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Calf Protect+

Support calf gut health from day one with a proven supplement

Set your calves up for stronger growth and lifelong performance with Calf Protect+, a complete gut health and immunity support supplement designed for newborns and young calves. Whether you’re dealing with inconsistent growth, vulnerable immune systems, or ongoing disease outbreaks, this easy-to-use formula helps your calves thrive from day one. Calf protect plus

Scientifically-proven features and benefits:

  • Contains prebiotic, probiotic and yeast to support digestion and gut flora
  • Trace elements and bentonite for immunity and toxin binding
  • Boosts resistance to common early-life diseases
  • Improves feed conversion and weight gain
  • Reduces reliance on antibiotics
  • Easy to mix into milk or meal – no extra effort at feeding time
  • Calves love the taste
Your local Agvance Consultant can help you determine the best approach for your calves. Get in touch today to discuss how Calf Protect+ can boost your calf-rearing programme.

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A better start for better results

Healthy calves grow faster, resist disease better, and enter the herd stronger. By focusing on gut health from the start, you’re not just protecting calves – you’re building a more productive herd long-term. With a combination of functional ingredients and complete trace mineral support, Calf Protect+ helps calves make the most of every feed and defend themselves from gut-related illness.

Easy to use, fast to see results

Mix Calf Protect+ into milk or meal – whatever works best for your system. Its highly palatable formula makes it easy to feed, whether you’re using feeders, buckets or troughs. You’ll see the difference in energy, condition and manure quality.

Made in New Zealand, for New Zealand farmers

Calf Protect+ is designed, developed and manufactured locally. That means you get a product made for New Zealand farming conditions, supported by a team that understands your system.

 

Ready to protect your calves?

Call 0800 BALANCE, contact your local Agvance consultant, or log in to your Agvance account to order online. Give your calves the healthy start they deserve.

What the research shows

  • A 2025 meta-analysis of controlled dairy calf studies found that probiotic supplementation increased total dry matter intake, starter intake and average daily gain overall, although responses differed by probiotic type and study design. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2025-26540)
  • A large randomised dairy calf study found that feeding yeast culture improved faecal scores, reduced days with watery faeces, lowered the incidence of fever and diarrhoea, and reduced morbidity and mortality risk during the preweaning period. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0582)
  • A review of clay minerals used in animal feeding reported that clays are commonly included for their capacity to bind feed contaminants such as mycotoxins and to interact with the gastrointestinal environment, while noting that these effects depend on clay type and can also influence nutrient or drug availability. (DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.889612)
Limits

These studies assess probiotic supplementation, yeast culture, and clay-based gut-support strategies, not this specific Agvance product or its exact prebiotic, probiotic, yeast, trace element and bentonite formulation.

Study details and links

What was tested

Research on calf gut health support and early performance, including a meta-analysis of probiotic supplementation in dairy calves, a randomised yeast culture trial in pre-weaned calves, and a review of clay minerals used as feed additives for gastrointestinal and toxin-binding purposes.

Dry matter intake, starter intake, average daily gain, faecal consistency, days with watery faeces, fever and diarrhoea incidence, morbidity and mortality risk, and the reported gastrointestinal and contaminant-binding actions of clay minerals in animal feeding.

 

  • The evidence supports ingredient categories and gut-support approaches relevant to young calves, not Calf Protect Plus as a branded product on its own.
  • Results can vary with pathogen challenge, colostrum quality and timing, milk-feeding system, hygiene, housing conditions, hydration and electrolyte support, overall trace element status, and the dose and duration of supplementation.
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