency, potentially help reduce carcass contamination at the slaughter of broilers and turkeys, and increase eggs laid by hens.

Unique line of Poultry Vitamin/Mineral Supplements and Specialized Feed Additives

Product Description

Broiler SpecificISF Broiler Specific is designed to formulate a complete feed for broilers and roasters from day 1 to the market. Chickens reared both in pens or free-range can be fed diets supplemented with ISF Broiler Specific.

Layer Specific

Formulation of feed supplemented with ISF Layer Specific has been carefully designed to meet the nutrient requirements of layer hens during the whole production cycle. Feed either brown or white hens diets formulated with ISF Layer Specific if they are housed in pens or free-range.

Turkey Specific 75

ISF Turkey Specific 75 is a special supplemental premix designed to formulate a complete feed for starting and growing turkeys from day 1 to 8 weeks of age. Feed formulated with ISF Turkey Specific 75 contains all essential nutrients for starting, and growing turkeys, including both those reared in a pen or free-range.

Turkey Specific 50

ISF Turkey Specific 50 is a supplemental premix designed to formulate a balanced feed for optimal growth and feed conversion in developer and finisher turkeys from 8 weeks of age to the market. ISF Turkey Specific 50 complete feed can be fed to turkeys in a pen or free-range.

RECOMMENDED PARTICLE SIZE OF GRAINS (MASH FEED)When manufacturing feeds for poultry in a MASH FORM the particle size of the processed grain is typically kept coarser than feeds that are pelleted. Below are charts that show examples of the micron (particle) size most poultry nutritionists would suggest.

BROILERS AND ROASTERSAge (Weeks) Particle size (microns)

Day 1 to the market 1,000 – 1,200 with antibiotics Day 1 to the market 1,500 without antibiotics

LAYERSAge (Weeks) Particle size (microns)

0 - 5 850 – 1,000 6 weeks and older 1,000 – 3,200 microns

Use of oyster shell or grit (coarse limestone) - Oyster shell, or grit (coarse limestone) can be added to the layer complete feed especially if egg shell quality declines. Another way of improving the hens bone strength and egg shell

strength is to provide one feeder with oyster shell or grit per every 10 feed feeders in the pen.

TURKEYSAge (Weeks) Particle size (microns) 0 - 5 1,000 – 1,200 6 weeks and older 1,200 – 1,500Offer free choice grit (coarse limestone) with mash diets to turkeys 6 weeks and older to help improve digestibility of feed. Provide 1 feeder with grit per every 10 feed feeders in the pen.

A COMPLETE LINE OF PRODUCTS FOR POULTRY PRODUCTION

SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF POULTRY PRODUCTION

ISF Poultry Supplemental Premixes can also be combined with the ISF Specialty Products to address specific situations. Below are examples of the common use of these combinations.

Product Combination Description Turkey Specific 75/50

+ Yeastpro

This combination is recommended when birds are in any stress situation such as vaccinations. Yeastpro is an excellent source of Yeast, Organic Zinc, Niacin and Vitamin E.

Layer Specific+

Vitapac

Vitapac is a packed with B-vitamins, fat soluble vitamins and trace minerals. Layers would benefit most from Vitapac when their feed intake is reduced.

Broiler Specific+

Vitamin A, D, E Pak

The combination of Vitamin A, D, E Pak with Broiler Specific could help if fed 3 days before and 4 days after vaccinations, or when birds are undergoing treatments for some illnesses to help reduce the stress associated with these challenges.

SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF POULTRY PRODUCTION

FEEDIt is important to select reliable suppliers of raw materials. The production of feed of high quality depends on the quality of raw materials. Some protein sources of vegetable origin can contain one or more anti-nutritional factors.Soybean meal (48% protein) is an excellent source of protein. This ingredient is the most reliable source of vegetable protein for poultry. Full fat soybeans are an excellent source of protein as well as fat. This ingredient must be heat treated (cooked) typi-cally by machines called roasters or extruders to destroy the anti nutritional factors that it contains. Heat treated soy-beans can be included in the ration up to 20% by weight in hen’s feed and its addition may help increase egg size. Most nutritionists would not recommend more than 15% for broilers, 10% for grower turkeys and 15% for finisher turkeys.

MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR POULTRYPoultry species are highly productive. Birds require special care to prevent the outbreak of illnesses and maintain health. It is very important to provide an adequate environment to reach the goals in production that modern poultry breeds offer in the market place.

