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Calf Amino Boost

A premium calf supplement blend to complement their milk by supplying a full range of minerals, vitamins, amino acids, seaweed and monensin to give each calf a better start in life. BENEFITS Specifically designed to fill the commonly found gaps in early calf nutrition. Calf Amino Boost improves calf health, meaning lower susceptibility to disease, and helps to boost growth rates through quicker rumen development. Using the latest scientific literature, Calf Amino Boost was designed to be fed to calves from four-day-old through to weaning, fed via whole milk or milk powder to decrease calf mortality and increase calf weaning weights, giving each calf a better start in life.
  • Stronger healthier calves
  • More resistant to disease
  • Better weaning weights
  • Leading formulation and ingredients
  • Easy to use
  • Suspends in calf milk
Talk to your local Agvance Consultant Calf Amino Boost Story Calf Amino Boost was developed to give farmers more certainty about what to feed calves from four days old through to weaning. At this stage, calves aren’t eating much meal, so it’s important they still get the right levels of coccidiostat, minerals, and vitamins. We looked at the latest science on supplements that support calf health, growth, and future performance. What we found was broader than expected. Research highlighted not only common mineral and vitamin deficiencies but also new insights into toxins and digestive issues, which shaped the final formulation. Calf Amino Boost is often fed alongside Optiguard (either in the milk or dry in a free-choice bin), a powerful mineral binder helping to mop up and remove any toxins and nasties in the calf’s gut. Get in touch today for specific advice or to order: Call 0800 BALANCE, contact your local Agvance consultant directly or login to your Agvance account.

What the research shows

  • A controlled milk replacer study in Holstein calves found that when amino acid balance was improved, calves had better growth performance and fewer scour days than calves on the all-milk control, showing how targeted amino acid supply can support both growth and calf health in the preweaning period. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12402) 
  • A 2023 calf study found that adding zinc to milk reduced diarrhoea incidence and improved immune markers, with zinc proteinate also increasing average daily gain and improving antioxidant status over the first 28 days of life. (DOI: 10.3390/ani13152493)
  • A 2024 review of calf antioxidant research reported that micronutrient supplementation, including vitamins and trace minerals, generally improved immune responses in pre-weaned and post-weaned calves, although effects on growth and health outcomes were less consistent across studies. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23988)
Limits

These studies evaluate parts of the nutritional strategy behind Calf Amino Boost, including amino acid supply and micronutrient supplementation in young calves, rather than Calf Amino Boost itself. They also do not test this exact Agvance formulation containing minerals, vitamins, amino acids, seaweed and monensin under normal New Zealand calf-rearing conditions. 

Study details and links

What was tested

Research on nutritional support for preweaning calves, including amino acid-balanced milk replacer, zinc supplementation delivered in milk, and a review of antioxidant micronutrients such as vitamins and trace minerals in calf diets. 

Average daily gain, body weight, scour incidence and duration, antibiotic treatment, immune markers, antioxidant indicators, and broader calf health and productivity responses.

  • The evidence supports the use of amino acids and micronutrients in calf nutrition, rather than this branded Agvance product as a directly trialled supplement. 
  • Results still depend on the wider calf programme, including colostrum management, milk feeding rate, starter intake, hygiene, disease pressure, and how the supplement is used alongside the rest of the ration.
DOSAGE METHODS

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In-milk feeder

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