Agvance’s CalciPhos Dusting Grade is a cost-effective and easy-to-use calcium and phosphorous supplement – perfect for cattle grazing fodder beet.
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CalciPhos Dusting Grade is a high-quality calcium and phosphorus supplement for dairy cattle and young stock. Designed to prevent low phosphate and calcium levels, CalciPhos provides the ideal blend of both calcium and phosphate giving a perfect 2:1 ratio using products that provide the calcium and phosphate in a highly available form. This ensures a maximum uptake and storage of both calcium and phosphate, which achieves the best result in the animal for the short and the long term.
When to use CalciPhos Dusting Grade
CalciPhos is typically used when grazing fodder beet in the autumn/late lactation and in the spring/early lactation. CalciPhos Dusting Grade will often be used alongside or instead of our other phosphate products, such as Loose Lick Fodder Beet, MagPhos (Magnesium Phosphate) and SoluPhos.
Note: CalciPhos is also available in granular form.
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These sources support the need to manage calcium and phosphorus supply on fodder beet diets and the use of DCP-type supplementation. They do not test this specific Agvance product or the “dusting” delivery method.
TechNote 13, DairyNZ (publisher PDF)
Publisher page: https://www.dairynz.co.nz/media/cejhewvk/technote-13_web.pdf
Feeding fodder beet, DairyNZ (publisher page)
Publisher page: https://www.dairynz.co.nz/feed/crops/feeding-fodder-beet/
Supplementing dairy feed by dicalcium phosphate and effect on dry matter intake, digestibility, milk composition, and blood mineral balances in crossbred dairy cows, PLOS ONE: DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0282879
Publisher page: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0282879
Milk production and reproductive performance of dairy cows fed two concentrations of phosphorus for two years, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)74969-1
PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10821580/
Evidence is strongest for the general approach of meeting calcium and phosphorus requirements on fodder beet-based diets and using DCP-type supplements where the diet is short. It is not specific to CalciPhos Dusting Grade.
Delivery affects consistency. With dusting over pasture or feed, individual intake can vary with feeding setup, pasture conditions and cow access, so results can differ from controlled feeding studies.