BROODINGTemperature control is very critical in the wellbeing of birds. During the first week the temperature for young birds on the floor brooding should be maintained at 33 - 35º C at their eye level. Reduce temperature by 2º C every week until 21 - 23 ºC. Adjust brooder temperature 24 hours before the birds arrive to the brooder room, and also provide drinkers with water 24 hours before the birds arrive to the brooder room to acclimate water to room temperature. This is especially important in the winter season. Birds also require a constant range of relative humidity. Ideal relative humidity into the pen is 40 to 60%. If is below 40% birds will be dehydrated and will lose weight. If relative humidity is higher than 60% there will be more wet litter.

It is very important to put a ring around the brooder to prevent the little birds from going too far away from the heat, wa-ter and feed source. The height of the brooder should be adjusted regularly to provide the proper zone heating for these little birds. If the temperature is too high birds will spread out away of the heat source. If the temperature is too low birds will huddle below the heat source. If there are drafts, birds will crowd to one side of the circle. When the tempera-ture is well adjusted birds are evenly distributed into the ring.

WATERAge Water Requirements

All Chickens & Turkeys 1 to 7 days 2 four litre jug drinkers / 100 birdsPullets (young hens) 2 to 17 weeks of age 1 bell drinker / 100 birdsLayers After 17 weeks and during production 1 bell drinker / 75 birdsBroilers and Roasters Day 8 to market 1 bell drinker/ 100 birdsTurkeys Day 8 to 10 weeks of age

10 weeks to market1 bell drinker / 100 birds1 bell drinker / 80 birds

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FEEDERS

Typically one feeder tray is provided per every 100 birds during the first week. As shown in the chart below the feeder requirements change as birds get older.

Age (weeks) # Birds / FeederPullets (young hens) 1 to 6

7 to 165040

Layers 17 to over 30Broilers 2 to market 30Turkeys 2 to 8

8 to market3025

ISF Poultry Supplemental Premixes can fit the need of all sizes of poultry farms, big or small, to meet your goals of mak-ing your own feed in the farm from your own grains. ISF specialty products can complement ISF Poultry Supplemental Premixes to enhance the options available to maximize your returns.


Broiler SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Broilers

ISF Broiler Specific is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all of the major minerals, trace minerals, vitamins and amino acids needed by today’s modern producing broilers and roasters. Probiotics and herbs and spices flavouring have been combined to balance performance and economics to obtain optimal results.

Typical Use:Use to manufacture complete rations for broiler or roaster meat birds of all breeds and all types of housing whether free range or confined.

Feeding Rate:Mix 50 kg of ISF Broiler Specific with grain and protein sources to produce 1000 kg of complete ration. Feed this as the sole ration to broilers and roasters. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

Layer SpecificHerbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Layers

ISF Layer Specific is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all of the major minerals, trace minerals, vitamins and amino acids needed by today’s modern egg producing layers. Probiotics and herbs and spices flavouring have been combined to balance performance and economics for these special birds.

Typical Use:Use to manufacture complete rations for laying hens of all breeds and all types of housing whether free range or confined.

Feeding Rate:Mix 125 kg of ISF Layer Specific with grain and protein sources to produce 1000 kg of complete ration. Feed this as the sole ration to layers. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 2200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

TO ORDER800 2 2230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag

Turkey Specific 75Herbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Turkeys

ISF Turkey Specific 75 is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all of the major minerals, trace minerals, vitamins and amino acids required to start the turkey pullets at day one and grow them out until they are eight weeks of age. This specialized formulation contains probiotics and herbs and spices flavouring to help enhance palatability and maximize performance of these fast growing birds. Optimum nutrition was the first consideration when formulating this specialized turkey starter product

Typical Use:Use to manufacture a specialized turkey starter complete ration designed to be fed to turkey poults from day one to eight weeks of age. May be used for all breeds of turkeys and all types of housing whether free range or confined.

Feeding Rate:Mix 75 kg of ISF Turkey Specific 75 with grain and protein sources to produce 1000 kg of complete feed. Feed this as the sole ration to starter turkeys. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 2260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag



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Turkey Specific 50Herbageum Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Turkeys

Turkey Specific 50 is a vitamin/mineral supplement designed to provide all of the major minerals, trace minerals, vitamins and amino acids needed by today’s modern turkeys from eight weeks of age until market. The addition of probiotics and herbs and spices flavouring complete this well balanced nutritional product. When formulating this product, both economics and performance were considered to obtain optimum results.

