Free Choice Colostrum Starter

Mineral supplementation for improved colostrum quality

Agvance Free Choice Colostrum Starter supports colostrum cows by having available balanced minerals in the break – no dosing each cow or relying on the feedpad. By putting in PK trailers or bins on the break, this free choice mineral supplement provides immediate calcium and essential minerals as soon as your cows calve, making recovery quicker and improving colostrum quality. Free Choice Colostrum Starter – colostrum cow mineral supplement header

Scientifically-proven features and benefits:

  • Rumen-protected selenium to help reduce oxidative stress and improve liver function
  • High in calcium and magnesium
  • Contains a rumen buffer to assist with diet transition and sub-acute ruminal acidosis
  • Reduces metabolic disease post-calving
  • Ensures better growth rates
  • Improves productivity and fertility
  • Ensures good rumen function that drives production
  • Reduces inflammation and increase immune function
  • Boosts and improves colostrum quality
  • Easy to feed – no mixing, measuring, or individual dosing needed
  • Tastes great
  Your local Agvance Consultant can help you work Free Choice Colostrum Starter into your calving setup. Get in touch to talk about what will work best on your farm.

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Free Choice Colostrum Starter mineral table | colostrum cow mineral supplement

Minerals ready when your cows need them

Freshly-calved cows can’t wait around for minerals after calving. Free Choice Colostrum Starter gives them instant access, helping keep them healthy and productive right from the start. Better colostrum means healthier calves and a stronger herd.

Simple, practical mineral dosing

Keep it simple and effective. This innovative and highly palatable free choice lick allows your freshly-calved cows to take what they need on their own. This reduces waste, cuts labour, and works great for small groups at the beginning or tail-end of calving.

Easy to use in any weather

Feeding Free Choice Colostrum Starter is as easy as putting out tubs in the paddock. Even when the weather turns rough, your cows will always have access to the minerals they need.

Ready to boost your colostrum quality?

Call 0800 BALANCE, contact your local Agvance consultant directly, or log in to your Agvance account to purchase online. Keep your freshly-calved cows healthy and boost colostrum with the easy choice.

What the research shows

  • An invited review of dairy cow colostrum research found that prepartum nutrition and mineral supply can influence colostrum yield, quality and composition, with effects also shaped by dry period management, cow factors and harvest timing. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24349
  • A controlled study found that prepartum magnesium butyrate supplementation increased colostrum yield and the total yield of IgG, protein and lactose, while also improving calf vitality and some fresh cow outcomes. (DOI: 10.3390/ani13081319)
  • A study comparing selenium sources in dairy cows found that selenium supplementation affected colostrum and milk selenium status and antioxidant measures, with selenium yeast increasing selenium and antioxidant levels more markedly than the unsupplemented control. (DOI: 10.1080/1745039X.2012.755327)
Limits

These studies test prepartum nutrition, magnesium butyrate, and selenium supplementation strategies, not this specific Agvance product. 

Study details and links

What was tested

Research on factors affecting colostrum production and composition in dairy cows, including a review of prepartum nutrition and management, a controlled magnesium butyrate supplementation study, and a selenium source comparison study.

Colostrum yield, colostrum IgG and nutrient yield, selenium and antioxidant status, calf passive immunity-related outcomes, and fresh cow performance and health measures.

  • Invited review: Nutritional and management factors that influence colostrum production and composition in dairy cows, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.2023-24349
    PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38246551/ 
  • Prepartum Magnesium Butyrate Supplementation of Dairy Cows Improves Colostrum Yield, Calving Ease, Fertility, Early Lactation Performance and Neonatal Vitality, Animals: DOI 10.3390/ani13081319
    PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37106882/ 
  • Colostrum and milk selenium, antioxidative capacity and immune status of dairy cows fed sodium selenite or selenium yeast, Archives of Animal Nutrition: DOI 10.1080/1745039X.2012.755327
    PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23298256/ 
  • Evidence supports the role of mineral and nutritional management in colostrum outcomes, not this branded product on its own. 
  • Results depend on the wider feeding programme, timing around calving, actual intake, and the cow’s metabolic status before and after calving. 
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