Typical Use:Use to manufacture growing, developing and finishing complete rations for turkeys of all breeds and all types of housing whether free range or confined.

Feeding Rate:Mix 50 kg of ISF Turkey Specific 50 with grain and protein sources to produce 1000 kg of complete ration. Feed this as the sole ration to turkeys. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

TO ORDER800 2 2280 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kg Bag


YeastproHerbageum Supplement for Poultry

A highly specialized supplement containing Yeast culture, Organic Zinc, Niacin, and Vitamin E. Other trace minerals, vitamins and B–Vitamins, sugars and herbs and spices flavouring round out this excellent product.

Typical Use:Use to supplement properly formulated poultry diets with probiotics and other key ingredients to help poultry maximize their performance under stressful conditions.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Yeastpro supplement with properly formulated poultry complete rations to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Poultry 10-18TO ORDER800 2 4105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kg Bag 800 2 4110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kg Pail

VitapacVitamin/Mineral Supplement for Poultry

ISF Vitapac contains additional trace minerals, electrolytes, fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and a full range of water soluble B-Vitamins giving poultry producers the option to boost their rations nutritionally. Today’s poultry would benefit the most from the addition of ISF Vitapac to the ration anytime that feed intake was reduced or birds are under stressful conditions.

Typical Use:Use to supplement and boost the levels of trace minerals, electrolytes, Vitamin A, D, E and B-Vitamins in poultry rations during times of stress or when feed intake is reduced.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Vitapac supplement with properly formulated poultry complete rations to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.



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ISF Vitamin E & Selenium allows poultry producers to target the addition of these nutritional elements without adding other nutrients that may not be necessary. The Selenium provided is in an organic form considered by many Nutritionists and Veterinarians to be more available to livestock especially during stressful times. When adding additional Selenium most livestock professionals would agree that it is wise to add extra Vitamin E with it as the two elements seem to compliment each other in their response.

Typical Use:Use to optimize Vitamin E and Selenium levels in rations during times of stress or when local conditions produce Selenium deficient feedstuffs. It is important not to exceed the recommended amount provided on the label as Selenium can be toxic to livestock at high levels. Caution should be exercised when weighing out proper amount of product to be fed.

Feeding Rate:Mix Vitamin E & Selenium supplement with properly formulated poultry complete rations to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

Vitamin E & SeleniumHerbageum Supplement for Poultry



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Vitamin A, D, E PakHerbageum Vitamin Supplement for Poultry

ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak allows poultry producers the ability to increase and optimize the level of Vitamins A, D and E fed without having to add additional ingredients that may not be needed. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Use to optimize the levels of Vitamin A, D and E when current rations provide less than optimum levels. May also be used at times when poultry are under stressful conditions.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Vitamin A, D, E Pak with properly formulated poultry rations to provide specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


Biotin (Vitamin H)Herbageum Supplement for Poultry

ISF Biotin (Vitamin H) supplement gives the option to poultry producers to increase the biotin levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability.

Typical Use:Nutritionists and Veterinarians often suggest adding Biotin to poultry rations to help improve overall health of foot pads, shanks and toes or to help improve overall thriftiness and performance. Biotin is one of the newest vitamins to be added to livestock feeds and much research is ongoing as to its effects. Some commercial feeds may not contain added Biotin which is another reason a Nutritionist or Veterinarian may suggest adding Biotin to a ration.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Biotin (Vitamin H) supplement with properly formulated poultry complete rations to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.



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Thiamine (Vitamin B1)Herbageum Supplement for Poultry

ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement gives the option to poultry producers to increase the thiamine levels of their rations. Herbs and spices flavouring have been added to help enhance palatability. Thiamine (B1) is a very necessary vitamin in poultry nutrition as it helps with the breakdown of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. It is also known to help prevent the loss of appetite in poultry.

Typical Use:Use in livestock feeds to optimize the Thiamine (B1) level of the ration.

Feeding Rate:Mix ISF Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement with a balanced complete feed to provide the specified amounts according to the following table. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.


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Herbageum CondimentHerbageum Flavouring Agent for Livestock Feed


Typical Use:Herbageum Condiment is added to mineral, grain and protein mixes as well as total mixed rations for all classes of livestock, especially animals experiencing lower intakes or under stress.

Feeding Rate:Topdress or mix Herbageum Condiment with grain and protein sources at a rate of up to 3 kg per tonne of complete livestock feed. Provide clean, fresh water at all times.



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